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Elevate Your Morning: Energize and Focus with Movement Rituals

Elevate Your Morning: Energize and Focus with Movement Rituals

Apple Podcast In our fast-paced world, starting the day with a sense of purpose and clarity can often feel like a distant dream. But what if there was a way to unlock unparalleled energy and focus, all before your first cup of coffee? Lets delve 

6 Hacks for Burnout and Overwhelm

6 Hacks for Burnout and Overwhelm

Burnout and overwhelm are often the byproducts of chronic stress. When you’re overwhelmed, prolonged stress leads to juggling numerous thoughts and tasks simultaneously, leaving you drained. Burnout, on the other hand, results from extreme mental and physical exhaustion, adversely impacting your work, motivation, and overall 

Unraveling the Mystical Connection Between Diet and Mental Health

Unraveling the Mystical Connection Between Diet and Mental Health

Introduction

There’s an old saying, “You are what you eat.” It might sound clichéd, but this adage holds an undeniable truth, particularly when it comes to our mental and physical health. There’s an intricate connection between the food we consume and how we feel.

Diet and Mental Health: A Strong Connection

A podcast episode, ‘Unmasking the Connection Between Diet, Mental and Physical Health,’ reveals the deep impact of our dietary choices on our mental and physical well-being. The discussion kicks off with a focus on the negative effects of refined carbohydrates on our blood glucose levels. These types of carbohydrates, often found in processed foods, can cause a rapid rise and fall in our blood sugar levels, leading to mood swings, fatigue, and various health conditions.

On the brighter side, the podcast episode sheds light on the benefits of whole plant foods. Foods rich in fiber, like fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, contribute to stable blood sugar levels and sustained energy. This is because fiber slows down the digestion and absorption of sugar, preventing blood sugar spikes and crashes. These types of foods also provide essential vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.

Nutrition and Mental Health: The Overlooked Correlation

The podcast also explores the often ignored correlation between dietary choices and the absorption of B vitamins. B vitamins are essential for the production of neurotransmitters such as serotonin and dopamine, which regulate our mood and cognition. The food we eat can interfere with the absorption and metabolism of these essential vitamins, which in turn can affect the function of the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland produces hormones that control metabolism, body temperature, and growth. An imbalance in these hormones can contribute to depression, fatigue, and cognitive impairment.

The Power of Lifestyle Changes

Interestingly, the podcast highlights that a significant percentage of our illnesses are lifestyle-related. This suggests that by making positive changes in our dietary habits, we can improve our overall health and reduce the risk of various health conditions.

The episode concludes with a powerful message of gratitude and empowerment. Taking care of our mental and physical health is indeed an invaluable gift that we can give ourselves. As we incorporate more whole plant foods into our diets and reduce our intake of refined carbohydrates, we are setting ourselves on a path towards a healthier lifestyle.

In Conclusion

It’s essential to recognize the power that lies in our hands. The food we consume plays a significant role in our mental and physical well-being. By making conscious and healthy dietary choices, we can improve our mood, energy levels, and overall health.

Remember, knowledge is power. As we become more aware of the impact of our dietary choices on our health, we can make informed decisions that will positively influence our well-being. As the podcast suggests, let’s embark on this enlightening journey towards a healthier lifestyle, one bite at a time.

The next time you’re about to grab a snack or plan a meal, remember: your diet can be a powerful tool in maintaining and enhancing your mental and physical health. So, make your dietary choices wisely!

As always, it’s crucial to consult with a healthcare professional before making any significant changes to your diet or lifestyle.

So, sit back, take a deep breath, and take that first step towards a healthier, happier you.

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Does a plant based diet really help with health conditions? Here is how

Does a plant based diet really help with health conditions? Here is how

Eating a plant based diet can help reverse, prevent, or stop chronic disease as you also lose weight. Even chronic disease as in cancer has seen results with consuming more of a whole food plant based lifestyle. Decrease red meat and processed food Increase physical 

One reason I believe in helping people eat a plant based diet and reversing heart disease

One reason I believe in helping people eat a plant based diet and reversing heart disease

One reason I love helping people with their health is to help improve our community and reverse heart disease. Plant based diets reduce risk factors for developing heart disease. Eating plant based will help lower your cholesterol, lower in saturated fat, and increase fiber intake. 

How to manifest your desires to meet your goals for weight loss and to improve your health.

How to manifest your desires to meet your goals for weight loss and to improve your health.

Lets talk about manifesting goals and desires to help you lose weight, Lower blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, and other health conditions.

Know your hopes, dreams, and goals that you desire. ⁣

Ask for what you want. 

Co-creating because it’s a collaboration between you and the Universe and god .. so take action ⁣

See yourself as your future self and show up as her and think as her to manifest your desires.

Appreciate small things and the process along the way and have gratitude.

Before bed journal on what you are grateful for and anything that happened to bring you closer to what you are trying to manifest.⁣

In addition to changing your mindset and behaviors, remove any obstacles or limiting beliefs which may cloud your vision, including fear and negative self-talk. Replace negative with positive. ⁣

Be mindful of the energy you are putting out.⁣

Focus on activities that cultivate joy and happiness ⁣

Love and light ⁣

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Transcript

Hello there friends. Hope you are having a great start to the new year. Happy new year. It is 2022, and I am a grateful and excited to be here with you. So to kick this off, we’re going to talk a little bit about manifestation that hot topic, because we all would love to just tap in more in trying to figure out how to get our desires and things that we believe will just take us to that next level in our life, whatever that is for.

Whether that is your health. You know, you want to improve your health so you can live longer or you want to lose weight, or even outside of that, you know, maybe it’s a goal for your career. You’re trying to Excel me trying to expand your company. Whatever it is, manifestation is a part of. I may. So you might have a thought of something you want to do, like see, you want to lower your blood pressure.

So you have to know exactly what it is. Cause sometimes we’re just like, we don’t exactly know what it is that we want there, just this desire there, but we can’t really formulate it or articulate it to ourselves. So that’s the. Step, right. Being able to know what you want, what are your dreams? What are your hopes?

What is it that you truly, truly desire, right? And that you desire, not that somebody else wants for you because sometimes people can try to have your best interests at heart, but it’s not truly what you want. And so you’re not fully in it. You know, you’re like not committed in that way because it’s not what you.

Or sometimes it is what you want, but you’re scared. That’s a whole nother thing, too. Just being able to leave that fear alone. Right. And fear is powerful. I mean, it could be anything, it could be the simplest thing with something happening to you when you were younger, that you never let go and you like held onto it.

Maybe you felt embarrassed about something or something just really hurt you. Or it could just be something that somebody said that you carried with you. And so it’s holding you back. So knowing wherever that is, that you truly desire and that you. You know, just being like whatever you want for your highest good.

And if you need some clarification with that, start taking action, talk to God about it. Pray, meditate, do a visualization, whatever that is. If you think you want just start there, right. And asking, be like, I need some help, whatever, whatever this is that I need for my highest. Good. Please deliver that to me and help me realize what it is that I need to do for that.

Like right now, it’s a good time for vision boards. So if you made a vision board over the last couple of weeks, having that handy, you know, all of these things so that you can put it out there and believing that you’re going to receive it, right. Just believing in it, knowing that you are good enough to receive it sometimes deep down, we don’t think we’re good enough for stuff, right.

Knowing that you are good enough and that you do deserve whatever it is that you want. Right. And if you don’t know if. Good for you be like, is this of the highest good for me and health and in love, right? Because you don’t want something. That’s not good for you at the same time. So if it’s something that’s going to harm you, then let that be.

Sometimes we are not receiving something cause it’s not good for us. And God is trying to save us and keep us safe. Right. You ever like want something? And then you didn’t get it. And then you realize later it’d be like, that’s why that did not happen. And then you realize that later, but sometimes that’s hard to see when you want it in that moment.

Sometimes you’re like, I really, really want this. I know I’ve been there. I think we all have been there at some point. There’s been times when I’ve wanted something and I really wanted it and then I didn’t get it. And then I realized like, oh, okay, thank you. Because it would have been a hot mess if I would have gotten it.

All right. So just being able to trust. And if you are having a hard time with that, just ask right. Asking and being open to receive the answer that you’re going to get. Sometimes we don’t want the answer cause it’s not what we want to hear. And also if you’re asking for a sign, not getting a sign, it’s also a sign as well.

Uh, right. So if you’re being like, God, please give me a sign. And this is what I’m supposed to have. And you save whatever this is that your sign is. If you did not get it, that is your answer as well. Right. So just being very specific about what that is and asking if you don’t know, and then in the reverse, there has been times when you’ve wanted something and you went hard for it and you got it.

And there might’ve been some certain, you know, intuition, some little red flags or just different things that have happened that might’ve been like, I probably shouldn’t get this, but you were so determined even though you kind of knew it wasn’t for you and then you got it. And then it wasn’t good. So that’s also a thing.

So just be open to whatever it is that’s for you. Okay. And having faith, right. Having faith and trusting that you will get that. So that, so that believing in that faith going hand in hand, but you still have to take action. So you have, have faith and you got to take ass. Shoot. I work for you. Notice what they say.

So you got to put in the work to go get it, because it’s not enough to believe you’re going to get it and ask for it, but you just sit there. Okay. So if you want to lower your blood pressure and you asking God for what to do, and he tells you to stop eating this and to go walk and to start watching Netflix, I mean, Ella, Netflix, we all have a little Netflix in our life, but, you know, prioritize what’s important.

But you just sit in there, you’re not doing anything nothing’s going to change. So if you keep eating the same way you’re eating and you’re not doing the things you need to do, this is the reality of it. I mean, if you don’t do anything, nothing’s going to change. Right. Have you ever heard that expression growth?

It does not happen in comfort zones. I mean, that’s forever. That does not mean it’s going to be easy, but you have to put your foot forward and start taking action in order for things to change and manifest in your life. Because if you keep doing the same thing, nothing’s going to change and yeah, it might not be easy, but just take the first step and then the next one will be revealed and then the next one will be revealed.

So it’s all part of it. Cause somebody may be like, well, that manifestation and I have faith in it didn’t work, but the only way. Then manifestation is going to come to basis is if you do the work, okay, you got to do the thing in order for it to happen, all the things, but you know, you need to get started.

All right. And don’t stop. And it was, if you backtrack get back up, you know, get back up, right? Like, let’s just say that you have started improving your eating. You start to incorporate more plants on your plate. Been walking, been meditating and doing all the things and you feel amazing. And you did it for like four weeks and you notice all these changes.

I am doing so good. And let’s say you’ve been doing it for two months, however long it is, but then you stop and you go back to your old habits. What do you think is going to happen? You’re going to reverse back to the way you was before. So if you’ve been improving for four weeks, eight weeks, all you know, and you’ve been doing amazing and you like, I don’t even think I need these meds anymore, man.

I am on it. And you get so comfortable you’re back in your comfort zone and then you go back to the habits you have before you’re going to regress backwards. Okay. So just keep going. So taking action, we’ll be improving your lifestyle if this is about your health. Right? So we’re talking about long or blood pressure right now.

So figuring out the things that you need to do to take action, right? And you can always get help. Do you need a health coach? Do you have a buddy that you talk to right. Figuring out what that is? You don’t have to do it alone. Right? Sometimes we feel like we gotta do things by ourself and you don’t, you do not have to do that.

Right. Get the help that you need, but just get going. Because the discipline and the time is going to be needed. And sometimes, you know, it can be a little hard, cause sometimes we can get sidetracked. We like, you know, I feel like doing this right now and I don’t feel like lifting these weights. You know, I just don’t feel like doing that, but you know, that discipline and giving the adequate time, meaning is going to benefit you in the end.

All right. So just do whatever you need to do, but get going. Right. All right. So pretty much faith and actions were together. Always because it is a collaboration because you are co-creating between you and the universe where you and God are you in spirit. Right. However you like to say that to you. A lot of times I just talked directly about God, because I believe in God.

Right. But sometimes if you’re a couple saying that we’re a universe, what your how’re power, what do you believe in. What would my future self be thinking? Right? How would you, how, what would you say to yourself? Right. If you envision yourself in this person that you want to be, see yourself as her Lexis put all the things in place.

If you need to sit down to a visualization meditation, you do that, and you sit there and you see yourself as this new person. And how does she think, right? How does she need to show up and how is she thinking? So you can reframe your mind and think about. Because you are her now that future self that you see yourself up, see yourself as show up as her.

Okay. Own it. Be her now because she is in there and she wants to come out and she’s on her way. Cause you know what? It is 2022 and we ready. Let’s go. We are ready and then write it all down in a moment. Somebody Ryan dings down issues. One more step to being real. We know, get your journals out. And you can journal in the morning in the evening, whatever you feel is the best for you, or try both.

If you able to give yourself that hour you needed in the morning, do some extra journaling there, you know, uh, write down all the things that continue on helping you with that manifestation. Just putting it out there, reinforcing it once again. And the, you also can do that before you go to bed. Both ways is excellent.

Right? And then while you are also journaling about these also, right? What we’re grateful for. Super important. Always knowing that you have gratitude and you are grateful for you are right now. Cause it look at the end of the day, there is somebody out there that wants to be where you are today. You might not even see it or know it, but what have you accomplished?

Somebody else wants to be. Even if you feel like your health, isn’t the best. Maybe you feel like you want to lose 40 pounds where there’s some out there that wants to lose a hundred pounds. Okay. And so they will like to be where you are. Maybe they are sedentary and they can’t walk at all. So be appreciative that you can put your shoes on and walk a half a block.

If that’s what you could do. If you can only lift five pounds of weight, be grateful. Cause there’s somebody that can’t do that. Cause it’s hard for them. There’s some people on bed rest. There’s always another situation. So I’m not saying where you are. Don’t think about it in any kind of way, but always remember where you are because sometimes we ask for stuff, right.

And then we get it and then we forget that we will somewhere else. You ever do that? But when you are grateful for something, when you are, when you have what you have, it puts you in a state of joy, puts you in a state, you know, you feel happier. And then when you are in a state of joy, that brings more of what you want to you.

Right. Because if you’re happy, it’s like, okay, something’s going. Right. All right. So let me keep giving her what it is that she has going on. Because it’s putting out that good energy, right? You don’t want to try to put out negative energy because the negative might come back to you. Right? It’s like the misery loves company kind of thing.

And it’s the same thing with energy. So you want to try to send out good vibes and being grateful, definitely contributes to that. And this can help you with removing limiting beliefs that might be holding you back, right. That letting go of fear and the need to control. Right. That can get in the way. So when we’re working on a mindset and behaviors, trying to remove any obstacles, right.

Cause it can cloud your vision, you know, cause those negative self-talk will cup keep, start coming up. So then that goes back to how is your future self thinking? Right? She’s in a positive mindset because she’s happy where she is right now. So put that hat on. I think as her and try to remove the negativity that might sometimes just kind of creeps in.

Sometimes you notice that fear is like, who am I to do this? You know what? You, you got to go in on that’s who you are to do this and believe that own it. Okay. Just get it done. Just be like, I am ready. Let’s go. Cause we want to try to not feel anxious. Right. Cause then they can kind of confuse what’s going on.

And then that can kind of send off the message that you don’t really believe. I mean, it can, can seem kind of hard doing this stuff. Right. But you just relax. If you need to take a moment, go for a walk. Do you need to meditate too? And that, that might help. Feelings and just anything that’s built up. Okay.

Look SIS. This morning, I was meditating and I was sitting there and, you know, I was trying to concentrate on my breathing and just all these things, just trying to relax, but my mind was just racing. And then as I was just sitting there and it’s like, I was processing thoughts going on and I just, and I just had like a release.

I just started crying during my meditation and I needed that and that’s okay. And I let it happen. Right. And, you know, I just sat there and I just try to process whatever was going on inside of me. And I just needed to do that. And you know, it helped. So if you need to do that, do that. Okay. Give yourself that space.

Your body knows what you need at any given time. Why? So we don’t want to try to block that. Okay. Right. So just be mindful of the energy that you’re putting out there into the unit. Because they will give you what it is that you want, whether it’s positive or negative. And we want the good stuff. All right.

We want all the good stuff we want. What is it? The highest good for us? That’s what we are here for. And this is how we’re going to start this year off. We’re going to start off on a good note and we are ready. Cause you ever noticed when you are feeling good, how it’s just like a trickle effect of other good things.

Just start happening. Okay. So that’s good, right? It’s like, um, sometimes you’re just having a wonderful day. So you just be like, man, I had the best text. It was one thing after another, after another, that just keeps happening. So if you are, start your day off with a good meditation, then you go hit the gym, do some weights, doing all the things.

You’re feeling strong, you’re feeling powerful because, um, weights and strength is sexy. Okay. Do not get it twisted. That definitely. As good. Right. Then you went and then that, that made you take another good step. Cause you’re feeling good about yourself. Then you make a healthy lunch, right. And then you had a good breakfast too.

And then you’re doing all these things and you have, and you still had, and you have your day blocked off and, and you’re just on a roll. And then you just started developing these wonderful habits. Right. And then you’re like, man, it’s all happening. All these things are happening is because you are doing all the things, right.

You’re knowing what you do. You’re believing or trusting. You’re writing it down. You’re giving it to God. Right? You’re concentrating on your visual advising. You feel joy and happiness, your mindset’s in the right place. And you doing all the things right now. Take one day at a time, but know where you’re going with it.

If you just need to start with asking, right. For like asking for direction, then that’s where you start, right? No one would know where you are. No, where you need. And that’s okay. Cause different for everybody. And if you backtrack, you know what it is get back up. Okay. But the easiest way to manifest anything is to be clear about what you want.

Don’t give the universe mixed signals, taking action and working towards your goals. Right. And you should also remain receptive to. All right, guys. That is how we’re starting out. 2022. I’ll help is help you start manifesting your desires. Okay. And also for me to help you on your journey for health, losing weight reversing all those health conditions.

Join me at total wellbeing academy. That is Clarissa booker.com forward slash T w a Clarissa booker.com forward slash T. I will see you there. And also the link is in the show notes. So you can just click on it and come on over until next time, happy new year. He wants you as a way to lose weight without feeling so hungry.

Having ways to cope with stress without turning to food for even having increased energy to take on the day. Cause your health concerns are affecting. That’s why I created total wellbeing academy, where I empower you to trust more in your self and spirit, how to cope with stress, any more healthy way through meditation.

I will also teach you how to lose weight naturally and keep it off while nourishing your mind, body, and spirit. It will also get to the root cause of your condition instead of suppressing the symptom. I know what it feels like to be super stressed and feel like there isn’t enough time in the day. Let’s give extra focus here.

Imagine if you can wake up energized and not feel hungry or deprived from being on a restricted fad diet, that’s unsustainable. Just taking the time to put yourself first and breathe more easily because you know that you have the tools to live a long life. You will love your body. You’ll understand the connection between probably food and effects on your mind and body.

You will walk away with a renewed lifestyle that makes you question diet culture. You’ll know how to effectively manage your emotions and your stress and the best part you’ll watch your health through birth so you could live longer for yourself and your loved ones. So if you’re ready, go to Clarissa booker.com forward slash TWA.

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Can I protect my mental health during the holidays? Here are tips to help relieve stress and mental health over the holidays

Can I protect my mental health during the holidays? Here are tips to help relieve stress and mental health over the holidays

In this episode on the podcast we talk about relieving stress, depression, anxiety, and mental health that can happen over the holidays. Try these to help relive stress and to help with mental health. Talking to god and loved one. Share your feelings  Letting go 

How can I set my daily routine? Here are tips how

How can I set my daily routine? Here are tips how

On this episode we go over how to set up a daily routine to help set you up success for your day. Whether you want to lose weight or take steps to improve your health this is for you. Subtle shifts every day  Find joy 

What is one way proven to reduce inflammation in the body? Here is how

What is one way proven to reduce inflammation in the body? Here is how

What is one way that is proven by science to reduce inflammation in the body?

Nutrition and the diet we choose to eat.

Chronic disease and inflammation 

What food will reduce inflammation 

What foods increase inflammation

Much Love

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Transcript

 So today we’re going to talk a little bit about inflammation and how it relates to our health and nutrition, tying all that stuff together. All right. Because inflammation sometimes gets a bad rap. It’s not all bad because we do need it to help us. Right. Cause we have chronic inflammation and acute inflammation.

Okay. And chronic inflammation is what’s linked to our health conditions, heart disease. Atherosclerosis stroke type two diabetes immune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis. And so nutrition plays a great deal in this more and more people are recognizing it as more studies come out as more research is done.

And this is absolutely wonderful. So once again, it’s showing that medication is not always the one. All right. So first we want to do whatever we can for our lifestyle. Right? And so inflammation plays a big part in our natural defense system. So our body’s trying to protect us from our body. Always wants to help us.

So generally is good for us, just too much of it is bad when it’s built up and he can’t go back down. So acute inflammation is when our body is injured in response, and we get that redness swelling in that pain. But then that chronic is when the immune system is an overdrive. And it’s like going on for a long period of time and it’s just going and going.

And this is a wave of white blood cells. It’s just attacking the healthy tissue and organs. And that can come from many places. We’re going to talk about nutrition and food today, but that also can come from increased stress that doesn’t go down. So, however it is your body’s in this heightened state of stress and it’s not able to go down.

So with the standard American diet, the sad diet. So you could eat something processed like a burger or something like that. And then you are getting all this saturated fat is increased, sugar, sodium, all the things. And so your body has to process this, right? And then in my bring apart diabetes, your cholesterol goes up and then it also is going to affect your leptin hormone, which is, is going to affect you feeling full.

You ever eat some kind of junk food or fast food, and you just feel like you just eating more of it, it affects this, it prevents you from feeling full and it’s also gets into your gut, your gut flora, and then it’s going to contribute to leaky gut. It’s just this whole trickle effect of everything that’s going on.

And then on top of that, you might feel happy at that moment, enjoying your food. Then what happens in like few hours? You just like crash, right? And then you might try that. Some kale or some spinach, but, but then you can’t really fix it cause it’s already in there your body so it has to go through that process of having it work through.

So that again goes back to being mindful of what you’re putting in your body, because the other food isn’t exactly going to offset what you already have in there. Right? So those diets that are high in refined starches, processed foods, sugar, trans fats, and low in those omegathree fatty acids, natural antioxidants and fiber. Can increase your systemic inflammation. Like there was a study done at the university of Maryland where they were eating good old McDonald’s, you know, where they have people have these McDonald’s meals and they gave them a happy meal. Right? The cute little ones, the smaller versions, right. That we give our children.

And so they looked at their blood in their blood vessels in their ability to open and close. And what they found was that the people within like four hours of eating this happy meal from McDonald’s had decreased their reactivity. And so pretty much the blood vessels were less compliant to move, which is not really good all right.

Cause we want our blood vessels to be able to pump in, get our blood circulating through to the body. And that’s just after one meal. And can you imagine if you eat in this manner all the time, how much harder your body has to work? How much harder it is for your heart to pump, which then you can better understand why our body gets clogged with plaque because your body hasn’t even had the chance to heal.

Because if you’re continuously putting this in our body, it’s just building up and building up more and it makes us so much harder for our heart to pump to take care of us, right? That’s not to say if you eat healthy the majority of time, and you’re not generally stressed out in all of these things in your lifestyles, potentially more than the healthy side that you eat.

Something once in a blue moon, it’s not going to have as big an effect on you. But if you are living your life in different manner, when you are chronically eating this way, and you’re super stressed and you’re smoking and you’re drinking, you’re doing all of these things. It’s going to have more of an impact on you.

So eating poor foods all the time and the chronic stress, all of these things is gonna lead to chronic inflammation. It’s going to affect your gut flora. So being able to try to avoid or limit as much as possible, your refined carbohydrates, refined, meaning like your white bread and, those yummy little breakfast pastries.

If you’re like rushing out the door or going to the local coffee shop and just grabbing those pastries, just trying to limit those. And those French fries, fried foods, just all the fried

 stuff, saturated fats, right. In everything just covered in grease. You know, we know that those are probably the best options for us and even stuff like soda, even if it’s a diet soda, it’s best to try to avoid that.

Like sugar sweetened drinks. Just try to swap it out for more water. We know which is good for us. Or just maybe like some tea, just try getting some good green tea in there is good. And the saturated fats coming from the meats like burgers and steaks, processed meats, all of those things and like the margins, just trying to avoid those as much as possible.

And of course, back flipping to as much whole food plant based as much as we can, even if you don’t want to be completely vegan, just even if you eat just like a little bit of animal products, right? If that’s your thing, but at the more, the better, if you can get 80% of your plate, Boom. That’s good. Right?

Because we know that these foods going to increase inflammation, then also weight gain is also a part of inflammation, which does not contribute to anything really good for us. Right. And even if you have inflammation and arthritis and your hormones are in play, this will still help. Right. Guys, just still increasing your plant-based foods and doing other activities to help reduce stress in your life.

So if you have a yoga. In meditation, practice all of these things together, just taking that time for yourself, right. That good self care is amazing and, it will benefit you so much. So these are just some simple swaps that you can do, right? Cause inflammation is the root cause of many chronic diseases, right.

And even besides the McDonald’s study on a more positive note, there were 46 individual studies from German researchers that looked at blood markers of inflammation called C-reactive protein CRP, which is used by doctors to get a sense of the level of inflammation occurring in the body. Right? And so it helps determine the risks of cardiovascular problems like heart attack.

And the researchers found that the CRP was consistently elevated in the ones who ate more meat and then decrease in the diets first in fruits and vegetables. I mean, it’s even in the science there and plants are naturally lower. In fat and toxins, which can damage the tissues and trigger inflammation.

They have phytonutrients in it which have anti-inflammatory properties. They help you heal more quickly and stop inflammation and phytonutrients are found in plant foods. So your. Fruits your beans, your grains, all those yummy things. It’s just about eating a balanced way. What you can accomplish that by just eating the rainbow, filling your plate up, which is colorful, different foods and vegetables and six phtyo nutrients that you can try to incorporate.

More of one being beta carotene was can help your immune system vision, your skin health, your bone health. You can get this from pumpkin sweet potato. Carrots cantaloupe to lycopene is can help with prostate cancer and heart health. You can get this from tomatoes, pink, grapefruit red peppers, watermelon, another one threes, low lutein, which can help with eye health cancer, heart health found in some collard greens, kale, spinach, broccoli, Brussels.

For reserveratol, which I know a lot of people hear about cause of wine, which is good for your heart health, cancer, lung health for inflammation, you can get that from some red wine peanuts, grapes, and anthocyanidins are good for your blood vessels. Um, you can get those in blueberries, blackberries plums, some red onions potatoes, you know, think like the red and purple berries

and lastly isoflavones, which can help with menopause, breast cancer, bone health, the inflammation can help lower your cholesterol. Can, you can get those, those soybeans. I know there’s this whole back and forth with soy, but you know, a lot of people do eat soy in there. Okay. But you know, it’s all on. What’s good for your body, right?

That’s just with anything, anything that you ever eat. I know sometimes people say, listen to your body, but that really is. I mean, sometimes we get these signs, but that’s going on with us, but we just choose to ignore them. Right. You’re like, oh, but it tastes so good or something like that. So just being mindful of what your body’s trying to tell you, just tuning in.

And if you’re getting a feeling that something’s off, then it’s okay. Even if it’s supposedly deemed healthy, you do not have to eat it. Guys just do not eat it. So I hope that helped you and whatever questions you might have. Please come over to the free community, the wellness community that is Bitly forward.

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