Day Six - Focusing on the Basics

There is so much information available on the internet concerning 'how tos' and 'tips' that it can easily become overwhelming.  Everyone has their own advice, often, with their own special product or solution to sell you.  Eating right and changing behaviors does not have to be complex.  It is simply a matter of making the decision to eat food based on 'nutrient fulfillment' instead of for 'entertainment'. 

As we continue our journey, it will be necessary to go back over the basics again and again.  Today, we'll look again at the first step.  If you have not created a 'Grocery List', now's the time.  You can use this list over and over in your trips to the grocery store.  Don't limit yourself to what you've purchased in the past; try new items.  The produce department is loaded with choices.  Remember one key when shopping: the darker and more vivid the color the better.  Darker and vivid colored vegetables and fruits have more nutritionally rewarding phytochemicals and micronutrients than lighter colored ones.  For instance, 'Head Lettuce' has much less nutrients than 'Romaine Lettuce'. 
Use Natalya Rose's 'Hierarchy of Foods' to add food items to your list.

After two days of concentrated rest, I have recovered well enough from my back injury to take part in regular activities.  As I'm in school Tuesdays and Thursdays and do have a driveway to shovel after last night's snowfall, my recovery (while not full) is greatly appreciated.  As for eating, I continue to choose more healthy foods than non-healthy.  The sprouted bread has been a sufficient replacement for traditional varieties and I find the salads satisfying.  As in time's past, I'm finding myself not going overboard but taking things slowly.  Like I have said - I'm in it for the long haul.

Namaste,

Michael

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