That New Year's Resolution

I bet I can guess your New Year's Resolution....

lose weight? exercise? eat right and exercise?

Why is it so hard to eat right and exercise? Here's why:

To eat right you must eat whole foods in their highest enzymatic form which results in alkalinity. A little complicated isn't it? Whole foods are raw, clean, organic foods which are not combined or cooked with too many other foods or condiments. You must put the food in your stomach clean and by itself in order for your liver and organs to manufacture and mix the proper set of digestive enzymes by which to convert the whole food into energy.
Why worry about enzymes? Because if you eat something that your body cannot turn into energy then your body will dump it on your thighs or in your large intestines and leave it there to rot. What foods are highly enzymatic? Raw fruit and vegetables carry their own enzymes and do no require effort from the liver. Steaming release the enzymes in brown rice, quinoa and lentils so that they carry their own digestive enzymes into your body while releasing protein, B vitamins, etc. Cooked whole beans in vegetable broth are highly enzymatic.

To eat right you must also eat in such a way that your body is alkaline. Your pH cannot be acidic and simultaneously "well". All sick bodies are acidic. What alkalizes the body? And why should I care? Whole foods that are raw or cooked to release enzymes are alkaline: fruit, vegetables, whole food condiments such as extra virgin olive oil, steamed grains, cooked legumes and beans are all alkalizing.

Soda pop, fried food, meat, dairy, bread-y foods are all acidic. Keeping your body in a constant state of acidity breaks down your health and immune system.

And one last thing: what is exercise? Any activity which oxygenates the blood. Increase circulation creates oxygen in the blood. An oxygenated system cannot house cancer. Running, walking, laughing hard and long, doing the laundry, cleaning for dinner guests, taking down Christmas decoration and gardening are all oxygenating.

So eat right and exercise this year!
Have a huge vegetable salad with olive oil and beans. Clean out your closet and take the debris to Goodwill. Plan a big fresh feast for your family.
Voila! One New Year's resolution out of the way!!