Complex Carbohydrates
Complex Carbohydrates contain natural fiber that is essential to intestinal health. Fiber expels pesticides, toxic metals, estrogen, and other imbalanced hormones from our system. There are two types of fiber; soluble and insoluble. Soluble fiber absorbs toxic substances in the intestinal tract, helps reduce cholesterol levels, and reduces bacterial toxins in the large intestine. Insoluble fiber creates bulk and stimulates peristalsis (bowel movements), thereby expediting the removal of waste from the body. Our diets should include a daily serving of both fibers.
Simple Carbohydrates
Simple Carbohydrates break the body down, put undue stress on the liver, and over time cause hypoglycemia, ultimately resulting in diabetes. Simple Carbohydrates are all processed foods, junk food, white bread, refined sugars, white rice, white flour, etc. All white grain products have been stripped of their life-giving properties, therefore cannot give life.
Eat Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Daily
We should always eat fresh fruits and vegetables, and whenever possible organic. Produce is best when individually selected, unpackaged, and locally grown. Before storing, clean and dry produce, wrap in a cotton towel or paper towel, and store in open plastic bags or containers, to prevent rot.
Whole Grains
Millet, oats, wheat germ, barley, wild rice, brown rice, buckwheat, oat bran, yellow cornmeal, and amaranth.
Vegetables
Broccoli, cauliflower, spinach, turnip greens, eggplant, potatoes, yams, corn, carrots, onions, all types of lettuce, celery, cabbage, artichokes, cucumbers, and asparagus
Beans and Legumes
lentils, black-eyed peas, navy beans, kidney beans, peas, black beans, garbanzo beans, and pinto beans.
Fruits
Apricots, apples, oranges, plums, pears, grapefruits, grapes, raisins, prunes, avocado, blackberries, blackcurrant, cherry, Clementine, currents, dates, guava, tangerines, strawberries, rhubarb, raspberry, plums, pears, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, orange, olives (beware of salt levels), mango, and nectarines.
Nuts & Seeds
All nuts and seeds are complex carbohydrates, however, they have greater nutritional value when eaten in their raw state. The oils in roasted nuts go rancid easily producing free radicals in the bloodstream.
Healthy Eating Tips
- Eat organic foods whenever possible
- Avoid canned, processed and microwave foods
- Eliminate or at least reduce animal products
- Avoid unnecessary packaging
- Clean and dry produce lives longer
- Eat raw fruits and vegetables daily
- Eat unsulphured dried fruits and raw nuts for snacks
- Eat fruits and vegetables of all color ranges
- Shop at local farmers markets
- Plant a garden (if possible)
