{"id":665,"date":"2020-01-01T13:36:11","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T13:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.doctormomx4.com\/?p=665"},"modified":"2020-01-01T13:36:11","modified_gmt":"2020-01-01T13:36:11","slug":"staying-healthy-staying-strong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.doctormomx4.com\/?p=665","title":{"rendered":"STAYING HEALTHY … STAYING STRONG"},"content":{"rendered":"
We are born…fearfully and wonderfully made….<\/span><\/div>\n
We are given a body …one body…in which to live while we are on this earth \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
There is much to enjoy, but everything is more enjoyable in a healthy body.\"\"<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
Colors are most glorious without cataracts\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
Food is more enjoyable with healthy GI function\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
Listening is best without too much earwax<\/span><\/div>\n
Running and climbing is better without joint pain.<\/span><\/div>\n
So, as we start a new year, I plan to explore\u00a0 ways to keep the human body at it\u2019s best. \u00a0Mine is showing some wear and tear, and I want to find ways to reverse, or at least slow down, the process of loss<\/span><\/div>\n
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Nutrition seems a good starting place.<\/div>\n
What are the best fuels for the human body? \u00a0What foods promote health and longevity?\u00a0 Which are harmful? \u00a0There is a lot of conflicting information. \u00a0Endless research is being conducted. Some studies are good, but some are done in hopes of promoting specific classes of food, so bias<\/span>\u00a0and confusion abound. \u00a0It is helpful to know some simple guidelines that apply to most everyone….at least to start with. \u00a0So that is where I\u2019ll start! \u00a0And may 2020 be a year of increasing good health!<\/span><\/div>\n
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PRINCIPLE # 1<\/span><\/div>\n
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NOT ALL FOOD IS CREATED EQUAL<\/div>\n
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This principle used to be less important simply because in past centuries there were not so many artificial or altered foods available. \u00a0Heavily processed food is a modern phenomenon. \u00a0In general, the less processed a food is and the closer it is to its natural state, the more health benefits it can give.<\/div>\n
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For example, an apple is healthier than apple juice simply because it is less processed and still retains its fiber which allows the apple\u2019s sugar to be absorbed more slowly, avoiding harmful rises in blood sugar.<\/div>\n
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A raw potato has benefits lost in cooking. \u00a0But, of course a baked potato is superior to a potato chip or French fry. \u00a0A raw carrot is superior to a cooked carrot which is superior to a candied carrot….you get the drift!<\/div>\n
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So raw and natural foods are great, and one goal should be to make them a larger percentage of one\u2019s diet. \u00a0That is a good place to start! \u00a0Changing to a healthier diet is a process. It needs to be a cultural revolution, but you have to start somewhere. \u00a0 Soon, we\u2019ll look at another way to improve health. \u00a0Until the next blog……healthy eating!<\/div>\n
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We are born…fearfully and wonderfully made…. We are given a body …one body…in which to live while we are on this earth \u00a0\u00a0 There is much to enjoy, but everything is more enjoyable in a healthy body. Colors are most glorious without cataracts\u00a0 Food is more enjoyable with healthy GI function\u00a0 Listening is best without […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5WySj-aJ","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.doctormomx4.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.doctormomx4.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.doctormomx4.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.doctormomx4.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.doctormomx4.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=665"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.doctormomx4.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":668,"href":"https:\/\/www.doctormomx4.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665\/revisions\/668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.doctormomx4.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.doctormomx4.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.doctormomx4.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}