It is a new year and time to get healthy after our holiday food indulgences. So let’s get started on the path to cleansing and detoxifying our bodies!
The food we eat and the physical environment we live in causes us to accumulate toxins, which limits our physical stamina and impairs our immune system. If we are clogged up and holding toxins in our bodies, we can’t absorb nutrients properly and digestion is hindered.
This might lead to constipation, bloating, gas, headaches, bad breath, allergy symptoms, PMS, depression, frequent infections, dull skin, thinning hair, and weight gain. These are all good reasons to detoxify and cleanse ourselves!
There are a few different ways to do this, and one of the best ways is to add more fiber to our diets. The average American diet contains about 10 grams of fiber a day, but in reality, we need to consume about 25 to 35 grams a day. Why is this? Because fiber absorbs toxins and helps move them through and out of our bodies, cleaning us out. Meat does not contain fiber, so a diet that is almost entirely creature foods, contains little if any fiber. The lack of fiber from plant-based foods can cause constipation and intestinal blockages.
Natalia Rose, a New York clinical nutritionist, that I studied with, says that if you wake up in the morning, have a bowel movement, pull in your gut, and it is almost to your spine, then you have an empty and clean intestine. If you cannot do this, then your intestines are full of undigested waste stuck in the tissues like cement. Studies show that most Americans walk around with at least ten pounds of undigested waste in their intestines.
Our intestinal tract is where most of our immune system resides. It is also where we should be absorbing most of our nutrients from our food. In my research, I have found that if the intestinal tract is not healthy, then the person will have health challenges.
If your body is not eliminating waste efficiently after each meal, (and you should be having a bowel movement after each and every meal), there may be some blockage in the intestinal tract.
Anyone who has been a consumer of processed foods, fried foods, or trans fats, or who has been a meat eater (fish, fowl, beef, pork, and such) may have blockages, plaque, or debris lodged in the colon. After years and years of eating meals that are not completely digested or moved out of the body, there are layers and layers of waste that have been built up.
A raw plant-based food diet will help awaken the body, and help move the waste out-of-the-body. Changing your diet to mostly raw plant-based food will help, because the food is more likely to be completely (or close to completely) digested. Your body will start to cleanse itself of toxins because of the antioxidant-rich food and fiber.
When the colon and the rest of the intestinal tract are cleaned up and running free and clear, the whole body will start to work in harmony. Many people will find their joint problems, headaches, back aches, skin problems, and hair problems simply disappear when they finally get their colon and intestines clean and oxygenated.
Fiber, especially cruciferous vegetable fiber (like broccoli, cabbage, and Brussels sprouts) also provides food for our immune system. These are called prebiotics. This type of fiber helps our body sustain a healthy intestinal flora.
Fifty percent of our immune system is located in and around our digestive system, especially the large intestines. Cleansing these is the first step to obtaining and maintaining good health.
Once your body is cleansed, it can utilize nutrients much more efficiently, thus reducing your cravings for sweets and fatty foods. Furthermore, fiber helps lower blood sugar, which helps manage diabetes, and is linked to the prevention of colon and breast cancer.
The most convenient and consistent way to add more fiber to your daily routine is to eat more whole, raw organic vegetables and fruits in their natural form.
Here is a list of some of the top fiber foods that you can add to your diet:
Apple 1 medium 2.2 grams fiber
Acorn Squash 1 cup cooked 9 grams fiber
Avocado 1 medium 11.84 grams fiber
Black beans 1 cup cooked 14.92 grams fiber
Bran flakes 3/4 cup 5.1 grams fiber
Broccoli 1 cup cooked 10.97 grams fiber
Kale 1 cup cooked 7.20 grams fiber
Kidney beans 1 cup cooked 13.33 grams fiber
Lentils 1 cup cooked 5.6 grams fiber
Navy beans 1 cup cooked 19 grams fiber
Oat Meal 1 cup 4 grams fiber
Orange 1 medium 3.40 grams fiber
Pear 1 medium 5.1 grams fiber
Raspberries 1 cup 8.34 grams fiber
Rice 1 cup cooked 7.98 grams fiber
Spinach 1 cup cooked 4.32 grams fiber
Sweet potato 1 cup cooked 6.94 grams fiber
Whole-wheat spaghetti 1 cup cooked 6.3 grams fiber
This year, add some additional fiber and nutrients to your diet. Make this a lifestyle choice for a healthier new you!
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