People often think of weight loss when they hear about the latest cleanse.
The cleanse might involve juicing for five days or fasting for three.
This sounds a bit tortuous to many of us.
We’d like to challenge you for only 1 week (c’mon guys it’s not that long!)
to follow these 10-steps to eating clean.
If one week is too long, then try clean eating for one or two days.
Small steps lead to big strides!
(If you are not a green veggie fan try disguising them in soups, smoothies and stir-fries).
Drink green tea-get a natural boost in metabolism by drinking 2-3 cups of green tea a day.
Avoid sugar-drink only water or unsweetened tea.
Stay away from the obvious-soda.
Also avoid sweet tea, flavored waters and juice.
(Whole fruit is great.
Eat often-don’t starve yourself.
Eat healthy fats-good-for-you fats make your skin moist, hair soft and joints lubricated.
Eat lots of walnuts, almonds, avocados and fatty fish.
Choose organic-see ourOrganic vs Non Organicfood list.
Whenever you might, choose organic-especially when choosing meats.
Look for lean, grass-fed organic varieties that haven’t been treated with hormones and antibiotics.
Avoid processed foods-look for 5 ingredients or less.
And yes, you should recognize and be able to pronounce all of them!
Eat slowly, put fork down between bites, chew thoroughly and truly taste your food.
It doesn’t have be a marathon.
Just take a brisk 10-minute walk after each meal.
Short workouts can be just as effective as long workouts.
Breathe-Do we ever really remember to breathe?
Breathing relaxes the entire body and releases hormones that helps with everything from weight loss to disease prevention.
They’ll blog about every bite they eat and share their nutritional know-how all month long.
The R.D.s will take turns blogging from May 16-June 10.
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