So when it comes to food/eating/nutrition I am like a dry sponge waiting to soup up some water.....I love reading, learning and trying new things. Unfortunately through the years that also also meant some time with fad diets, wonky and mis advised adventures in overeating and not eating at all, and have some horrible habits to show for it. But recently I did a "cleanse" of sorts, and for the first time in a long time I did feel much more in control. I did the 11 day Isagenix "cleanse" and really liked it. I'm going to tell you about it because I did take some heat for doing a "cleanse"...and on the flip side I had a lot of people ask me to do the cleanse just because I did it (I am a big believer in doing whats right for YOU!). I believe everyone should make educated decisions so here is some info on the Isagenix system. Here is what it did...for me. I spent two days in pre-cleanse drink two shakes for breakfast and dinner. For lunch I had a really healthy, clean, protein-rich lunch. In between there were snacks such as apples and almonds. What there wasn't was caffeine, and for me that was um...painful. I love me some coffee, BUT my growing coffee addiction was a big reason I decided to do this sort of controlled eating system, or should I say...a desire to get RID of my coffee addiction is why I did the system! :) Well after the precleanse you head into the actual cleanse where you drink a juice made of minerals, vitamins, and herbs all day long. This drink IS NOT a colon cleanse, its a cleanse to support your entire body. You also can snack again on almonds, apples etc. as well as a Isagenix pre-made snack. You do two juice days, then back to 5 shake days, and then two more juice days after that. In my eleven days on the cleanse, I kicked my caffeine habit, finally stopped snacking on crap, and lost some weight (11lbs). I felt literally SO GOOD. Since my cleanse I use the Isagenix shakes and meal bars almost daily..and I have to say this, they are by far the best tasting meal replacement bars I have ever had. Additionally their nutritional stats (yes I actually read these..I don't just believe whats on the advertising) are high in good fats, low in bad fats, they contain no trans fat, have healthy amounts of sodium and crabs, and are chock full of vitamins. Did I mention they taste soooo good!
Now I don't tell you all of this because I want you to do Isagenix, that is your decision. I tell you because its is a product I like and a decision I am glad I made....and when you see me eating these products or hear that I did a cleanse please don't look at me like I'm crazy. :) If you are interested in more info let me know!
Anyways, enough serious stuff...I received this email today and thought I would pass it on. I have not double checked the info in the email, but it seems interesting enough!!!
A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye. The pupil, iris and radiating lines look just like the human eye. And YES, science now shows carrots greatly enhance blood flow to and function of the eyes.
A Tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart has four chambers and is red. All of the research shows tomatoes are loaded with lycopine and are indeed pure heart and blood food.
Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Each grape looks like a blood cell and all of the research today shows grapes are also profound heart and blood vitalizing food.
A Walnut looks like a little brain, a left and right hemisphere, upper cerebrums and lower cerebellums. Even the wrinkles or folds on the nut are just like the neo-cortex. We now know walnuts help develop more than three (3) dozen neuron-transmitters for brain function.
Kidney Beans actually heal and help maintain kidney function and yes, they look exactly like the human kidneys.
Celery, Bok Choy, Rhubarb and many more look just like bones. These foods specifically target bone strength. Bones are 23% sodium and these foods are 23% sodium. If you don't have enough sodium in your diet, the body pulls it from the bones, thus making them weak. These foods replenish the skeletal needs of the body.
Avocadoes, Eggplant and Pears target the health and function of the womb and cervix of the female - they look just like these organs. Today's research shows that when a woman eats one avocado a week, it balances hormones, sheds unwanted birth weight, and prevents cervical cancers. And how profound is this? It takes exactly nine (9) months to grow an avocado from blossom to ripened fruit. There are over 14,000 photolytic chemical constituents of nutrition in each one of these foods (modern science has only studied and named about 141 of them).
Figs are full of seeds and hang in twos when they grow. Figs increase the mobility of male sperm and increase the numbers of Sperm as well to overcome male sterility.
Sweet Potatoes look like the pancreas and actually balance the glycemic index of diabetics.
Olives assist the health and function of the ovaries
Oranges, Grapefruits, and other Citrus fruits look just like the mammary glands of the female and actually assist the health of the breasts and the movement of lymph in and out of the breasts.
Onions look like the body's cells. Today's research shows onions help clear waste materials from all of the body cells. They even produce tears which wash the epithelial layers of the eyes. A working companion, Garlic, also helps eliminate waste materials and dangerous free radicals from the body.
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