You will be getting a lot of benefits this month
15 years is a long time to do anything and over the last 15 years and countless patient adjustments, I've learned a thing or two. Ironically, an unknown woman at the grocery store put all the pieces together for me to get this article going.
My wife sent me to the grocery store to get a very specific item for a very specific recipe. Actually, it was a frozen juice. Now, it has been years, and I mean years, since I've bought frozen juice. We almost never have it (lesson#1 here).
So I'm standing there looking at every juice brand and looking for ONE that doesn't have high fructose corn syrup.
This woman walks up, opens the freezer, grabs a juice and leaves.
Sounds like my new book title "Walks, Grabs and Leaves"
I stood there and it hit me. She either doesn't care about what she eats / drinks or she doesn't know how to pick better food. I maybe need to consider that I'm just to scary looking that she didn't want to ask me to move so she could have the 100% juice.
I'm going to assume she just doesn't know how bad high fructose corn syrup is for you. So, for the next 15 days, we are going to cover some of the basics. I want you to be healthier than your doctor and the mysterious juice lady.
As a side note, Ocean Spray was the first juice company to use High Fructose Corn Syrup. One of their food engineers figured it out and with artificial flavorings people couldn't tell the difference between real juice and HFCS. It saved the company tons of money. I have a video of the guy telling the story. He bought his wife a Volvo with the bonus money the company gave him. They called their new car "The Honey Wagon".
Over the last 15 years, I found health to be very simple. The more natural you can keep things, the healthier you'll be. We just have two big problems, that really aren't being addressed.
#1 The general nutrition quality is becoming lower and lower. The nutrient amounts in food have be dropping since the 1920's. I understand why many doctors and some very famous ones at that, advocate not taking supplements. I wouldn't take supplements off the shelf either. But, they also don't know about whole food supplements because this concept is not taught in schools. Almost ALL supplements are artificial or partially artificial, even if it says natural on the label. Bring yours in, or shoot a picture of the label and email it to me.
There is only one way out of this hole and that is to take a whole food supplement. Made with actual food you can understand and read on the label. I did a little experiment for you and for me as well. I've been taking whole food supplements for about 14 years now. Last month I stopped everything for 3 weeks to see what would happen. You are probably thinking, 3 weeks is an odd time, why not a month. Well, I couldn't stand the fatigue any longer. The morning after 3 weeks I pounded down a handful of Catalyn (Multi from Standard Process) and within hours I was back to my old self. Energy is manufactured from vitamins and minerals NOT Energy drinks.
#2 We live in a toxic world. It isn't going to change. So, how do you deal with it? You need to keep your liver humming along. This is enters into our second level of health.
Its been a little while since we covered basics, but our main objective is to start with just getting good nutrients in, so your body can run at peak efficiency. Now, we can start thinking about keeping it clean. Just like changing your oil filter in your car. Your liver can plug up.
One of my favorite supplements I take every day is Livaplex from Standard Process. It is actually a combination of 6 other whole food supplements.
One part helps detoxify the liver by thinning the bile.
One part helps tissue repair.
One part adds detoxifying effects, plus an antistiffness factor. (who doesn't want that?)
One part is a liver tonic
One part is trace minerals to help the liver function and repair.
One part decreases liver congestion. This is similar to changing the oil filter on your car.
A little summary for you. There are 4 pillars of health. We will cover these over the next week. But, today we are starting with the easiest things to change, Pillar #1 Supplements.
The basics I think all people need.
Start with FEEDing your body. click the links to review
Catalyn (The original wholefood multivitamin) lasts about one month for 2 people.
Cruciferous complete (Kale and Brussels sprouts) Lasts 1-2 months for 2 people.
Cod Liver Oil (can you say superfood) lasts about one month for 2 people.
With the discount these would be $86.70 + tax (depends on where you live).
One step farther...
The second level of health. Keep your body clean
Livaplex (from Standard Process). Two years after moving to Salt Lake, my gall bladder started getting congested. The air quality is more polluted than I was used to. I upped the amount of Livaplex I was taking and within half a bottle, no problems. On a daily basis, your liver needs to be fed well. Livaplex combined with the Cruciferous Complete is the easy way to do that.
I look at supplements like I look at chiropractic, it has to increase the function of my body. Good function = Good health. If your spine isn't fluid and dynamic your health will suffer. If your liver is gummed up, your health will suffer, If your adrenal glands are beat to a pulp you'll be tired. Everything I recommend is meant to be as natural as possible, the way nature intended it to be, and create a better quality of life.
If this is of interest to you, the advanced level of healthy supplements is catered to you. Fill in the following questions if they apply to you and I'll help you overcome any nutritional deficiencies you might have. As a little bonus, for the rest of the month, all the supplements from Standard Process you order from me are 15% off.