AUGUST 14, 2012 LETS GET WELL

" You can become a force for good wherever you are."

I would add to this quote--..a force of good wherever  or whoever you are. Although I consider these two women to be pioneers and famous, you do not have to be famous to a force of good in this world. Sometimes you must fight against the system. Others like Susan B Anthony, Eleanor Roosevelt, Marie Curie and Sharon Matola fought against the system. These individuals made changes.
Be a force of good in whatever you do in this world. This world needs help and you might be the person who the world is waiting for. I consider herbalists to be a force of good in this world by using what our higher power created- the plants.
As I get older I am drawn to 'the grass roots movment' of our world. I admire those that work to save our planet. I am doing my little part in this large world. Are YOU doing your part  ?

Have   you ever eaten too much for dinner and  then had trouble falling asleep? You felt bloated  You couldn't fall asleep until 3 AM. This is sometimes the story I hear over and over again
You feel bloated . Then the acid reflux starts
Why did this happen in the first place ? Well you ate too late. As famous nutritionist, Adele Davis ( Lets Get Well) stated- You must eat breakfast like a king/queen, lunch like a price/princess and dinner like a pauper.
You might remember hearing about Mylanta - but that is a band aid to your problem. You need to change your dietary lifestyle . This starts the vicious cycle of cannot sleep, cannot concentrate and have headaches. You will start to see many specialists to treat these individual problems, which in reality is from the way you are eating. Do you want to get well ? Do you want to remain miserable every time you eat?


You need to make a change !

I would try the following recommendations for at least one week
1. Drink only water with your dinner
2. Eat slowly and chew carefully
3. Eat the foods you want, except carbohydrates and stop when you are full
4. Finish your meal at least a couple hours before bedtime . This seems like common sense but every one needs a little reminder now and then

Here are five rulers which I find important
1. Do not combine fruit with any other food eat fruit alone
2. Do not combine protein with a simple starch
3. Do not combine a breads, which is a simple carbohydrate with a protein
4. Drink only water with your dinner
5. After dinner do not eat anything until the next morning

 I feel the hardest part of this is the combination of protein and simple starch and protein with bread. Lets break it down into simpler terms This means no eat, fish, chicken or beans with white potatoes, pasta. Instead have these meats with freshly stemmed vegetables

So the next time you have this 3 am wake up feeling remember how you combined your foods. Food combining is very important. As Marion Nestle  " You Are What You Eat ."
I suggest you rotate your foods. This means what you eat on Monday you can also eat on Thursday, Tuesday choices will the same on Friday, and Wednesday meals will be the same on Saturday. This is a safe rotation dietary change

Daisie Adelle Davis (25 February 1904 - 31 May 1974), popularly known as Adelle Davis, was an American author and nutritionist who became well known as an advocate for specific nutritional stances such as unprocessed food and vitamin supplementation. She gained prominence in the 1960s and 1970s with widespread media attention and became the most recognized nutritionist in the country. Despite her popularity, she was heavily criticized by her peers for many recommendations she made that were not supported by the scientific literature, some of which were considered dangerous. I believe her books are noteworthy. Much of the information she stated in the 1950's and 1960's have been validated with scientific literature today. She was beaten down by colleagues, other nutritionists and  the media.

 Even during my years I have seen the same happen to other colleagues.One of those individual was my dear friend , Serafina Corsello, MD. She wrote a great book in 1999. I still recommend it today. It is called The Ageless Woman. My dear friend died in February 2009. I miss her greatly

Adele Davis' books include:

Optimum Health (1935)


You Can Stay Well (1939)

Vitality Through Planned Nutrition (1942)

Let's Cook it Right (1947)

Let's Have Healthy Children (1951)
Let's Eat Right to Keep Fit (1954)

Let's Get Well (1965),


Until tomorrow...