Fruit for Breakfast
There
are several things that I have found to be helpful in the area of good
health which are not very cumbersome. One thing I do is eat only fruit
or raw vegetables before noon. Of course, on special occasions, I will
have a more traditional breakfast of bacon, eggs, and pancakes, but not
on a daily basis. The word "breakfast" means to "break" the "fast" that
you have been on since dinner the night before. For those of you
accustomed to fasting, you know that fruit and juices are the best ways
to end a fast.
Another reason to eat fruit and vegetables in the morning
is that they are easily digestible and therefore, provide quick energy.
Your body can retrieve the energy from the nutrients faster. Eating
this way will also help you lose weight quickly.
You could easily lose
3-5 lbs. in a week after eating this way. The reason is, by eating
quickly digestible foods in the morning, you give your body a chance to
work on the harder-to-digest foods from your other meals
.
I have
been practicing the "fruit for breakfast" regimen for several years and
it definitely helps to slenderize. More importantly, it helps to get
your system healthy, which will help you live a longer life. I first
heard of this suggestion after hearing the testimony of Dr. Betty Price.
Dr. Price is the wife of Apostle Frederick K.C.
Price of Crenshaw
Christian Center in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Betty Price was
stricken with cancer, which she battled and overcame. After her ordeal,
she wondered why and how she got cancer in the first place.
After
seeking the Lord, she discovered that her eating habits gave place to
the devil in bringing this disease on her. Prior to her overcoming the
cancer, she rarely ate fruits and vegetables and also, rarely drank
water. Instead of water, she drank coffee, sometimes ingesting nine cups
per day. These habits caused her digestive system to not function
properly.
Her meals, because of the excessive coffee, were pushed
through her system too quickly for proper digestion.
Her body was unable
to obtain the necessary nutrients from her food and ultimately, the
toxicity of her body brought on cancer. Interestingly enough, it is not
always the devil alone that brings on cancer, diabetes, and
hypertension. Often we have opened a door for him to afflict us. It is
time we shut those doors
.
Colon Cleansing
In
keeping with this, I also suggest that you incorporate colon cleansing
into your nutrition regimen. Most of my life I have been thin, but once I
hit my thirties, I began to thicken. At first I thought that this was
nice because when I was younger I always wanted to be bigger. However,
my excess weight did not go to the areas where I wanted it to go.
It
went straight to my midsection, making me look as though I were
pregnant. I thought, "Oh, no! I haven't even had a baby. This stomach
has got to go." I prayed about the situation and specifically asked God
for "lines and curves." I said, "Father, I need lines where there should
be lines and curves where there should be curves.
" I did not want a
curve in my midsection unless there was a little one growing in there.
Well, long story short... Several months after this prayer, with not
much change in sight, I learned what my problem was.
A nutritionist did a
seminar at our church and from her I learned that a lot of weight is
actually waste material that our bodies have failed to eliminate. I
learned that if a person is relatively thin, but heavy in the
midsection, it is a dead giveaway to needing colon cleansing. Our colons
(intestines) sit just behind our navels and if they are overloaded,
they will push forward, causing us to have a "big stomach." At any rate,
I began the cleansing program the nutritionist recommended and within a
few weeks, saw my midsection shrink. Finally, a "line" and not a
"curve." Thank God
.
Water
In addition to
colon cleansing, as suggested above, you should drink lots of water. Our
bodies are 70% water. Because we are largely made of water, everything
in our body - our cells, tissues, blood - depends upon water for proper
functioning. If we deprive our bodies of water, we will not operate at
our best and will open the door for sickness and disease.
It is
recommended that we drink 48 oz. - 64 oz. (6-8 cups) per day. I know
that this sounds like a lot of water, but it really is not.
I have found
that when I get a certain hamburger combo, it comes with a 32-oz.
drink. I have also found that I have no trouble consuming this big
drink. When I thought about it, I realized that 8 cups of water was only
two of these burger-drink cups per day.
So, I decided to save these
cups and use them for my water. I have found that drinking one of these
during the morning and one during the afternoon works well for me. Of
course, you do not have to be limited to the burger-drink cup. Some find
drinking bottled water from bottles listing the number of ounces works
better for them. Others prefer to drink from a nicer glass.
It is up to
you. Just make sure that you get your water. Trust me, you will get used
to it and start to love it. You will especially love the way it makes
you feel and look. You will feel more energetic and your skin will have a
healthy glow
.
Exercise
As far as
exercising is concerned, what I have found to be best for me is simply
walking. If you are an exercise enthusiast and love the gym scene or the
videos, that is fine. In fact, I also get into those things sometimes.
However, walking through my neighborhood or in the park, has been the
easiest for me. It has been the one exercise that I have been able to be
faithful to. So, if you are someone who cannot even remember the last
time you thought about exercising, try walking. Start by walking to the
mailbox, then to the corner, then around the block, then around the
neighborhood. Once you are going around the neighborhood, try to do this
for approximately 30 minutes, 2 - 3 times per week. This, too, will
give you energy and it will also help you look better
.
I count not
myself to be a fashion/beauty consultant, nutritionist, or physical
fitness expert. However, these are some of the things that have worked
for me. I suggest you try them and also do further research in these
areas until you find what works for you. It will work if you work it
!
Gospel minister, Patricia D. Samuels, MA, teaches Christians how
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