START THE DAY WITH WARM WATER AND LEMON
This will cleanse the bowels and stimulate the liver at the start of the day.
NEVER MISS BREAKFAST
Your body needs energy after fasting all night as your blood sugar is low. Without breakfast, your body will spend all day trying to make up for it by making you hungrier.
EAT LITTLE AND OFTEN
Never go longer than 3 hours without food. A snack (fruit, nuts, seeds) will stabilise your blood sugar levels and prevent you over-eating at meal times.
AVOID REFINED CARBOHYDRATES, SUGAR & ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS
They are low in nutrients and cause blood sugar levels to plummet. As a general rule, avoid white carbohydrates and choose brown (wholemeal bread and pasta, brown rice, wholegrain cereals).
ADD PROTEIN TO EACH MEAL (e.g. fish; nuts; seeds; pulses & grains)
As protein takes longer to digest, blood sugar levels do not rise and fall quickly.
EAT ESSENTIAL FATS
There are good fats found in nuts, seeds and oily fish. Avoid saturated fat in meat and cheese and trans-fats in processed foods.
DRINK LIQUIDS 45 MINUTES BEFORE OR AFTER FOOD, NOT WITH FOOD
Otherwise you will dilute your digestive enzymes and reduce their efficacy.
CHEW YOUR FOOD THOROUGHLY AND DO NOT EAT ON THE RUN
Digestion begins in the mouth. Thorough chewing ensures you absorb maximum nutrients.
AVOID PROCESSED AND SALTY FOODS
These are often the same thing! Salt causes loss of valuable minerals from your body. Use herbs, garlic and lemon to flavour food.
ALWAYS HAVE A RAINBOW OF DIFFERENT COLOURS ON YOUR PLATE
Eat a variety of valuable nutrients in different fruit and vegetables (at least 5 portions a day).
Try to eat 50% raw vegetables (salads, crudities etc) and 50% cooked each day.
ROTATE THE FOODS YOU EAT
Do not eat the same food every day, but benefit from the nourishment different foods provide. Try a brand new food every week.
DO NOT HAVE A LARGE MEAL TOO CLOSE TO GOING TO BED
Allow a couple of hours for your food to be digested thoroughly before sleeping.
