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by Robert Chu, PhD, L.Ac., QME

Diet an" Nutrition

Watch your Diet! - Much of your health is determi ed by !atchi " your diet! A#oid e$cessi#e carbs - chi%s, %i&&a, bread, breadstic's, %asta, rice, bu s, muffi s, ca'es, coo'ies, tortillas, burritos, tacos, fruit (uices)dri 's, soft dri 's * these are em%ty carbs, a d ha#e little utritio al #alue. +ou eed com%le$ carbs ,#e"etables a d fruitsto stay ali#e, rou"hly ./-0/1 %er meal - but o#erdoi " !ith em%ty carbs is u ecessary. Read the labels! A#oid hidde su"ars li'e hi"h fructose cor syru%. Also abusi " s!eete ers !ill e#e tually ha#e a detrime tal effect. 2u"ar is, i "e eral, better tha artificial s!eete ers! A#oid a y foods !ith artificial color, fla#or, s!eete ers, a d %reser#ati#es, as !ell as i "redie ts you do 3t ' o! or ca 3t %ro ou ce. A#oid e riched !hite flour, tra sfatty acids a d tri"lycerides. Eat more foods !ithout labels4 5ry to eat fresh, or"a ic foods li'e fruits, carrot stic's, celery, almo ds ,u salted a d u fla#ored-, !al uts, raisi s. Dried fruits as s ac's...be careful! Limit yourself to maybe 6 day a !ee' of eati " !hat you !a t !ithout !orry! Eat o ly about 7). full. All you ca eat buffets are deadly! 8-9 small meals a day, or"a ic foods * eat throu"hout the day to easily di"est meals Deto$ !ith "ree leafy bitter #e"etables4 bo' choy, broccoli, romai e lettuce, 'ale, mesclu , mustard "ree s, s%i ach, tur i% "ree s, !atercress, collard "ree s * best bet4 :ourmet salad "ree s ;est !ater * bottled or re#erse osmosis filtered o ly <deal brea'fast, lu ch a d di er4 =atmeal or multi"rai cereal, mi$ed "ree s salad !ith 7 ou ces of %rotei Protei eeded i a day4 /.7 " %er >" of body !ei"ht

Do 3t ta'e too ma y #itami s, Calcium, :lucosami e, Cho droito , M2M * ta'e o ly .? a !ee', s%ea' to your %harmacist about the ma y R$3s you are ta'i ". A#oid ta'i " u ecessary =5C dru"s.

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E2erci!e i! *ovin+ 3our thi+h!4

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Do Meditatio , +o"a +ou are res%o sible for IhabitsJ. E$cuse-itis is the !orst disease of all.

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Emotional

Lack of Exercise

Poor Diet & Nutrition

Sleep

Environmental Factors:

Disease
Trauma

Weather Pollution Toxins Electromagnetic fields Preser ati es

Stress

Fashion

Genetic Factors

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