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HEALTH WHOLISTIC by Tracie Greenberg rt WHOLISTIC HEALTH A transition to a healthy lifestyle made easy __ by Tracie Greenberg Fhe word ‘health’ comes | Refined carbohydrates give us a from the teutonic word | quick burst of energy. but use up Wholeness, and it’s interesting | Ourreserves. When we eat refined to note that many new thera- | Carbohydrates - white bread, pies are being classed as } White pasta/rice, sugar - and skip “wholistic’. meals, our BSL falls to well below it’s important to focus on the the Previous level after the Initial whole because the process of rush of quickly assimilated refined looking after ourselves is a matter | CA"ohydrates. of integrating our different parts,a balance of body, mind and spirit. Sudden Mood Swings To do this we need a balanced | Moods are also linked to BSL, and mix of nutrition, exercise and re- | Mood swings can be easily plot- laxation, a wholistic approach. A | ted to show the links between BSL deficiency in any of these areas | and mood change. When under leads to ill-health or dis-ease. stress we pariicularly need to be We nourish our minds by learn- | Gware of our BSL and ensure that ing new, interesting and stimulat- | we eat regular meals. ing things: by reading, seeing Our bodies need a variety of movies or talking with people, | foods besides complex carbohy- asking questions. Spirit means dif- | drates. Using a wide range of fresh ferent things to each of us. For | fruit and vegetables should pro- some a religion, church, sect or | vide all the vitamins and minerals spiritual group provides nourish- | you need without having to take ment for the soul, as may awalkin | supplements. Be conscious that Reduce fats/cholesterol - choose lean meat, eat more fish. Avoid butter, yellow cheese and full cream milk products. Substi- tute low fat milk products like Wha huschl lines inannie nv inal carain tame tere uieecine | YOORUT Skim mikiicaia or col A transition to a healthy lifestyle made easy by Tracie Greenberg Fhe word ‘health’ comes | Refined carbohydrates give us a from the teutonic word | quick burst of energy. but use up Wholeness, and it’s interesting | Ourreserves. When we eat refined to note that many new thera- | Carbohydrates - white bread. pies are being classed as } White pasta/rice, sugar - and skip “wholistic’. meals, our BSL falls to well below it’s important to focus on the the Previous level after the initial whole because the process of rush of quickly assimilated refined looking after ourselves is a matter | CA"ohydrates. of integrating our different parts,a balance of body, mind and spirit. Sudden Mood Swings To do this we need a balanced | Moods are also linked to BSL, and mix of nutrition, exercise and re- | Mood swings can be easily plot- laxation, a wholistic approach. A | ted to show the links between BSL deficiency in any of these areas | and mood change. When under leads to ill-health or dis-ease. stress we pariicularly need to be We nourish our minds by learn- | Gware of our BSL and ensure that ing new, interesting and stimulat- | we eat regular meals. ing things: by reading, seeing Our bodies need a variety of movies or talking with people, | foods besides complex carbohy- asking questions. Spirit means dif- | drates. Using a wide range of fresh ferent things to each of us. For | fruit and vegetables should pro- some a religion, church, sect or | vide all the vitamins and minerals spiritual group provides nourish- | you need without having to take ment for the soul, as may awalkin | supplements. Be conscious that the bush, aicng a beach or in | certain foods rob you of vitamins some other natural setting. Some | and minerals. Coffee leaches out people feel that close, warm | vitaminBandiron leaving that low friendships with open communi- | energy feeling an hour or so after cation nourish the spirit. Listening | the caffeine rush. Fat limits the to certain music, playing musical } amount of calcium we can instruments, painting. dance or} absorb, hence eating full cream other creative activities are all} milk and yellow cheese provides ways of reaching your inner self. less available calcium than a smaller amount of cottage Blood Sugar & Nutrition | cheese or skim milk. If you follow Eat regularly, don’t skip meals if some simple guidelines you should you can avoid it. Our bodies need be able to eat a healthy diet. food to keep our energy levels up Avoid/reduce salt - buy salt-free If we eat five small balanced “ih products - reduce Ine meals a day, our blood sugar level bs , Avoid/reduce sugar - substi- (BSL) rises and falls on a regular ; : , basis - when it starts to drop. you tute fresh and dried fruit for refined have the next meal and it rises | SUGOrs such as biscuits, cakes and again. chocolate: it will give you a more COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES - po- sustained energy boost instead of tatoes, unrefined pasta, grains | Ne quick. rush-drop of refined and flours - are digested slower sugars. Caffeine, found in coffee. than refined carbohydrates and chocolate and Sane soff-drinks 2 the body uses them more effi- addictive, making it a daily need. You may be able to reduce slowly source to compensate for thelr ciently, k in: irly” 7 , i . . ly. keeping BSL fairly’ even or just do It cold turkey, reduced Intake. Apricots, eggs. 34 NEXUS New Times Five - Winter 1988 Reduce fats/cholesterol - choose lean meat, eat more fish. Avoid butter, yellow cheese and full cream milk products. Substi- tute low fat milk products like yoghurt, skim milk ricotta or cot- tage cheese. Use cold pressed oils for salads and cooking. We need only a teaspoon of urisaturated fats per day. Good sources are nuts, sunflower and sesame seeds. Food for Living It is a myth that we need huge amounts of protein to be healthy. An average adult needs only about 12% protein in a total diet. We can reduce meat proteins in our diet by avoiding red meats and eating more fish, with chicken occasionally. Eat more grains - wheat, rice. barley, millet, buck- wheat, oats and corn; legumes such as chickpeas, lentils, kidney beans and soybeans. Combine these with low-fat dairy products, tempeh or tofu for a balanced protein Intake. Big meat-eaters may need to find an alternate iron asking questions, Spirit means ail- | Grates. 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Fat limits the to certain music, playing musical } amount of calcium we can instruments, painting. dance or | absorb, hence eating full cream other creative activities are all} milk and yellow cheese provides Food for Living ways of reaching your inner self. less available calcium than a 7 — smaller amount of cottage It isa Ad ba he oy = Blood Sugar & Nutrition | cheese or skim milk. If you follow | Smounis of protein fo be Neal. some simple guidelines you should An average adull needs only Eat regularly, don’t skip meals if Gouaniontd we ai Healthy dist about 12% protein in a total diet. you can avoid it. Our bodies need Avoid/reduce salt - bu sth fonm We can reduce meat proteins in food to keep our energy levels up. or low salt products - ab sn ine | Ur diet by avoiding red meats If we eat five small balanced take slow! and eating more fish, with chicken meals a day, our blood sugar level Avold rethart slicer subst occasionally. 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Apricots, eggs. 34 NEXUS New Times Five - Winter 1988 Avoid butter, yellow cheese and full cream milk products. Substi- tute low fat milk products like yoghurt, skim milk ricotta or cot- tage cheese. Use cold pressed oils for salads and cooking. We need only a teaspoon of urisaturated fats per day. Good sources are nuts, sunflower and sesame seeds. Food for Living