Lifestyle Master Program

Author(s): Ellen Livingston
Publisher: Ellen Livingston

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Lifestyle Master Program
eBook 1.0 by Ellen Livingston
Dietary fat is another very important factor to consider. Science and empirical evidence (how you feel demonstrates that a healthy human diet contains only small amounts of fats. Fat is good for us and necessary, and there are "good" fats such as those found in fruits and vegetables, but too much fat of any type is still too much fat. Once dietary fat rises about 10% of total calories, we start to see health declines. You may be surprised how quickly small portions of fatty foods will get you to that healthy 10% fat maximum - a small avocado or a handful of nuts or seeds is the allowance for one day for most folks, and it is a good idea to have some days every week with no overtly fatty foods (you will feel your energy increase!). It's important to understand that fat (even the healthiest raw plant fat) is difficult and time consuming to digest, and the process requires lots of the body's precious energy.
Dietary fat much above 10% of total calories has been shown to contribute too many diseases. Excess fat in the diet leads to excess fat in the bloodstream, and this interferes with the body's ability to easily remove sugars from the bloodstream, leading to many increasingly common health problems such as diabetes, hypoglycemia, and candidiasis (see chapter 5). Science shows that too much fat in the bloodstream also impairs cardiovascular health. A high fat diet slows down and prematurely wears out many of the body's vital processes, and thus impairs health. You can do your own experiment: eat a diet high in fat one week and a healthy low fat diet another week and notice how much better and more energetic you feel on the low fat diet!
Our optimal, natural diet is 100% raw (uncooked), plantstrong, fruit-based and low in fat (ideally, less than 10% of total calories coming from fats). This food is the easiest for us to digest, contains minimal toxins, is naturally hydrating, oxygenating, and alkalizing, and is nutrient-dense.
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