Lifestyle Master Program

Author(s): Ellen Livingston
Publisher: Ellen Livingston

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Lifestyle Master Program
eBook 1.0 by Ellen Livingston
Despite the fact that most people know how important it is to eat a healthy diet and practice healthy lifestyle habits, most people fall short of doing this, and are often acutely aware of their shortcoming. This is one reason why some people may “give you a hard time” about your new healthy diet and other healthy practices (if they can't do it, you shouldn't be able to do it). Another reason is that some people have been led to believe that a raw plant based diet is nutritionally inferior, or socially and emotionally unrealistic, and because they honestly care about you, they'll try to convince you not to follow this path, for your own good. You can thank them for their concerns and either assure them you know what you're doing, or simply share with them that you plan to continue your experiment because it seems to be making you feel a whole lot better.
It's important to avail yourself of the best information and support, so that you will become able to remain strong and steadfast on your journey to uncommonly vibrant health, despite other peoples' fears, concerns, and lack of knowledge. Your steadfast example will inspire others, and those who are ready to do what's necessary to live a fuller, richer, healthier life will eventually join you.
8. Social and Emotional Troubleshooting
Most of us have been taught since early childhood that it's important to "fit in". It's often perceived as socially unacceptable to behave much outside the boundaries of the established norms. While eating healthy foods is somewhat “in” these days, an all-raw vegan diet-the healthiest of diets-is still viewed by most people as being way outside normal boundaries. People usually react to what is totally unfamiliar with discomfort, and often with resistance. If it's apparent that our behavior is making other people uncomfortable, that tends to make us uncomfortable, too. To some people it often seems on the surface that it would be easier to revert to the behaviors that allowed them to fit in more
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