Create Energy From The Foods You Eat
I was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome 24 years ago, I was fiftten at the time, and there wasn’t much guidance back then, but I noticed through my nursing studies that poor nutrition correlated with the diseases I was studying. I’m grateful that I was awake enough to see that if I was going to begin to getting healthy I needed to change my nutritional habits. In this article I’m going to explain foods that rob you of energy and ones that are energy producing.
The first thing I did was make the decision to drink six to eight glasses of water a day and to cut out pop and sugary foods that I drank and ate. In previous years I thought sugar gave me a boost in my energy “sugar high,” but instead it created a “post sugar fatigue,” effect and furthermore I learned in nursing that sugar robs the body and brain of all water-soluble vitamins and minerals that gives cells their energy. This also held true for coffee, so you need to decrease gradually the amount of sugar you intake, but also the number of meals you eat that conclude foods that deplete your energy like:
· Red meats, including beef, pork, and veal
· Vegetables that grows underground like onions and potatoes, except for carrots and beets.
· Pickled and smoked foods
· Aged or sour cheeses (swiss and cheddar)
This gave me a new interest to read books on nutrition and try out new recipes to encourage me to introduce new foods into my diet. Here’s a list of energy producing foods you can try:
· Fresh fruits and herbs
· Easily digestible vegetables: the ones that grow above the earth because they are closer to the sun and are considered to be more energizing than those foods that grow below the ground, except for carrots and beets.
· Yogurt, fresh milk, and butter
· Beans, grains, and nuts (bread, pastas, rice, barley, and almonds.)
· Honey, raisons, dates, olive oil, and figs
And do this gradually, as well, one food at a time, so you can easily assess how you are feeling after introducing the new food to your body like needing to lye down or created energy for me to add activity to my daily routine. Keep in mind that raw vegetables are harder to digest, so it is better for you to eat them at lunch time when your digestive fire is stronger and then keep steamed vegetables for the dinner hour. When you feel satisfied with the food you tried and your energy is good then you can add another food into your diet, my usually time frame was three to four days.
Begin today and start enjoying vegetables, and think of your first goal to overcoming Chronic Fatigue Syndrome because this will create another goal and sooner or later your main goal if it is, “Being Healthy,” won’t seem to far out of reach. Enjoy and remember, Everyday in everyway I am getting healthy and I am strong.
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