Diet

"If Man Made it, don't eat it" Jack Lalanne

It's as much about how much you eat as well as what you eat, when you eat and how you combine your foods. Get rid of all processed food as they are just loaded with unhealthy chemicals. Same for all liquid calories (well except wine and beer). Be aware of your carb intake and the kind of carbs.

Basically the no list is easy; Nothing processed or with a long list of ingredients. If you can't pronounce an ingredient leave it on the shelf.

ALWAYS READ THE INGREDIENTS ON THE PACKAGE LABEL.

The NO LIST:

Processed Cheeses
Processed Meats aka as Lunch Meats
Margarine
High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)
Soda (all kinds)
Trans Fat Products
Hydrogenated Oil & Partially Hydrogenated Oil
Fried Foods
Pizza
Ice Cream
Whipped Cream
Anything with Artificial Color added
Anything with Artificial Flavors
Anything with Artificial Sweetener
Ketchup
Fast Food
Frozen Yogurts
Power Drinks
Pancakes
"Sugar Free" Anything
Any Drink with Sugar in it (read the OJ label)
Conventionally grown Fruits & Vegetables
Conventionally grown Chicken & Eggs
Microwave food (especially popcorn)
Light Salad Dressings ( you need fat to absorb the veggies, plus just read the label()
Glutamate Products
Caseinate Products
Trail Mix ( excess sugar, oils & preservatives)
Deserts like: Cookies, Cakes, Pastries, Icecreams
Doughnuts, Bagels & Pastry
Fruit flavored Yogurt
Dried Fruit with added sugar (most do add)
Energy/Sports Drinks
Tea Drinks
Canned Soup
White Breads, refined grains bread
Keep healthy breads (whole grain) to a minimum
Most Cereals
Pasta
Pretzels
Chips including so called healthy Multi Grain Chips
Salty Snacks
Protein Bars & Shakes
Rice Cakes
Flavored Nuts & Nuts with Salt
And more to come.
READ LABELS

Food Combination Chart

This is a chart I made about 1971 when I first started Yoga and was changing my diet. Poor food combinations leads to inflammation in the body due to acidic reactions. Keeping inflammation down in the body is a key ingredient of not getting older as you get older.

I try not to mix fruit with anything but nuts and Yogurt which is my breakfast most days.