Wednesday 27th August 2008 - Week Six Day Three - Global Health Challenge

After the Blog yesterday on Fruit vs Fruit Juice I wanted to get back to consumption of whole foods and for me this means eating more salads, vegetables and certain fruits.
Personally, I would rather you ate more salads and vegetables everyday as it provides a greater chance of getting the nutrients you require to assist dealing with the internal conflict (war against diseases such as obesity).

Again, I said greater chance because as we are often reminded everyone is different. By choosing to be healthier through pro-active knowledge based choice, we have the option to take action and start walking the path to better health and greater energy/vitality.

Now how does the Human Body have similarities to the Earth. Like the Earth your body is constantly under attack. Whether it is from pollutants in the air we breathe, or from the poor nutritional choices we make, combined with your own body producing **free radicals nearly every minute of every day we need to act now.

Sadly, our body is poorly equipped to deal with this onslaught of damage due to the modern times we live in and the damage we do without conscious effort. We need to breathe in order to survive but unfortunately that action alone produces these “scavenging cells” known as **free radicals who then attack healthy ones.

In response to this your body needs to produce a defence network which it needs to be aided by you eating nutrients such as vitamins and minerals and these we derive from a range of coloured foods such as vegetables and fruit assisting to form ***anti-oxidants.

We have all heard that we should eat more fruits and vegetables but few people know or understand why. A common answer is that we need to eat them because they are good for us. This is true !

But more importantly we know they contain vitamins, minerals, fibre and water to help our bodies function better along with these anti-oxidants and phyto-chemicals – more of which are being discovered everyday to protect and balance our internal human eco-system from harm.

We will learn more about both free radicals and anti-oxidants in another blog. Now why do we need to know about them?

The industrial revolution has led to so many advances in our civilisation, yet has also contributed to our internal destruction with the polluted air we breathe, the processed food we eat and the unhealthy sedentary lives we lead.

So in response do we stop breathing, or do we begin living attached to oxygen tanks ?
Neither option is not only costly it is not practical. On the other hand, if we load up our body daily, notice I said daily and not every couple of days or on a particular day each week, with the range of quality nutrients it requires for optimum health, we would be better able to handle this constant attack on the inside trying to kill our Human ECO System.

Provided we take this option, we can not only manage and take control of, but also assist by taking personal responsibility for our own lives.

Just think about this for a second.
If you don’t supply your body with the required “essentials” everyday, what’s happening by the end of that week, month or year ?

By the end of the week, maybe you are a little tired.
By the end of the month maybe you have a cold and have added a kilo or two.
By the end of the year your body is so overwhelmed it is already beginning to break down.
Do you really want to know the consequences after a couple of years ?

Would you consider ignoring the “red flashing oil guage light” on the dashboard of your motor vehicle for that long ?
Would you consider ignoring the signs indicating the destruction of the planet and not do anything ?

Not likely, so you shouldn’t ignore these warning signs for yourself !
FACT: Regular daily intake of quality nutrients give your body what it needs to protect itself and function efficiently.

Goal of this twenty one (21) days or three (3) weeks is designed to consolidate the first 5 weeks including the Human ECO Cleanse and to now establish patterns for your new LIFE.

- Assess your eating habits and see what you have re-introduced. Did you re-introduce caffeine or red meat and have you found you can now do without as much of these
- Check your workout intensity and now see if you are planning these in to your routine- Reward yourself with only 21 days to go.
NOTE - this is isn't the end but rather the beginning of YOUR new Human ECO friendly LIFE.

TONY 's DIARY - (Week Six - Day Three)
Protein Re-introduced - Increased Good Fats

Breakfast:
Energy Shake - 400ml Water + 40g Protein Powder + Combination Greens Powder + Organic Coconut Oil. Take a Daily Multi vitamin + Joint Power + 2 x Omega 3 Capsules

Mid Morning Snack:
2 x Green Tea + 4 x Corn Thins with Peanut Butter + Mandarin + Apple

Lunch:
Tuna + Mixed Leaf Salad + Tomato + Cucumber + Pear + Sweet Potato + Strawberries + Low Fat Dressing + 2 x Omega 3 Capsules

Mid Afternoon snack:
2 slices Soy Linseed Bread with Avocado + Tomato + 20g Protein Powder with water + Organic Coconut Oil

Dinner:
Turkey Mince with assorted Vegetables (Carrot/Beans/Broccolli/Potato) cooked in a Stew

2 Hours before Bed:
400ml water + Fibre Shake + Combination Greens + Organic Coconut Oil

Overall - Water consumption = Habit is now committed to action. No Training session today as I was writing all day.

Daily mantra:
I am totally committed to supporting my Human ECO System with my actions.