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Gut Health

Many people overlook is the healthy functioning of their gastrointestinal system (gut). Different foods cause different reactions and even our micro-flora (bacteria that naturally lives in our gut) changes as we age and also as our body fat levels change. Some foods you used to be able to eat with no problem can become less easy to digest, and other foods you never used to digest well suddenly can be easier to digest.

One thing you can do to normalize this and get things moving smoothly is  by eating fermented foods such as:

• yogurt - plain Greek, coconut, almond

• natto - fermented  soybeans full of calcium, iron, dietary fiber, and vitamin K2. 

• kefir -  make sure it’s organic and isn’t loaded with refined sugar

• kombucha - research finds this fermented tea fights off E. coli and Staph bacteria in the digestive tract , protects against illness and aids digestion

• sauerkraut - water, salt, and cabbage

• kimchi - spicy Asian fermented cabbage

• tempa - Indonesian ‘cake’ has a nutty flavor and chewy texture, made from soybeans and a yeast starter

• pickles -  delicious snack that aid digestion and support a healthy immune system

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​Coconut Oil

Yes, coconut oil is a fat. But it’s a good fat. It consists almost entirely of medium-chain fatty acids that give your metabolism a boost. Coconut oil is also more thermogenic than many other food, so eating it increases energy expenditure and helps you burn more calories.

Maintaining healthy organs is key to losing weight. Coconut oil helps to protect your liver, allowing your thyroid to function at a higher level. Whether you’re just kicking off you’re weight loss journey or you’re mid-way through it, you’ll want to incorporate coconut oil into your daily routine.

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Coconut oil not only tops the list of anti-inflammatory foods. It's health benefits go much further:

• Anti-bacterial – stops harmful bacteria and infections dead in their tracks

• Anti-carcinogenic – boosts immunity and keeps cancer cells from spreading

• Anti-fungal – destroys fungus and yeast that lead to infections

• Anti-inflammatory – repairs tissue while suppressing inflammation

• Anti-microbial – fights infection and inactivates harmful microbes

• Anti-oxidant – protects against damage from free radicals

• Stabilizes blood sugar and insulin levels

• Lowers the risk of heart disease

• Kills the candida fungus

• Anti-retro-viral/parasitic/protozoa/viral – rids the body of lice, and parasites such as tapeworms; kills infection in the gut, destroys viruses that cause influenza, herpes, measles, hepatitis and more

Just two teaspoons a day of this super-food can help protect you from disease and infection, and keep your body healthy and happy!

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Insulin

When you eat sugars or simple carbohydrates, they are absorbed into your blood as glucose. From there your blood glucose can go one of three places:

• Your liver as stored glycogen to fuel your organs and brain

• Your muscles as stored glycogen for exercise activity and movement

• Your fat cells stored as fat for future use when you don't have enough food

You don’t want it stored as fat for future use! Rather, you want it used to fuel your organs and brain or stored in your muscles for exercise and other movement. These options are dependent on the cells being sensitive to insulin to clear the glucose out of your blood, keep it out of your fat cells, and put it into muscle cells where it’s most useful. In order to do this your goal is to eat 20-49 grams of net carbs per day, from plants. This will keep you out of ketosis and reset your insulin levels. Sugar by any other name is still sugar: sucrose, dextrose, fructose, maltose, lactose, glucose, honey, agave syrup, high fructose corn syrup, brown rice syrup, molasses, evaporated cane juice, cane juice, fruit juice concentrate, corn sweetener.

Healthy Fats
Until recently, fat was considered the root of all dietary evil. It’s been blamed — and in some instances, continues to be blamed — for obesity, heart disease, diabetes and even cancer. But fat has quietly been making a comeback.

A small amount of fat is an essential part of a healthy, balanced diet. Fat is a source of essential fatty acids such as omega-3 – "essential" because the body can't make them itself. Fat helps the body absorb vitamins A, D and E. These vitamins are fat-soluble, meaning they can only be absorbed with the help of fats.

Oils, nuts, seeds and other healthy fats, known for their powerful anti-inflammatory properties, get a prominent place in the 21 Day DETOX Plan.

• avocado

• coconut

• walnut

• cashews

• almonds

• nut meal/flour

• seeds

• all natural peanut butter

• salmon

• sea bass

• mackerel (limit this, high in mercury)

• bluefish

• trout

• mussels

• bluefin tuna

The "essential" Omega-3 fats you can get into your diet by eating more fish. Not everyone likes or eats fish; a fish oil supplement is best for these people. Omega-3 fats can help reduce inflammation, improve skin quality, help with the fat loss process, and improve your overall health. Keep in mind that if you choose the supplemental route, it is just that , meaning they supplement the process, they cannot replace real whole foods