Escape

high stress, more vulnerable

Reward

View of Food

Temptation and comparisons

person working in vending
vs working in garden

who's going to eat healthier

when around temptation, people have idea of

Healthy People Think Differently
Therefore they act differently
Therefore they become something different
​than the rest of us​

How they view Hunger

Satisfy your hunger? No way. They wrestle their hunger, they overcome their hunger for periods of time before indulging their hunger.

What is hunger anyway?

Physical--need nutrition, energy, etc
Craving--withdrawel from a drug.

And yes, sugar is a drug.

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Embrace the hunger
stop trying to end it or suppress it
find a way to enjoy it

Use a Variety of Fasts, diet changes, cleanses, and more
Challenges
Make it a social event (join in together

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How they View Food

Food vs Drugs

Take a look at the two pictures above. Can you tell which is sugar and which is cocaine?

It's time to face it. Most of what Americans eat cannot be classified as food. It's why the Standard American Diet is SAD, and why most people are digging their own graves with a fork.

But trying to decide what's healthy and what isn't can be difficult. Search online for any specific food and you'll find articles claiming it to be healthy and other articles claiming it isn't.

Doctors can't agree. Even nutritionist, whose very education centers on the health value of food can't agree.

So how do we know?

I use one simple test. Is it addictive.

Seriously, when was the last time someone came to work hugging their stomach because they ate too many carrots. BBQ ribs, yes. Donuts, yes. Carrots, no.

I also study shopping carts. Yes, that's right. Shopping carts. I've learned nearly as much from shopping carts than I have from reading articles and text books. It doesn't take long to notice a pattern.

Unhealthy people have carts full of boxed and canned food.

Healthy people have carts full of stuff you would find in a garden.

A lot of us already know that. We fill our carts with healthy food, then find ourselves running to a fast food place in the middle of the week while lettuce in our fridge waits and wilts.

Why?  Why is it so hard to eat healthy?

Responding to Hunger

Angry Hunger

exercise--running boxing
weight lifting etc

olive leaf

supergreens

brainstorm of options (get untrapped)

Tired/Depressed Hunger

naps
baths
chats with friends
hot drink
citrus
sunshine
supplements
lemongrass essential oil and other lifters

Cloudy Mind Hunger

omegas, supplements
GSE
supergreens

Stressed Hunger

super greens and supplements

Yuri's Positive No
More of Steven Covey's Quadrant 4--important but not urgent activities

Step One: Assessment
Record your Responses

Cravings Level

Check the Chart Below. Do you eat red foods:

1. every meal and snack
2. a few times a day
3. once a day
4. every few days
5. once a week
6. every few weeks
7. once a month
8. every few months
9. never

Nutrition Input

Check the Chart again. Do you eat green foods:
​a. every meal and snack
b. few times a day
c. once a day
d. every few days
e. once a week
f. every few weeks
g. once a month
h. every few months
​i. never

Health Level

Do you have any wanted aging or health problems in:

• skin, hair, and nails
• joints
• bones
• circulatory system
• digestive system
• nervous system
• mental health
• mood swings
• hormone issues

Commitment Level

Just how strong is your motivation?

Step 2: Establish Goals
If you have more than one, just write them down in order of importance to you

Do you want to:
A. gain muscle
B. lose unwanted fat
C. improve a health issue
D. de-age
E. improve endurance
F. improve strength
G. improve joint health and flexibility
H. gain control over eating habits (ending disorders)
I. gain control over activities (overcoming addictions)

Prepare your Body​

Before making any changes, it's important to make sure your waste management system is working. Imagine flushing a clogged toilet, or taking out more trash when the trash bin is already overflowing.

First: unclog your digestive track
Signs that your digestive track may be clogged includes:

• < 3 bowel movements a day
• small bowel movements 
• difficulty having a bowel movement
• constipation
• diarrhea
• bloating and gas

To flush out your digestive system, for two weeks do the following regime:

• drink one liter every morning (if new to this, you may have to build up to it)
• take psyllium husk before every meal
• drink one 8 oz drink of water with 1-2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar per day
• drink one mug of green tea every day
• drink one 8 oz glass of water with squeezed lemon every day

Most find their thirst increases instead of decreases as they increase their detox fluids. This just means your body is getting into flush mode. You should start having more easy, regular bowel movements. 

Prepare Your Mind

Giving up fudge will be far harder for someone

• whose mother spent hours making it every holiday and birthday, giving it as a special gift,
• or for someone who turned to fudge every time they were stressed or lonely

than for someone who was alone in a store and decided they had a sugar craving and would eat it

Emotional attachment to foods or activities can make giving them up feel like losing a family member or a friend.

If the thought of giving up red foods leaves you in a panic, stop by our "re-write your brain's software" page before attempting a diet change or challenge

Prepare Your Heart