Here are my Five Changes To A Much Better Country…

1. Outlaw High Fructose Corn Syrup and NaCl in all foods, and ban all foods with more than 250 mg sodium and 25mg sugar per serving. Not ingredients (such as sweeteners) mind you, nor condiments (such as ketchup), but packaged goods such as potato chips, soup, desserts and fast food items. This will immediately prompt food producers to reduce serving sizes, adjust to healthier sweeteners such as agave nectar, maple syrup and rice syrup, and to healthier salt sources such as sea salt, shoyu and sea weeds, which have been shown to have a higher mineral content for better health.
2. Require daily Physical Education or Yoga/Meditation/Nature Walk Studies in all schools P-12. This will reduce stress and tantrums, give teachers a break, improve digestion and mood, and make learning easier. It will also reduce obesity and diabetes.
3. Stop subsidies to meat and dairy producers. The organic grains and vegetables are being ignored by more than half of the population. These are the people that are obese, special needs, and jobless.
4. Ban GMO Foods such as Corn and Soy. These cause allergies, and possibly much greater problems, and set a bad precedent. We are playing with fire here, and people are dying.
5. Make it mandatory for HMOs etc. to pay for Naturopathy, Chiropractic, Acupuncture, Reiki, Shiatsu, Reflexology, Craniosacral Therapy, and Marriage Counseling. This would save countless millions on wasted medical tests and procedures, medications, and sick days. It would also save lives and marriages, and improve productivity.

How much love do you have in your life? Is it keeping you healthy?

Love comes from within, and many of us have skeletons in our closet or bad habits that prevent us from fulling loviing ourselves, and that lets illness creep in, particularly when we add poor lifestyle choices such as the Standard American Diet, too little time outside, and not enough exercise or rest.

Are you interested in more health? Here’s what I recommend:

1. Take one half hour per day to think deeply (meditate) about you. Consider that you are a child who needs love, and that you are unique and giving and wise and worthwhile. Give yourself a hug and tell yourself you deserve to have all the love, support, strength and health that is available.
2. Take another half hour per day to work on your health: Buy and cook organic foods, do a body rub, take a nature walk, or get a massage. Something to make you feel better. Medical tests and medicines do not count.
3. Make a commitment to do something big for your health this year. Take a course, go to a spa, or book a few appointments with the chiropractor or acupuncturist, or join  a Meetup on health. You deserve it.
4. Let the goodness in. Negativity is out. You are healthy and happy, and you love to give to people because it comes back to you!

Enjoy!!

Folks, species are now dying at an unprecedented rate, and as cancer, diabetes and Alzheimers skyrocket, humans are next on the menu. What can be done? Possibly, nothing. But if anything can save us, it’s the Transition Movement.

What is Transition? The idea is to get off oil, gas, coal and nuclear power, by rethinking our international policy, food policy, and economic chaos. This will take time, but it will actually lead to a more vibrant economy, and less insanity.

I’m finding it a more positive, more compelling, and vastly more productive than the Occupy Movement.

Something needs to be done. Not by government, and certainly not by big business, but by each and every one of our citizens. What will you do?

If you are vegetarian, or eat organic, or recycle, or compost, or bike, or have a hybrid car, or enjoy clean air, or marine life, this movement is for you.

Join us at http://www.transitionframingham.org

100% Natural brings GMO soy and corn, too much salt and sugar, and toxins, such as honey, and bacteria-laden milk.

If you don’t bring a healthy lunch to work, then you might have to eat out.

Most restaurants and takeout joints pack their food with tons of salt, sugar, chemicals and animal products, which not only weaken your immunity and promote obesity, heart disease, cancer, etc., but also cause cravings throughout the rest of your day.

What can you do? For one thing, identify healthy snacking foods and bring them to work. These include:

• Carrot sticks, celery, scallions, radishes, etc. (blanch in fall/winter)
• Larabars vs. other snack bars (sodium >100, sugar >6)
• Sweet Vegetable Drink, or hot carrot or apple juice
• Green or bancha twig (kukicha) tea
• Sourdough bread (yeast promotes cancer and cravings)
• Natural pickles or umeboshi plums

Have you heard of peak oil?

You will. The idea is that we now need more energy every year as a planet, and we are able to find less and less, at higher production costs, which will lead to more economic and environmental upheaval, as we are already seeing. The same will apply to water and other precious resources. The bottom line is that we cannot continue to live as we have over the past few decades. Big changes are coming.

116 official U.S. organizations are behind an effort to begin the movement towards local and sustainable agriculture and economy, from permaculture to local jobs to renewable energy sources. As we transition the way we live, it will become easier to handle or avoid the shocks that seem to be on the horizon.

Is your company ready for what’s coming? Is your family ready? My neighbor and friend Alex Volfson, a WPI graduate, is a renaissance man in his 20s, working hard to learn, organize, recruit, and execute ideas in support of Transition Framingham, because he sees the future coming fast.

What’s cool about Alex is that he wants not just to “preach to the choir,” but to make them sing, and to make it fun. Having watched him at two events recently, I see that is true. He now has me and my wife involved, and I think you will want to become involved as well.

With upcoming movies and trainings, there are many different ways to apply your talents and prepare for the shift. Learn more today at http://www.transitionframingham.org/

Proteins are amino acid chains  that our bodies create and use as enzymes, hormones and structural tissues.

The myth that animal protein is superior to plant protein comes from the fact that animal foods have all eight amino acids, vs. plant proteins which combine to provide them.

However, it is now well established that too much animal protein (generally over 15% of our diet), can do substantial harm, leading to a host of diseases, from obesity, to diabetes, to heart disease, to Alzheimers to cancer.

High protein, low carb diets do not work in the long run because in addition to too much protein, we get the by-products which include bacteria, pesticides and salt (preservatives), and we get too little carbohydrates, which is where the body likes to get its energy. It’s an unsustainable diet that also dries out the body.

Virtually no person in the U.S. is suffering from too little protein, whereas perhaps 100 million of us are getting too much (animal) protein, leading to many problems and a healthcare crisis.

Here are some sources of information where you can go to study this topic:

• T. Colin Campbell Foundation
• Physician’s Committee For Responsible Medicine
• National Institutes For Health

What should you eat?

1. Boiled grains, every day:

• Brown Rice
• Millet
• Barley
• Oats
• Quinoa
• Corn
• Spelt
• Amaranth
• Teff

Want a great meal tonight? Go to Masao’s Kitchen, Moody Street, Waltham

One of the reasons I love to study change is that it seems to be ever-present in my life. Yesterday I got a new car, last month I got a new job, and next month will be the one-year anniversary of my sister’s passing.

As changes happen, and we grow older, we notice changes in our body also. Sometimes we can heal our issues with diet and lifestyle changes, particularly if we don’t go to the doctor right away, and get a medicine to cover up the changes, or a test with a negative result and a pat on the back that we are “average.”

One idea is to eat “perfectly” for a few days, and take a yoga class, take a day off from work, and meditate, or perhaps get a massage or a chiropractic adjustment. It may take a little more time and funds than a quick trip to the doctor, but it’s often much more effective, and it can show you what’s possible. If you are interested in a one-hour consultation to assist in your healing, please call me today at 508.333.4153. I have lots of ideas, resources, recipes, an iphone app, eBook, and offer cooking classes and corporate lectures. Here’s what some of my clients have said. Enjoy the ride!!

I will always be searching for ways to work on my liver, my emotional weaknesses, and my willpower.

In the last year or so, I’ve experienced a lot of inexpensive, natural, and effective methods for healing. Here are just a few:

1. Shiatsu
2. Reflexology
3. Craniosacral Therapy
4. Network Chiropractic
5. Homeopathy
6. EFT (tapping)
7. Hypnotherapy
8. Positive Psychology
9. Alphabiotics
10. Juicing

Here’s a big one. This morning, I took a three mile walk in nature, with a good friend. We walked to the water’s edge, and talked about our projects and our families and our frustrations, before the traffic, finishing at 6:45am.

Do you walk outside every day for at least :15 to :30? It does not need to be a fast walk, just a chance to better digest your previous meal and your life on this new day. A chance to see the beauty and wisdom and nature, and appreciate life.

Next entry…another singular idea for health. Enjoy!!

Life is long. I feel like I’ve lived several lifetimes and I’m only 47. I cannot remember much from when I was three or five, and that’s a good thing. But I appreciate every day now.

My secrets to enjoying a long and happy life have come fairly recently, and at a high price. But I think for some people, we must learn this way. If you are looking for a bit more health, longevity, and satisfaction, try these activities, and feel free to comment or to ask for support.

1. Cook and eat boiled grains 5-7 times per week. Today I’m cooking medium grain brown rice that I soaked overnight. Add a pinch of sea salt, use a ratio of 2:1, and boil covered for :45. What could be easier?
2. Chew rice well, and add steamed or sauteed organic vegetables, steering clear of nightshade vegetables. Also use legumes, beans, mushrooms, nuts, seeds, and a bit of fermented foods such as miso and pickles.
3. Improve circulation with a body rub, massage, yoga, walking and occasional holistic treatments.
4. Keep lots of plants in your home, and spend time outdoors.
5. Be grateful for what you have, smile, laugh and sing, and listen deeply to others.
6. Get a good night’s sleep.
7. Be generous. It comes back to you.
8. Spend time with family.
9. Create things and add value.
10. Be gentle on others and the planet.

What would you like to add?