I have ben thinking about this and trying different versions BUT I am beginning to believe.
Interesting article.
I am a fan of the Forks over knives website and ideas as well as McDougal, Ornish and a few other WFPB or Vegan food style sites.
Gaining and regaining health with a good …REAL FOOD diet.
The following is a starter list of great books to read for success.
All of the books could be read alone ( and used to succeed) BUT reading many or all of them AND acting on the combined new knowledge will improve your life and can lead to success.
Success has no specific definition- it is what YOU say it is.
Is it? :
Many of these authors and their companies have useful / great websites and audio/video recordings that are great tools. This allows you to participate in AUTOMOBILE UNIVERSITY [as Zig Ziglar said] while driving or working with your hands. You can listen to a great book or great program and let the knowledge infuse your mind and soul.
Power of Positive Thinking – Norman Vincent Peale
See You at the Top – Zig Ziglar
Over the Top – Zig Ziglar
The Success Principles – Jack Canfield
How to Make Friends and Influence People -Dale Carnegie
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living – Dale Carnegie
University of Success – Og Mandino
Greatest Salesman in the World (parts 1 and 2) _Og Mandino
Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude – Napoleon Hill and W.Clement Stone
Think and Grow Rich -Napoleon Hill
The Law of Success – Napoleon Hill
Lead the Field – Earl Nightingale
Mans Search for Meaning – Viktor E. Frankl
High Performance Habits – Brendon Burchard
The Compound Effect – Darren Hardy
Mindset -Carol Dweck
Nine Steps to Financial Freedom – Suze Orman
The Magic of Thinking Big – David Schwartz
Body and Soul – Anita Roddick
Daring Greatly – Brene Brown
Lean In – Sheryl Sandberg
Many, many more.
Once you search for these on line the computer/search engine will give other great suggestions.
In Charlottesville Virginia we have a great and fun resource that has been around for 30+ years and it returns this week.
The Charlottesville City market (Farmers Market PLUS) starts this Saturday, April 6,2019.
https://www.facebook.com/CharlottesvilleCityMarket/
The Facebook page keeps us updated with the schedule as well as fun activities during the season.
There is nothing like an onion fresh from the ground the day or so before. The early offering include bets and greens and cabbages, along with young turnips and asparagus.
The season proceeds and summer crops arrive with tomatoes,peppers , cucumbers and fruits.
An intermediate fruit offering will be the strawberries. the season is vigorous if short lived.
The City Market also features prepared foods and beautiful crafts in a wide variety of media.
Asparagus and strawberries from last year.
Now that the season is approaching….what will be the first purchase this year?
@martyroddy
I love beans and really am getting attached to,lentils since they are easy and fast for preparation ( other than canned beans).
Power packed Lentil and Potato Chowder. Easily made compliant for SOSfree diets.
https://veghealth.com/calcium-packed-chowder/
Tacos made with lentils and veggies, make a fun meal and healthy part of the diet.
@martyroddy
I have been using and eating ginger regularly for several year BUT have only recently added it to my daily regimen of health promoting foods( vitamins, mineral, superfoods and drinks).
Adding to juicer and smoothies have been great, now finding ways to add to daily drinks.
I am also experimenting with other Superfoods in daily consumption, Turmeric in ginger tea or as the central ingredient in golden milk/ tea. Garlic is another SUPER I have focused on but it doesn’t p,ay well wi5h others as a drink but I eat cloves, sometimes fermented and wash down with ginger or turmeric or even basic green tea.
And 5en there is APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, a super duper food if we pay attention to the articles. Let’s see what happens.
An easy and healthy Ginger recipe
@martyroddy
I have spent the last few months on the edge of a full blown winter cold. A small sniffle here and a teasing cough there. The whole time i have been in some level of fear since 2 years ago- I entered winter with a pretty bad cold(bronchitis later) and emerged in spring in HEART FAILURE- AFIB (atrial fibrillation) and been dealing with it since then.
I survived the winter of 2017-18 without any illness but just before the Christmas holiday I started feeling the twinge in my chest and throat.
Now the fear crept in and I started with tea and juice. I am concerned with the empty calories in juice BUT also concerned with getting a chest cold so I water down OJ, Grapefruit and grape juice with seltzer. It gives me plenty of fluids and the vitamins- Speaking of vitamins I add more supplements to my intake as the lungs feel “funny”.
I fought the cold ll season BUT still ended with a full blown cough- that occasionally kept me awake. This year the cough never progressed beyond the pain in the butt stage But it was still there and it added congestion to my chest that was already compromised in breathing due to the Afib. The pumping of blood through the upper chambers of my heart is out of whack and I often have mild difficulty catching my breath. This winter has been a minor breathing challenge.
I have also noticed an increase in weight, most likely due to water retention. Since I have had trouble have not been to the gym nor done much other exercise. That usually helps when I detect bloating. A good sweat helps.
I found this article on PINTEREST…similar to other info I have read.
https://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/cold-guide/heart-disease-colds
@martyroddy
I have been living with A Fib / Atrial Fibrillation for about 2 years. The symptoms vary and they come and go. Now in the heart of the winter I think I am retaining more water/ fluids since I am not sweating as much. (Need to hit the gym some more, maybe wear a sweatshirt).
Most of these posts are personal research BUT I hope this can be helpful for other folks.
Later today I will head to Trader Joe’s for some food. This research just confirmed what I already know/ knew. It also reminded me me of the ” sins” I was making in feeding myself and MY HEART.
Time to do it better.
** Interesting video with some very basic information. SUMMARY: cut out salt, oil and sugar, highly processed foods.
Now what diet to Follow? Metro, No. arb , High starch, plant base or vegan?
No processed foods????? How about the newly popular Raw Food Diets, which are also plantbased?
** Some general heart healthy and Blood pressure positive foods, very important for A Fib.
:: Now magnesium is valuable for A Fib treatment and general heart health.
@martyroddy
Mimi Kirk has a great set of books and her videos are loaded with fun ideas….
Guacamole….
Ginger juice shot….powerful and tasty
And pUdding that is not “dessert” but food….
@martyroddy
I have been living with AND AWARE of my Atrial Fibrillation ( AFib ) induced heart failure for about 18 months and I have seen benefits of a proper diet and exercise as well as the results when I slip.
I had a small health setback and put on a bunch of the weight I had lost and am feeling the effects of the AFib more and more. Focusing on diet ,low salt and low fat hav helped , but combining with exercise and weight loss will return me to the path of health.
The following video talks about the benefit of even a 10% reduction in weight. Since my BMI is up there and my weight is too, my ultimate loss could be as high as 35%.
I am enjoying the current trip to health but want to create a lifestyle that will keep me in a comfortable zone.
Dr. Gupta discusses the benefit of diet, good sleep, stress reduction and exercise for both the weight loss and AFib reduction. I see the above package as a team or total prescription. ..exercise helps sleep and stress, less stress helps sleep and diet, good diet gives energy and well being….
It all builds on the other and I look forward to,the journey.
A quick video on exercise… https://youtu.be/aHqfgs5lEGk.
@martyroddy
I am a heart patient and am currently in Heart failure with Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) and many of the folks I am in contact with that are also dealing with heart issues are dealing with Type 2.
Fortunately I am not,but since I am still overweight it is always a threat. We discuss food and diet and recipes all of the time. Exercise is also a significant factor and is often at the center of our conversations.
I have looked at many video and blogs and sites for information. I want to list share a few here and maybe later a a listing.
HIIT , High Intensity Interval Training- comes up frequently as a tool for diabetics to beat the problem. 10 seconds intense/ 30 seconds easy for 30 minutes. On Treadmill,bicycle, elliptical etc… intense = full capable sped for you…NOW.
Another interesting video discussing muscle building with resistance( weight lifting) training and exercise.
Fruits for diabetes and health.
Full meal idea,plans,,,
More to come ,thanks.
If you have any questions or suggestions…let them fly below. THANKS
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