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"The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease." - Voltaire

1. Eat as if your life depends on it! It does! Eat the right foods and eat consciously. Before you put anything in your mouth, ask yourself, "Do I want to make this food part of my body?"

2. Chew food well. Chewing begins the process of digestion, so chew everything 30-40 times! Enjoy the texture and taste of food and realize that it's the food you eat that keeps you alive and well.

3. Don't keep eating until you're stuffed. Leave your stomach 20% empty for the best digestion.

4. Drink six to eight glasses of pure water every day. Water is your most important nutrient and you need it to keep your skin clear, among many other things. And that's pure water- not sodas, coffee or tea.

5. Eat 10 servings of fresh vegetables and three servings of fruit daily. A serving is about one-half cup (125 grams). Be creative! Choose a variety of colourful, organically grown vegetables and ripe fruit. Eat them as finger food or make them into salads.

6. Take care of your "inner ecology." Eat a cup of plain, whole milk yogurt. These cultures help rid your body of viruses, harmful bacteria and parasites. High-quality green drinks contain 2.5 billion "friendly" bacteria per tablespoon.

7. Keep the colon clean! The body requires movement for the bowels to cleanse properly. Walk for at least one-half hour, five days a week. Fresh seasonal fruit, whole grains and colourful vegetables provide the fibre necessary to bulk up in your intestines, gently sweeping the colon clean of excess estrogen, hormones, toxins and cholesterol.

8. Breathe deeply. Without oxygen, you become brain-dead in a matter of minutes, so breathe consciously. Each morning and evening, take 5 or 10 minutes for breathing exercises. Deep breathing relieves stress- and stress relief is critical to good health.

9. Exercise every day. Keeping moving! No sitting on the couch in front of the TV. Your body was meant to move. Sure, the gym is great, but the outdoors is greater: fresh air, sunshine, even rain!

10. Get enough sleep. You need to regenerate and relax. Go to bed early at least 3 times a week (it's a good time to practice your deep breathing) and don't waste the daylight by sleeping in next morning.

One more thing: Smile! A merry heart is like good medicine. Laughter is good for digestion, sends oxygen to the brain and relaxes the entire nervous system!

© Daphne Rose

A 10 STEP PROGRAM TO LONGEVITY

1.Drink 1-2 eight oz. glasses of clean filtered or bottled water the minute you rise in the morning (keep water in a bottle by your bed so it is there when you awake.) Also drink water throughout the day either through a bottle or straw so that air does not get trapped in the stomach causing a bloating sensation. (The body is approximately 75% water). Aging is a form of drying out. The drying of connective tissues in aging causes choking of cells. We lose approximately 12% of our connective tissue water supply by age 65.

2.Drink the juice of 1/2 organic lemon in the morning (this will alkalinize your body, setting maximum energy production in motion).

3.Be aware of the spreading of harmful germs through auto-inoculation (touching oneself and spreading harmful micro-organisms.) We now know you do not just get sick, or suffer allergies by breathing in a random germ or allergen. Rather, germs, allergens and environmental toxins accumulate under our fingernails and then hitchhike to the warm moist membranes around our eyes and in our nasal passageway. Remember, every time we touch our nose or wipe our eyes, we invite disease into our bodies.

Here are a couple of steps to ensure a strong immune system: Cleanse the pathogenic germs from your eyes and nose in the morning and once again at night. Use soap every time you wash your hands in order to make sure that you've properly washed away the pathogenic germs.

4.Use a high quality multi vitamin and mineral supplement with extra anti-oxidants daily, in capsule form for easier absorption.

5.Exercise at least twice a week with weights, splitting your workout between upper body and lower body. Exercise with aerobic exercise like walking at a good pace for an uninterrupted sustained period of at least 30 minutes a day, 3 times a week.

6.Eat a moderately low fat (about 20% of total diet), low salt, high fiber (30/50 gms unprocessed foods) diet. Always chew your foods well before swallowing.

7.We are in a constant battle against acid-forming structures that are very harmful to our genetic makeup. Even emotions can have a profound effect on our acid/alkaline balance. When we're depressed or in a foul mood, we're chemically in an acid environment or creating acids at an alarming rate. When we're in an enlightened mood, we're chemically in an alkaline environment or creating alkalinity in our bodies. Here is a useful formula to remember: alkalinity = greater energy production both physically and mentally. Eat a diet that is 75% alkaline-forming foods, and 25% acid-forming foods, as this is the right ratio for constant energy production and anti-aging benefits.

ALKALINE FOODS
All fruits
All vegetables (including sea vegetables)
Green foods (Green Magma)
Millet (a grain)
All sprouts (alfalfa, wheat, sunflower)
Whey protein isolate and water extracted soy protein isolate

ACIDIC FOODS
Most protein (animal or vegetable)
Dairy products
Nuts
Sugar
Alcohol
8.Get at least 8 hours of quality sleep each night.

9.Think positively at all times (visualize what you desire in life in order to manifest your dreams into reality.)

10.Eat 5 to 6 small meals a day approximately every 3 hours to supply constant energy (blood sugar) to the brain and body. These meals should consist of 3 solid meals and 2 protein energy shakes with only high quality protein.

Anti-aging Morning Shake:
Fresh-squeezed juice
Berries of your choice
1 tbsp flax seed oil
1 tbsp fresh crushed flax seed
1 tbsp pure lecithin granules
1 tbsp concentrated wheat germ extract
1 tbsp natural green food
1 serving of whey protein
Pour juice in blender and add ingredients one by one, starting with fruit and ending with protein. Blend for 30 seconds.

Anti-aging Post-Workout/ Evening Shake:
Water or fresh-squeezed juice
Fruit of your choice
1,000 mg vitamin C with quercetin
1 tbsp flax seed oil
1 tbsp pure lecithin granules
1 tbsp concentrated wheat germ extract
1 serving of whey protein
Pour water or juice in blender and add ingredients one by one, starting with fruit and ending with protein.

© Brad King