Willard Water

Water is vitally important to the human body...for obvious reasons. I like drinking water because it helps flush out the toxins, keep the organs functioning, brain functionality and increases energy. I can't believe the days when I would go without water. Now I drink at least 36 ounces of water a day, plus vegetable juice and plus raw vegetables with natural water content.

I'm not much for plain water....so I've always added a little comething too it.

Years ago, I would add Energen-C from Trader Joes. Then I found that it was loaded with sugar and "natural" caffeine. When I changed my diet and became alkaline, I had natural energy and didn't need a "pick-me-up"

Then I changed to a Tony Robbins product called Inner balance, Pure Energy Green. Basically a vegetable powder that returns blood and tissue to a healthy pH balance. But at $75 per jar, it was getting expensive. They also changed the recipe and I couldn't stand the new flavor. But I did enjoy the nutrients it gave me.

About a year ago I was turned onto Willard Water, which is a concentrate that you mix with your water. A half gallon lasts a year. It gives water a slightly sweet taste. It helps increase the absorbtion of nutrients, increases the elimination of toxins and waste, and a scavenger of free radicals.

I'll give Willard Water partial credit for keeping me sick-free for over a year.

Best way to kick start a diet

I was just reading a few friends posts on facebook and they are involved in weight loss challenegs at work...with big stakes as the reward (not steak :). A few tips to kickstart a diet.

1. Have massive leverage... a huge WHY. I must do this because_________________. And dig deep, serious stuff, like I will not be able to see my child graduate high school because I will have a heart attack if I continue living like I am. The scarier and painful the better.
2. Confront your weakness. What is the one thing that is causing you to keep the weight on?
3. Drink a lot of water
4. Cleanse and fast. The object of this is to reset your body. When one fasts, they realize what they can do without. Most people are acidic. If you don't know what that means, go to one of my first blog posts.
5. (probably the most important) Plan your meals. Don't get caught anywhere hungry! You will make bad food choices.... then all hell breaks loose.
6. Eat fresh foods. Only 25% of your diet should come from food processed in a factory.

I wish you the best. It's a tough journey, that pays handsomely if you're willing to make the shift.

What's in sausage

When I was getting my hair cut a few weeks ago, the topic of sausage ingredients came up. To my disgust, I learned that fillers for sausages are tendons, MRM (MRM is a pulp which is produced in abattoirs when high-powered jets of water are sprayed on animal carcasses after all the decent cuts of meat have been rendered), skin rind and grissle, and fat (which I can handle). I've eaten some wierd stuff in my days... and a lot of it I like... like Portuguese blood sausage called Morcilla....but when I think tendons, I think the hard stuff that I can't chew in fried chicken (which I haven't had in way too long!). Organs cannot digest this. So I am writing off sausage, no more, unless it is from the local butcher.

But the good news, is that this is another food that I can take out of my diet, that I know is not good for me, but I eat it anyways.

Goodbye Johnsonville, my love. It's not you, it's me. I will miss you.

So my recommendation to others when trying to shed a few pounds and live a healthy lifestyle is to find out what is really in your favorite food that causes the most harm to your body, and find out what is really in it. Maybe you'll find that it won't be worth it any longer.



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