Rules for Optimum Healthy Eating

If you want to reduce inflammation in your body, experience weight loss and be healthier in general it is highly advised that you try the Healthy & Active Lifestyle Program in which a blood profile is taken and the foods that are best for you to consume are provided to you in a list. The blood profiles that are taken in the HAP program are then used to define your metabolic type as well as identify your body’s best fuel sources.

Although you are basically prescribed which foods to eat and which foods to eat for optimum health, here are some general rules for the healthy sourcing and preparation of foods that apply to everyone, no matter what your metabolic type happens to be.

Avoid mature moldy cheeses to halt inflammation.

#1  Avoid eating canned foods. Fresh foods are best always.

#2. Avoid eating ready made meals that you buy prepared in your grocer’s freezer as the older the food, the worse it will be as a source of fuel for you plus older food can trigger histamine reactions and inflammation.

#3 Avoid consuming ripe and fermented foods such as older cheeses, dried fish, alcoholic drinks and yeast products of all kinds.)

#4 The less food is handled by strangers, the healthier it will be for you because it will be less bruised, less contaminated and more likely to be from a local source.

#5  Do not allow meats to linger outside the refrigerator

#6  Make sure your preparation area is always kept clean but not poisonous with applied cleaning products that might have toxins

#7  Make sure all meat that you purchase is as fresh as possible to avoid pathogens

#8   Skin chicken before you cook it to reduce fat and pathogen intake

#9   Spelt and corn-based pasta can be more tolerable for some people and prevent inflammation but be sure to refer to your HAP list of recommended foods to make sure this is true

#10  Drink coconut milk to hydrate yourself but be sure that the coconut milk does not have loads of added sugar. 

#11  Do not try to eat slightly rancid cream cheese or dips as this can cause histamine levels to rise and provoke inflammation

#12  Stick to non-citrus juices that are watered down or served with ice to prevent inflammation reactions in the body

It is also a good idea to avoid foods known to raise histamines and cause bloating and inflammation.  These include -

• Alcohol
• Pickled foods
• Mature and soft cheeses
• Smoked meat products
• Shellfish
• Beans and pulses
• Most nuts but especially walnuts and cashew nuts
• Chocolate and coca
• All wheat based products
• Vinegar

You do need to participate in the HAP to find out what the metabolic types are and how you can be assisted with a recommended eating plan.

For more information about the Healthy & Active Program please visit our website at www.healthy-active.com. You may also call us in Toronto at (41) 440-2217 and ask for Adrienne Wright Bulow or Dr. Michael Rahman or email us at adrienne@healthy-active.com.