Beliefs in Health and Fitness

Clean Eating: Clean eating nourishes your body with healthy and nutrient-dense foods. Clean foods fill your body with plentiful vitamins and minerals, high-quality protein and healthy fats, which improve heart and brain health, assist with weight management, build a stronger immune system and increase energy levels, among other benefits. Foods in their natural state are more flavorful.

It may be daunting to consider eating a clean diet, but the benefits might far outweigh any concerns you may have when attempting to eat clean.

These items are examples of what might be considered in a clean diet:

• Fresh fruit
  Apples, bananas, blueberries, grapes, oranges, strawberries, 100% fruit juice
• Vegetables
  Avocados, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, corn, green beans, lettuce, mushrooms, onion, peppers, salsa, sweet potatoes, tomatoes
• Lean meats/protein
  Dried beans, eggs from grass-fed chickens, fresh fish, grass-fed chickens, plain nut butters (no sugar added), unflavored nuts
• Grain (cereal) foods
  Those made with whole grains, air-popped popcorn, oats, brown rice, whole-wheat pasta
• Dairy products
  Cheese, milk, plain yogurt, unsweetened nondairy milks

Intermitting Fasting:

Intermittent fasting is an eating pattern where you cycle between periods of eating and fasting. Intermittent fasting can help your body burn fat by limiting your calorie intake and boosting your metabolism. There are different methods of intermittent fasting, such as fasting for a certain number of hours each day or eating only one meal a few days a week. Along with exercise and clean eating this method will have you looking and feeling good in know time. (Start slow true fasting takes time, ITS NOT A DIET BUT A LIFESTYLE).

• Warrior Fast - fast for 20 hours, eat in a 4-hour window. (Ex. 4pm-8pm)
• Nomad Fast - fast 24 hours, eating in a 1-hour window. (Ex. 5pm ever day)
• 16/8 Fast - fast for 16 hours, eat in a 8-hour window. (Ex. Skip breakfast, Eat Lunch & Dinner)
• 5/2 Fast
  
  - Eat 5 days, fast for 2. (Ex. Eat M-F, Fast Saturday & Sunday)
• Alternate Diet - Eating every other day.