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- Drink ½ gallon water daily.
- Eat five servings of vegetables daily.
- Corn is not a vegetable!
- Eat 1½ cups of legumes daily, in three ½-cup servings.
- Sleep at least 8 hours.
- Rest 1 day in 7.
- Give up caffeine!
- Choose eggs, meat, poultry, fish, or seafood as your protein sources.
- Eat nuts every day.
- Avoid artificial sweeteners.
- Drink purified water.
- Don’t skip meals.
- Don’t sleep under an open window.
- Wear a hat in the winter!
- Don’t eat sweets.
- Don’t go to bed with wet hair.
- Keep your feet warm.
- Never allow yourself to be hungry.
- Avoid engineered low fat and no fat products.
- Use oil instead of butter or margarine.
- Hardwood floors are healthier than carpet.
- Eat eggs and beans for breakfast.
- Always choose the least invasive route first.
- Sweets are at the root of most health problems.
- Make your beverage choice water.
- If your health plan is not working, change strategies.
- Choose vegetables over starches.
- Make proteins the dominant part of your meal.
- Proteins slow sugar absorption.
- If beans are on the menu, order them.
- Carry nuts or seeds with you for snacks.
- You can teach an old dog new tricks!
- A beautiful tan should not be one of your goals.
- Use the sun instead of bleach to whiten clothes.
- Take a shower and eliminate the deodorants and perfumes.
- Being a “clean freak” is not necessarily healthy.
- Minimize the use of bleach; it causes cancer.
- Do not allow yourself to become chilled.
- Do not use air fresheners. Baking soda will absorb odors.
- Do not let fear influence your decision-making.
- Eat to live, do not live to eat.
- Eating sweets creates the craving to eat more sweets—so avoid them!
- The only time we fail is when we fail to try.
- Avoid scented products. They are adrenal stressors.
- Don’t let your circumstances rattle your cage. Stay calm.
- Most health problems are easily corrected with nutrition.
- Use a fly swatter or a shoe to exterminate bugs. It’s safer than pesticides.
- Eat fish, nuts, and seeds often for healthy skin and hair.
