Your body’s health is directly related to the foods you eat.

Remember, your body replaces pretty much all it’s cells within 7-10 years. The foods you eat directly affect the quality of the cells that your body is making. If you are eating a lot of inflammatory foods or processed foods, your body is going to make cells according to the quality of the foods that is being presented to them.

Poor quality foods = poor quality cells

High quality foods = high quality cells

When you are eating properly prepared, nutrient dense whole foods, your body is able to generate higher quality cells and build your body into a disease fighting machine! Of course, there are other factors to consider, including your other body systems. But starting at the foundation of cell building is important!

Properly prepared foods are nutrient dense food prepared in a way that makes it easy to be absorbed in your digestive system.   An example - Brussels Sprouts are a fantastic nutrient dense food! But when they are deep fried in canola or vegetable oil, it makes them an inflammatory food because that type of oil is highly processed.

Here are some guidelines to consider when preparing and choosing foods:

look for foods that are as close to their original form in nature as possible
eat a rainbow of all the vegetables and fruits - seasonal and locally sourced are preferred
soak or sprout your grains, seeds, nuts, legumes, beans, as needed to make them more bioavailable
choose 100% pasture raised (grass finished) animal products and wild-caught seafood as much as possible