Personal Development for Smart People Forums

Personal Development for Smart PeopleTM Forums

 

Go Back   Personal Development for Smart People Forums > Personal Development > Health & Fitness

Notices

Health & Fitness Health issues, diet, exercise, sleep, fitness, endurance, flexibility, strength, physical skills, sports, health habits, healing

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 01-03-2007, 04:39 AM   #1 (permalink)
cgs
Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 34
cgs is on a distinguished road
Default green for life

Has anyone read this Green For Life? It's main premise is that as humans we eat waaaay less leafy green vegetables than we need to. I just got done reading it and I've decided to give the green smoothie thing a try. Basically, its drinking at least 1 smoothie a day that is roughly 40% leafy green vegetable and 60% fruit. The cool thing about it is that the fruit will mask the bitterness of the greens. I've been vegan for 5 months, and when I switched I felt really great. However as of late, I've noticed a couple things:

-I'm sleeping like 8-9 hours
-tired in the mornings
-weight loss (bad in this case, as I'm borderline underweight)

My body is telling me something is still not quite right. I think part of it is not chewing enough due to trying to cram in so many calories per day. Consequently my body is not absorbing the nutrients it needs. I think eating to much cooked food is playing a role as well. I'm really excited about trying the smoothie thing - I have a hunch it will take care of all of the above. I just sprung for a vitamix so I'm going to give this a shot, and I'll report back!
cgs is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 01-03-2007, 06:53 AM   #2 (permalink)
Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: New Hampshire, USA
Posts: 52
Victoria is on a distinguished road
Default

I've wanted to get that book for a while now...I got another book about raw food instead. I lost weight when I went vegan, too. You should gain it back within 6 months, though. Anyway, I like the premise of Green For Life. My goal is to one day have enough money for a Vitamix, but I'm stuck with a regular 'ol one until then.
Victoria is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 01-03-2007, 07:42 AM   #3 (permalink)
Family Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 1,243
escapee is on a distinguished road
Default

I had some of problem (more severe) that you described after just 2 months of Vegan.To counter the problem I actually switched back to Vegetarian diet(+egg) but it only made the matter worse. Then i started taking some heavy dose of B12 (1000-1500 mcG/day ) , B complex, Omega acid 3 and Alpha lipoic acid pills thing started to get back to normal mode ( Now i can be active all day without needing nap ) .

I have the feeling that if you are not feeling right on any particular diet, you are either in the deficiency or excess mode of certain nutrient. Each mode leads you to different health issue (eg : Anemia/neuropathy Vs Hearth disease/obesity ). Research hard before you embark on any diet and take care .

Something about Alpha lipoic acid & Acetyl cartinine
escapee is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 01-03-2007, 08:30 AM   #4 (permalink)
Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Buckhorn ON Canada
Posts: 68
TheHulaQueen is on a distinguished road
Default

I've read Green for Life and loved it! We now have a green smoothie daily and are quite creative with them. Yesterday was mango, orange juice, lemon balm, tarragon and raspberries (it was heaven). Start by just adding a little green to your fruit smoothies and build up to 60% greens (in ratio to fruit). It's amazing how easy it is to get lots of greens (and therefore minerals too). Do make sure you vary your greens.
TheHulaQueen is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 01-03-2007, 02:52 PM   #5 (permalink)
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Toronto
Posts: 201
Dimitry is on a distinguished road
Default

What about eating canned veggies once in a while? Like beans, green peas, corn etc? Are those still full of vitamins?
Dimitry is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 01-03-2007, 05:35 PM   #6 (permalink)
Family Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 1,629
openeyes is absolutely unstoppableopeneyes is absolutely unstoppableopeneyes is absolutely unstoppableopeneyes is absolutely unstoppableopeneyes is absolutely unstoppableopeneyes is absolutely unstoppableopeneyes is absolutely unstoppableopeneyes is absolutely unstoppableopeneyes is absolutely unstoppableopeneyes is absolutely unstoppableopeneyes is absolutely unstoppable
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dimitry View Post
What about eating canned veggies once in a while? Like beans, green peas, corn etc? Are those still full of vitamins?
Frozen veggies yes, canned not so much, though they're probably still healthier than a twinkie.
openeyes is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 01-03-2007, 05:48 PM   #7 (permalink)
Family Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 1,184
WanderingOak will become famous soon enough
Default

One thing about fresh greens, is that unless you are in an area that has perpetual spring/summer, they aren't always available year round. You could use bagged greens, but after all of the e-coli outbreaks, they are suspect IMHO. One option would be to grow your own bean sprouts. You don't need specialized 'sprouting' beans, just about any dried bean would work. I've heard tell of people sprouting the '7 bean soup' packets for a variety. It does take a small amount of effort, but I think it is worth the trouble. You know the sprouts are fresh, where they've been (at least since you have had them) and how they were prepared. I eat them raw out of the sprouting jar, but can't see why they couldn't be blended into smoothies.
WanderingOak is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 01-04-2007, 04:02 AM   #8 (permalink)
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 320
ReallyGoodIdeas is on a distinguished road
Default

You could probably also get one of those polystyrene boxes that fruit are delivered in and grow lettuce/spinach kale etc in them. I suppose if you guys live somewhere where it snows you could even grow them inside maybe. I grow them outside here, but summer gets a bit hot for lettuces. I use shadecloth!

Joy to you
Hazel
ReallyGoodIdeas is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Raw Green Smoothies for Health HolisticWellness.com Health & Fitness 20 12-21-2011 03:36 AM
Experiences with Tony Robbins' Green Drink? Alvin Health & Fitness 30 02-20-2011 04:46 AM
Favourite caffeine-free tea? Scott Bird Health & Fitness 33 12-08-2006 02:55 AM
Hello from Green England! engendertruth General & Introductions 0 11-14-2006 10:16 AM


All times are GMT. The time now is 05:47 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.2
Copyright ©2000 - 2013, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.1.0
Copyright © 2010 by Pavlina LLC