Beverly has put together a list of 20 health tips to help you maintain and improve your current level of health.  If you have questions or need more, please contact Beverly.

1) Avoid microwaved food, non-stick cookware and aluminum cookware (used in most restaurants as well as homes)

2) Drink half your body weight in ounces of pure water everyday. Drink between meals, and finish your fluids 2 hours beforebed. Remember that ice cubes, restaurant tea, and soups are made from tap water.

3) Check every label for hydrogenated oils and eliminate them. Look at salad dressings, mayo, “butter spreads”, baked goods, all prepared foods, all fast foods and anything fried. Order food steamed, grilled, raw or baked. Demand “trans fat free” food.

4) Use coconut oil, ghee (clarified butter), tea oil or leftover fat from truly organic meats for sautéing. Try to avoid heating olive oil and other oils. Use them to flavor food after cooking. Use oils high in monounsaturates and low in polyunsaturates.

5) Grate or puree squash, cauliflower, broccoli and other veggies to make them taste differently, freeze better, and get more nutrition per bite.

6) Buy and eat the highest quality eggs you can find, especially Omega-3 enriched.

7) Replace starchy foods such as bread, rice, pasta, and chips with vegetables and beans.

8) Never skip breakfast, and eat meals and snacks at regular times every day, preferably every four hours.

9) Always combine some protein, some healthy fat and some healthy carbohydrate with every meal or snack.

10) Eat wild salmon frequently (canned is OK). Take fish oil capsules several times daily or weekly, but only use the most premium brands.

11) Avoid juice, and don’t eat too much fruit. Do combine fruit with some fat and protein. Example: have a pear or apple with almond butter or cashew butter or cheese for a snack or dessert.

12) Remember that sodas, most granola bars, muffins, cookies, most rice and soy milk, desserts, juice and potatoes are extremely high in sugars (and therefore calories).

13) Challenge your brain daily with Sudoku, crossword or other puzzles, as well as reading. Use your “other” hand to brush your teeth, open doors, etc.

14) Walk at least 3 times a week for 20 to 30 minutes. Move your arms vigorously when you walk.

15) Avoid as much electromagnetic toxicity as possible. Don’t wear cell phones or items with batteries. Remove electric clocks from your bedside table (use battery operated instead). Move away from the computer as many feet or inches as you can. Don’t sleep or work near a fuse box, or on the wall behind the refrigerator or TV. Don’t put anything electrical on your head.

16) Sleep in a pitch dark bedroom. That goes for kids too. Sleep at least 7 hours per night. Many people need 9 hours. Talk to Beverly if you are having sleep issues.

17) Remember that alcohol is pure sugar and calories, and makes you sleep badly too.

18) Anytime you cook anything, make more of it! Crockpot 4 pounds of stew meat and freeze half. Cook two to three times as much beans and greens and freeze for next week. Cook a dozen hamburger patties instead of two or three and freeze for later.

19) Get plenty of sun on exposed skin (but don’t burn). Or, take 400 to 1000 units of Vitamin D daily for life.

20) Avoid all sweeteners except stevia or xylitol, or a bit of raw honey or agave nectar. Fruit or a splash of juice makes a good sweetener too.

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