Our bodies are truly a temple. Since every cell in your body reproduces, you quite literally are what you eat. If you were to fuel your cells with fried, boxed, bagged, and other highly processed foods, those cells may not be getting all the nutrition they need to reproduce successfully; leading to disease. When you fuel your cells with plenty of fresh, ripe, minimally processed foods, your cells will be soaking up all the nutrition they need to reproduce successfully. While genetics do play a role in determining your health, it does not play nearly as high a role as most of us think. Many of the most common diseases of first world countries are linked to lifestyle; Heart Disease, Diabetes, Stroke to name a few. These diseases to have genetic factors, but those factors can be reduced or even prevented with proper nutrition and lifestyle guidance. It is much easier to change habits and lifestyles while you are young, but that doesn't mean those things cannot be changed as you age. You can increase your health and decrease your risk for disease at any age. The key is to start NOW and you are doing that by reading this book. Changing your lifestyle to promote health instead of comfort or convenience will bring about a better quality of life, no matter your age. Disease knows no age. Prevention is your best bet at health and disease control. It is much easier to prevent illness than it is to reverse it! This book will give you the foundation necessary to achieve your goals and live a long healthy life.
About the Author: Kathy Brown is a Registered Dietitian and Yoga Teacher based in Illinois. Since starting TheYogiRD.com in 2015, she has been writing research-based health blog posts, providing individual and group nutrition counseling services, hosting energetic health workshops to athletes, conducting yoga classes, and offering expert nutrition advice to brides. Her expertise includes Longevity, Plant-Based Diets, Heart Health, Boosting Metabolism, Yoga for Athletes, Stress Reduction, Weight Loss, and Increasing Energy. Life is meant to be enjoyed, so why not celebrate it by taking care of the body and mind with healthy habits like good nutrition and yoga! Kathy works with her clients by using a Mindfulness technique. Mindfulness in food preparation and consumption gets rid of counting calories or measuring portions. This approach can help reduce any stress around eating and allows all types of food into the diet with no restricting. Her goal for this book is to help increase basic nutrition knowledge in a proven, effective method and to dispel confusing nutrition myths!