Minimalist

What is the Absolute Minimum I Recommend?

Some of you do not want to spend any more time than absolutely

necessary t

o accomplish feeling better and living longer and healthier.

The minimum I suggest

is as follows. Remember that eating sugar is death!

Eat green leafy vegetables

, olive oil, tree nuts (like almonds, walnuts, pecans, Brazil nuts and cashews),

fish/eggs/poultry/meat, berries and alcohol (if you drink alcohol) in about that order. If you are not trying to lose

weight, you may add some non-citrus low-sugar fruits, oats, black beans, lentils and maybe a little rice (if you are

starving but only if you do not have heartburn).

void all wheat products

(bread, pasta, pizza, etc.), processed fruit juices, and limit or avoid most sugar

and starches (elevated insulin and blood sugar greatly promote heart disease and cancer).

Milk makes more mucus

in most of us, so if you or your family have allergies or asthma, avoid the protein

(casein) in milk, cheese, yogurt, ice cream, and pizza.

Eat fatty fish

(herring, sardines, or salmon) three times per week (better than Coral Calcium!) (Or you may

take the mint or lemon flavored Cod liver oil).

Take calcium citrate 500-1,000mg with vitamin D 400-800 units per day.

If you take the Cod liver oil

, do

not

take extra vitamin D. Take magnesium citrate 250-500mg (helps bones and the heart) and chromium

polynicotinate 200mcg once daily (older rodents given chromium behave like younger rodents. Can you imagine

what that might mean?).

Take MSM

3,000-4,000 mg once in the morning if you are not drinking rainwater and eating living things

(MSM relieves the aches and pains of getting older, not to mention reducing wrinkles and keeping your hair and

nails healthy).

Exercise regularly

(Take the stairs, empty the dishwasher, take out the trash, and then take the dog for a

walk- a complete physical fitness program).

ave a significant person or pet

(a dog is good; a partner is better but unfortunately it appears that

taking

on a husband may shorten your life but perhaps some would consider it worth the trouble?).

Practice forgiveness

, of yourself and others (particularly your spouse).

Avoid too much media exposure

(TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, the Internet, and the local gossip);

may distract you from who you are and what you can do with and for the people around you.

Wear a hat

in the sun to protect your eyes (reduces cataracts and macular degeneration).

Wear your seatbelt

(and turn off the cell-phone and radio so you can listen to the world around you).

Do not try to make others happy,

but share your happiness with others (make yourself happy in life

today).

These suggestions are designed to keep you healthy. If you are not feeling better after trying these lifestyle

modifications, please go back to your

health care provider

, as you may need more evaluation and treatment for

problems that

have already developed.