¡Hola gente! Coach Poesiacubana coming back at you with another blog to change your way of thinking about your health. People this blog comes at you from a personal space. The struggle is real. It’s time to stop thinking that just because you’re thin or losing weight, it doesn’t mean that your healthy. The thing is, you can be thin or losing the weight but if your numbers, your stats are abnormal, then your work is not done. In fact, being healthy is an ongoing job, but if it becomes a Lifestyle, then it’s much easier to maneuver. I got my lab results, and some were good, but some were far from being great! When you are exercising, eating right, be mindful of some of your daily dietary practices. Practices such as sauteing is not necessarily the best thing if you’re using the wrong oil and doing for every meal you prepare. Baking, grilling, and roasting are great options too. The thing about sauteing is, you can get carried away with the amount of oil that you use, and you can also be using the wrong oil. Olive is healthy for us and contains anti-inflammatory properties but overheating olive oil reduces these properties and its flavor. Olive is great for making your own salad dressing and light sauteing. Avocado oil and Grapeseed oil are two oils that are highly recommended for cooking, especially if you want to get your body to a nice alkaline state. Having your body in an alkaline state is very important. Details on that is forthcoming on another blog. So, back to keeping your stats normal. You must make sure you are keeping everything balanced. The right amount of protein, drinking liquids such as coconut water or Propel water to replace electrolytes after working out; drinking enough water (50% of your body weight in ounces); eating lower carbs, small amounts of starches, etc. Of course, you will and should have a cheat day, but just remember not to overindulge. It is also good to rotate the type of non-dairy products that you use and make sure they don’t have too many additives, i.e., processed ingredients. Processed foods are not good for the body, whether it’s vegan product or not. Make your own alternative meat out of walnuts sometimes instead of buying the Beyond Meat or Impossible Burger meat all the time. Remember, everything in moderation. Which brings me to juicing. Juicing is good, but in moderation and be careful with your combination of ingredients. My general rule of thumb is 2 vegetables and 1 fruit. However, combining 2 vegetables such as carrots and beets together is not necessarily a great idea. Both of these have a lot of sugar. So, try beet, celery and ginger. Leave the carrot for another combo. Too much of these vegetables that contain sugar can spike your glucose level. Get your stats checked yearly. However, don’t just get the normal Stats done, talk to your doctor about getting a really detailed lab report of your numbers and if you happened to get such a report from a Practitioner and you take it your normal PCP and he/she ignores by saying “I don’t look at these numbers because I don’t usually order this type of lab work”, it’s time to go. Find another doctor or Nurse Practitioner. Yep! It shows that they are okay with the status quo and not treating you with care or as an individual instead of doing things that insurance companies want. One last thing, you can’t exercise away a bad diet. Please remember this if nothing else.
Ciao for now!
Coach Poesiacubana
