Integrative Medicine Health Goals – Consider Your Own DNA

written by Pamela McDonald, NP |

Gaining better health does not have to be a burden. Think differently!

Here are some easy, uncomplicated ways to start your behavior changes for optimum health in 2009.

Write Out your Diet and Health Goals

Decide on five or six goals for your diet and health. Write them down, keeping them positive and simple. If you always plan your meals ahead of time, you will be much more successful with your goals. Post them where you can see them frequently every day, for example, on the refrigerator. Frequent viewing will help jog your memory, which keeps you reminded about your goals.

Reduce Inflammation

I urge you to consider eating a diet, such as the Apo E Gene Diet, that will reduce invisible inflammation throughout your body. This type of diet focuses not only on weight loss, but also offers an integrative medicine approach to disease prevention .

Reducing inflammation in your body can minimize serious illnesses that often come with age, some of the most common being heart disease, cancer, and Alzheimer’s disease. Learning your Apo E genotype can help prevent these serious diseases by revealing the food choices that best match your own genetic recipe. The Apo E gene is scientifically proven to be connected with both heart and Alzheimer’s disease—and, regardless of your Apo E genotype, all of the different Apo E Gene Diets also reduce the risk of cancer by reducing inflammation. www.apoegenediet.com .

Don’t Skip Meals – VERY IMPORTANT

Eating small snacks between meals is exceptionally good for the body. This sort of eating pattern helps refuel your body between main meals by maintaining normal blood sugar levels. This frequent refueling pattern stops the brain from asking the body to internally feed on itself to maintain normal body functions. It supports normal body functions, maintains better mood and brain chemistry, as well as appetite control. Skipping meals, or not having enough to eat during the day, can encourage the development of diabetes.

Here are some helpful snack ideas (to replace those processed inflammatory fat- and carbohydrates-laden candy bars with way too many calories):

• fresh cut up vegetables,
• fresh fruit,
• dried fruit,
• raw almonds, walnuts or hazelnuts with dark chocolate (minimum 70 percent cocoa),
• a cup of your favorite hot or iced green tea with a touch of citrus.

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