We know that weight gain is just a SYMPTOM of a much larger
problem. Besides the obesity epidemic, there has also been an unprecedented increase in the number of people being diagnosed with neurological disorders such as ADD, ADHD, Autism, and Alzheimer’s. Asthma and food allergy sufferers have increased by 400%. (Remember when you used to be able to bring a peanut butter and jelly sandwich to school?) Digestive problems like IBS, gas, bloating, constipation, diarrhea and acid reflux are now showing up even in children as young as grade school age. All of these conditions have very different symptoms, yet they all share a common root cause.

What is causing you to suffer from all these different
chronic and painful conditions?

You have a serious gut issue that needs to be healed. It is
causing inflammation. Medicating the symptoms will only bring temporary relief.
Until you correct the cause of the symptoms, they will not go away and you will continue to get sicker and sicker.

The good news…. You have the power to heal. You just need
someone to show you how.

All healing must begin with nutrition. Fresh, unprocessed food is the essential building block your body needs to restore your health. Food
is medicine, so there will be side effects. The side effects you will experience from eating delicious, satisfying nutritious meals include:

• weight loss
• clear, glowing complexion (no more dry, scaly
  itchy skin)
• healthy hair and nails (no more thin brittle,
  cracking nails)
• better sleep
• much greater ability to think and concentrate
• more energy
• less anxiety and stress
• relief from all your digestive problems

This is the way you were meant to live.

You have the ability to create this in your life. It’s not as hard as you may think. You may think you don’t have the time. We work with very busy people and we can show you how to find the time to make this happen.

You may think that it is too expensive to eat healthy. You live on junk food because is fast, easy and cheap. Really? It may be fast and easy, but it isn’t cheap when you look at what you are really paying for it. When you learn to eat foods that are in season, your dollar will go a long way and there are many dishes you can make in the time it takes you to drive back and forth from your local fast food.

Still not convinced?

We are up for the challenge! Why not join us for a FREE 20 minute consultation and we will show you how you can create the future you REALLY want for yourself, starting TODAY.

There are many reasons why so many are suffering these days. Our digestive system is being challenged in unprecedented ways. The foods most Americans eat today are highly processed and stripped of their valuable nutrients. They are then preserved with chemicals, many of which have not been properly tested. Those that have cannot be properly evaluated without knowing the combination of foods that you are going to eat in any given day. Each meal is a different chemical combination. No one really knows for sure the effect of the synergy of different chemicals. What we do know is that each succeeding generation is getting sicker and sicker. We hear on TV from Michelle Obama that we are raising the first generation of children whose life expectancy is less than that of their parents. That is a very powerful statement.

Where is the outcry?

I believe that people are silent because they believe there is nothing they can do to change the way things are. The truth is you can, and the best place to start is with changing you.

You can learn how to heal so many of your weight and health problems by simply adding seasonal, fresh whole foods to your diet. If you have never tasted escarole, broccoli rabe, butternut squash, quinoa and other superfoods, you will be surprised and delighted when you do. The taste is so delicious, even the pickiest of eaters will agree. But that is only part of this story.

Why food combining?

Initially it will seem odd to suggest that how we eat our food could really make any difference. We are very accustomed to combining steak and potatoes, eggs and toast and other proteins and carbohydrates to make what we believe to be a well balanced meal. People have been eating that way forever, right? Well, actually, no. Your most recent ancestors have, but the way your body digests food has not changed much in tens of thousands of years. For most of the history of our species, we have had to hunt and forage for food. It would be rare when we would eat more than one kind of food at a time.

Why was that beneficial?

Proteins and starches require different digestive enzymes, which function at different pH levels in the body. Pepsin digests protein in the highly acidic environment of the stomach, and starches prefer alkaline environments like the intestines. Acids and alkalines neutralize each other. Combining these two types of food traps them and slows down the digestion process. Foods that remain in the digestive tract longer than they should, start to ferment. This produces sugars that feed yeast and parasites, and further weaken the digestive tract and immune system. It creates symptoms like gas, bloating, constipation and weight gain.

If you are suffering from any of those symptoms, you owe it to yourself to give food combining a try. The simplest way to learn is to have someone show you how. Our new 28 Day Transformation Program is the road map to success. You will get simple, easy to follow recipes plus 4 weeks of menu suggestions. Every week we will send you a grocery list to make food shopping easy. You will have the guidance and support of 2 experienced coaches as well as a group of like-minded spirits. For all the details go to: http://backtobasicwellness.com/28-day-transformation-smokin-hot-feelin-fabulous/

I must confess I am no stranger to both of these issues. I spent way too many years of my life driven by diets and popping antacids and meds for reflux, gas and bloating.  I tried it all -  from over the counter remedies to prescription drugs to tame my troubled tummy.

It’s no coincidence that I tried my first diet at the age of 9 and a couple of years later had pockets full of Tums and Rolaids that I chewed daily.  I graduated to prescription meds for my gastric ailments and also graduated to dozens and dozens of diets over the years.  I shudder to think of the numbers of pounds I gained and lost over the decades following that first diet.  There was not a time during those years that I ate normally.   I was either on a diet or off a diet – nothing in between.  I also can’t remember a time that I didn’t have some gastric issue going on.  The heartburn that previously was relieved with a couple of antacids, escalated to acid reflux that was downright painful.  There were times the chest pain was so severe, I thought I might be having a heart attack!  This was no fun at all so I graduated to the prescription drug route.  Gas and bloating turned into full blown I.B.S. (irritable bowel syndrome) which was painful, embarrassing and inhibiting.  Most of us don’t really like to talk about this stuff – but I know there are so many of you out there suffering from this, perhaps to the degree that it is “holding you hostage” and really messing with your social life.  I spent years that way – always needing to know where every bathroom on the planet was before I left the house.  With each new “magic pill” that came on the market, I would have a glimmer of new hope.  Each time the relief was shorter lived until finally nothing was working at all.

About 15 years ago I discovered one of the simplest methods imaginable to finally put an end to crazy dieting and calm the tempest in my tummy at the same time.  A colleague of mine was showing up for work every day with the most beautiful and interesting lunches. At the same time, the pounds were melting off and she was looking positively radiant.  I always prided myself on being “in the know” when it came to nutrition and particularly weight loss.  I’d read anything and everything I could get my hands on.   Year after year I would buy half a dozen magazines every January just to read about the newest diet craze (even though I really knew in my heart this was nothing short of crazy!).  So I just had to find out what my co-worker was doing that not only had her looking svelte – but full of energy, glowing and eating all that beautiful food.  How could I have missed something so amazing?

She was kind enough to share it all with me – including her own lifelong struggles with weight and gastric issues. She had broken free.  She had eliminated some foods that were known “offenders” to the digestive system and learned how to combe the foods she ate in a specific way so that the body could process them with ease.  I immediately read everything I could find on the subject.  I also realized that I had read another book on this subject many years earlier and had chosen to ignore that wisdom, so I suffered for at least another 8-10 years.   Yup – I can be really stubborn and skeptical.  It cost me a lot of unnecessary time continuing to agonize over these issues.

As soon as I began to follow the principles of proper food combining, the results were “off the charts”.  Despite all the years of being a “nutrition geek”, I must confess I was astonished.  I felt absolutely amazing, almost from day one.  I had more energy than ever.  Digestion is an extremely taxing process and the body has to work very hard to move the foods we eat through our systems in a manner that is gentle and free of discomfort.  It is no surprise that we can feel sapped and fatigued when our bodies have to work extra hard to digest foods that require different conditions to properly digest.

For me, it had been at least a decade of pain, discomfort and a literal “tempest in my tummy” before I put this into action.  But the moment I started this process there was immediate relief.  I kept waiting for my belly to bubble up like a cauldron as always – but it never did.  My “gut” was humming.  I felt great – I was getting that “glow” I had seen on my colleague’s face. I’ve probably saved a small fortune at the drug store as well.  No more “purple pills” for this happy camper.

Oh – and one more little detail.  I lost 10 pounds in the first month, all the while eating delicious healthy foods that I still continue to eat and combine today.  The pounds kept on melting off in a way that I never experienced before – eating lots of food, not counting calories, fat grams, and no more deprivational, restricting fad diets.   Once I got my “groove on” with mixing and matching the proper foods – it became second nature.

We just had to share how simple and successful this “secret weapon” can be.  That’s why we’ve saved it for those who are willing, committed and ready to do what it takes to see some rapid, awesome results.  You can do this I promise! Don’t waste any more time feeling crappy and frustrated – Join us on our 28 Day Transformation to Smokin’ Hot and Feelin’ Fabulous.

We get asked that question from people of all ages and all
sizes. This is a topic that has more books, TV shows, programs, web sites,
magazines and gurus than you can count. It is the most talked about and written
about subject on the planet and yet everyone is still completely baffled.

Why is that?

There are actually several good reasons, but I think reason
number one is that we keep talking about all the wrong things. We have been
told that weight loss is a simple mathematical equation; calories eaten minus
calories burned = how much you weigh. That theory suggests that all calories
are created equal. That suggests to me that if I eat a 100 calorie snack pack
of sugar and chemicals, my body will respond the same way it does when I eat a
100 calorie apple. Really? If that were true, with all our diet soda, fat-free cookies,
margarine, sugar-free ice cream, baked potato chips and lean cuisine, we should
be the thinnest nation on earth. Instead, every year we get fatter and fatter.

In my grandparents generation they ate butter, bacon, eggs,
pies and biscuits and very few people had a weight problem. Yes, many were more
physically active in their daily lives than we are today, but there is much
more to the equation than that.  What we
never talk about is how radically our food supply has changed in the past 60
years. The beef, chicken, milk and eggs may look the same, but factory farming
has changed those foods dramatically. Add to that all the chemicals, dyes,
sugars and fats that are added to the rest of what you eat and you will find
that you are in the middle of a grand science experiment. You are now eating
many things that have never been eaten in the entire history of our species.

The result?

Every succeeding generation is getting sicker and fatter
than the one before. We are continually amazed at the young people we talk to,
many of whom are thin and look healthy, who suffer from migraines, constipation,
diarrhea, IBS, Chron’s, acid reflux and acne, just to name a few. They are only
in their 20’s and already need to severely limit what they can eat and the
places they can go. We know that it doesn’t have to be this way. We can change
that and we can teach you how.

What is the answer?

The secret to never dieting again is to learn how to prepare
and eat foods you love that love you back. You have been so conditioned to
believe that “diet” foods are good for you, that you think that eating healthy
means having food that tastes like cardboard. You will be delighted to discover
that nature has provided us with the most amazing tastes you can imagine. The
bounty is ever changing with the seasons, so there is never a reason to be
bored. You can learn how to buy and prepare all of these foods. It isn’t hard
and it doesn’t take all day. You can do this and still lead a very busy, full
life.

But there is more to the story…

Because of poor diet, stress and over use of antibiotics
(unless you are eating organic or grass fed meat there are antibiotics in the
meat you are eating), it is likely that you have some type of intestinal
problem. It may manifest with any of the symptoms we talked about before
ranging from brain fog to constipation.

Eating whole foods alone may not help with that. Knowing what foods to eat, when to eat them and
in what combination can make a world of difference. Proper food combining will
have your digestive system humming in no time. You don’t have to restrict your
calories. You can choose from a wide variety of foods. You will not feel hungry. Your sugar cravings will disappear and the weight will naturally start
to come off. You will have no more gassy, bloated feeling and your energy will
soar.

Is it easy?

It takes a little getting used to. As in all things new and
different there is always a learning curve. We will make that simple for you.
We will map out your menu and include the simple, easy recipes you need to follow.
By the time the program is over, it will feel like second nature to you.

Here is a simple tip to get you started:

Always eat fruit alone and on an empty stomach. Fruits pass
through the digestive system very quickly. They usually leave the stomach
within 30 minutes and enter the small intestine where they continue to digest, but
if you eat them with other foods, they take 3-5 hours or more to digest. The
fruit is held up and begins to rot and ferment. This sets up the perfect
environment for yeast overgrowth which leads to a world of problems.

Try making fruit your first meal of the day. The only time
your stomach is truly empty is when you wake up in the morning. Fruit makes an
ideal breakfast because it contains a lot of water, which your system needs
after being asleep without fluid all night. Give it a try and see if you don’t
feel less bloated throughout the day. If you are intrigued and want to know
more check out our newest program-

28 Days to Smokin’ Hot and Feeling Fabulous.

Is it possible that everyone decided at the same time to
just become lazy, weak-willed and fat?

There is nothing in the character of the people I meet that
would suggest that any of that is true. So if that is not the case, what could
be the answer to our ever growing waistlines?

All of us are born with a sweet tooth. In the past it served
us well by encouraging us to eat lots of the luscious, sweet fruits of summer
so that we would be adequately padded for the lean winter months ahead. Even
though your mind is well aware that today we have plenty of food year round,
your body’s survival instincts have not kept up with the times. Your diet soda
may taste very sweet in your mouth, but when all those chemicals hit your
digestive tract, your body doesn’t know what to do with it. It does not
recognize this chemical cocktail because nothing like it has ever been ingested
in the history of our species. Your natural desire for sweetness is not at all
satisfied with whatever that was, and so it will continue to send signals to
your brain that it wants more sugar. The problem is that artificial sweeteners
are tricking your body into releasing insulin because they taste sweet. But
there is no sugar to feed your cells. And as soon as your body figures out
there is no food, it decides that it better go and get some! This, of course,
triggers your appetite. We eat more “chemical cuisine” and the result is that
we are a nation that is fat and literally starving to death.

So now what? Getting our clients to give up their artificial
sweeteners is one of the biggest challenges we face. Aside from all the side
effects we won’t get into today, diet sodas are highly addictive. I have seen
people do incredibly challenging things in their lives and still be unable to
give up their diet soda. This really gets in the way of your ability to have a
healthy food plan. The reason for this is that artificial sweeteners are much
sweeter than anything in nature. Your palate becomes so distorted, that they
cannot appreciate the succulent flavors that are found in most foods. They need
to be away from the artificial sweeteners for a while before they can truly
appreciate the flavor of real food.

Water is of course, the drink of choice but it doesn’t have
to be bland and boring. Try adding some fresh fruit to your water pitcher. It
not only looks pretty, it adds some nice flavor without adding any calories.
You can even freeze some fruit and use it instead of ice cubes to have
something that looks very appealing and satisfies the need for a little flavor
and sweetness.

Frozen strawberries make great ice cubes! Use your
imagination. Why not try some fruit combinations to create your own taste
sensation? When you eliminate things from your diet that are hard to give up,
it is important that you replace them with something that is appealing and
makes you feel special instead of deprived.

The beauty of eliminating these toxins and replacing them
with real food is that for the first time in a long time, you will be eating
foods that leave you feeling satisfied instead of continually longing for more.
You will be having foods that nourish and energize your body and clear the mind
wouldn’t it be nice not to be feeling hungry, tired and distracted all the
time?

If you have a desire to stop being a slave to your diet soda
but you just can’t imagine life without it, you should definitely try our detox
program. We will give you tons of support and lots of suggestions for dealing
with those cravings. Contact dreamteam@backtobasicwellness.com for mote info.

This recipe has been a universal favorite with our clients.  Everyone loves my Blueberry Quinoa Porridge.  Blueberries are in season now and, therefore, very economical.  One serving of this makes an incredibly hearty breakfast or snack.  It is brimming with nutrients.  The quinoa is a fabulous source of protein containing all 8 essential amino acids.  It is a power food that was used by the ancient Incas before going to war!  The blueberries are crammed with antioxidants, anti-inflammatory compounds and are absolute superstars in the brain health department.  The pumpkin seeds are little powerhouses rich is magnesium, manganese, iron, copper and zinc to name a few.  Pumpkin seeds have phytosterols that are believed to reduce blood cholesterol.  Now for the best part …you can have this amazing combination of super foods in one dish chocked full of protein, fiber, anti-oxidants, minerals, YUMMY TASTE, and NOT A DROP OF GLUTEN for the incredible price – are you ready?????

$2.17 for one sizeable satisfying serving!  Here’s the breakdown:

Quinoa  $.56; Pumpkin Seeds $.34; Blueberries $.25; Grade B Maple Syrup $.56; Vanilla (the best quality Frontier – very expensive) $.46.  That $2.17 can be reduced by more than 50 cents if you use honey and maple flavoring to sweeten and a less expensive vanilla extract. You can add a cup o’ Joe or a fabulous tea and still compete with Dunkin Donuts – no contest! Run right out and get the ingredients and try it for yourself .  Oh, you need the actual recipe?  Come and see us at The Fine Grind  on Thursday, June 23^rd 7:00 p.m. and I will give you a copy……..

Do you think you might have a food intolerance? The easiest way to find out is to remove all the likely culprits by participating in our 10 Day Belly Bloat  Cure.  Don’t miss out – click below to register.