Becoming aware

Over the next few days I'd like for you to begin to add a little more fresh fruits and veggies that you normally would. Pick up these 4 things at the store and try to eat them daily: red leaf lettuce, lemon, olive oil, apples.

Whatever meal you're having for dinner, cut up some red leaf lettuce and drizzle the oil with a squeeze of fresh lemon on top and just add that to the meal on the side. Take the apples for a snack at work (unless you really hate apples, this is preferable over bananas or other tropical fruit because apples are still in season so your body will respond well to them). You can also add a squeeze of lemon to plain water and have a glass of that when you first wake up in the morning - that will balance your stomach's ph level and alkalize it, giving your digestion a good start for the day's work ahead.

Also, try to become aware of how often you eat foods like pasta, bread, and pizza, you don't need to cut them out but if you have the option of pasta or rice, go with the rice; if you can do without the bread then skip it, maybe order something other than pizza when you have a take-out night. Just be aware and choose something else when you can. We'll get into how these foods affect you later on.