Go for Gold

I’m sure you have been eating salads and greens and maybe even some fruit shakes over the past two weeks. But this week I’d like you to increase the amount of raw greens , veggies, and fruit you eat until a full 50 percent of your diet is derived from enzyme-dense, Life Force Gold Foods. It’s much easier than you think.  By ensuring that at every meal, at least half of your plate is made up of these outrageously delicious foods, you’ll be making a serious commitment to your health. It is only a week—and you can do it. Of course, I invite you to keep eating the life force way for all of your days, but please, make a commitment now to plan out this last week and really experience the difference that enzymes can make in every aspect of your health.

Simply put, Life Force Gold Foods are those that are packed with life force enzymes. As you now know, all foods contain enzymes in their natural state, but heating over 118 degrees Fahrenheit, canning, and processing destroys the enzymes they contain. Life Force Gold Foods are those that are natural, health-building foods that contain plentiful amounts of nutrients and enzymes and are eaten and/or prepared in a way in which the enzymes remain intact.

Does that mean you need to swear off all cooked foods in favor of an exclusively raw foods diet? No, of course not! There’s nothing radical about The Life Force Diet other than its miraculous ability to restore great health, energy, and immunity.

There’s no need to worry about which Life Force Gold Foods are best. As I commonly tell people, “The best Life Force Foods are the ones you actually eat.” Start eating those on the list that you know and love, and give your less-than-favorite ones another try. Sometimes it’s as simple as a new way of preparing foods or combining them with different flavors to love foods you couldn’t stand before.

Following is a sampling of Life Force Gold Foods.  Remember, they only remain Gold if you eat them uncooked.  You can blend, puree, grate, or chop them, just don’t cook them.

Fruit

• Blackberries

• Blueberries

• Cantaloupe

• Cherries

• Figs

• Goji berries

• Grapefruit

• Grapes (red or green)

• Honeydew melon

• Kiwi fruit

• Lemons

• Limes

• Mangoes

• Nectarines

• Oranges

• Papaya

• Peaches

• Pears

• Pineapple

• Pomegranates

• Raspberries

• Strawberries

• Watermelon

 

Nuts, Seeds, and Nut or Seed butters (raw, unsalted)

• Almonds and almond butter

• Brazil nuts and Brazil nut butter

• Cashews and cashew butter

• Flaxseeds

• Hazelnuts and hazelnut butter

• Hemp seeds and hemp butter

• Macadamia nuts and macadamia nut butter

• Pecans and pecan butter

• Pumpkin seed butter

• Pumpkin seeds

• Sesame seeds and tahini (sesame seed butter)

• Sunflower seeds and sunflower butter

• Walnuts and walnut butter

 

Vegetables

• Beetroot

• Cabbage (purple, green, or Chinese)

• Carrots

• Celery

• Cucumbers

• Green beans

• Green peppers

• Leafy green vegetables

• Lettuce

• Onions

• Red (or yellow or orange) peppers

• Spinach

• Tomatoes

• Yellow or orange peppers

For a more complete list of Life Force Gold Foods, check out my book, The Life Force Diet.

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Michelle Schoffro Cook, DNM, DAc, CNC, is a six-time and best-selling book author whose works include:  The Life Force Diet, The Ultimate pH Solution, and The 4-Week Ultimate Body Detox Plan.  She is a doctor of natural medicine, holistic nutritionist, and holistic life coach®.  Visit:  www.TheLifeForceDiet.com to learn more.