Winter 2023/2024 Issue - Magazine - Page 17
Top 5 Things Anyone Can Do
Immediately to Change Their Health
Laurie Hammer, FNTP, NNTS, Algona, IA
Our bodies were created to thrive with the right nutrition, movement, and environment. If you are struggling to know
what you can do to improve your health today, start doing these 5 things and you could see almost immediate
improvement in your health.
1. Stop drinking soda pop: When I say stop drinking Soda Pop…I mean diet AND regular pop. Studies have shown that
drinking 1 soda a day can increase liver fat by 150%, especially if these are sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup.
When the liver becomes fatty, the body’s ability to detox diminishes as well as the ability to regulate proper blood
sugar levels. Give filtered water a try! It is perfect for you :)
2. Cut out all processed sugars: Processed sugar is 800% sweeter than what is found in nature. These process sugars
cause inflammation in the body and significantly contribute to heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and auto-immune
conditions. Stick with honey, maple syrup, and stevia.
3. Cut out all processed oils like soy, corn, canola, sunflower, safflower, and grapeseed oils. These oils go rancid very
quickly during processing. Consuming rancid oils causes inflammation leading to many diseases. Replace these oils
with Grass-fed butter, coconut oil, ghee, cold-pressed extra-virgin olive oil, and avocado oil.
4. Stop Snacking: I know this is a hard one for many people because we think we are hungry when in reality, our body is
not starving. We simply need to retrain the body to burn fat instead of sugar. The truth is, the more often one eats, the
more often glucose is released into the body. The more glucose released, the more fat storage is created in the body.
The first step to losing weight is to eat less often if your health conditions allows you to.
5. Move at least 15 minutes a day. Start with walking around the block and work your way up to more intense and
targeted movement. The body's lymph system can be like a river of fresh moving water or a stagnant swamp. We have
to move our lymph to remove waste from the body.
Thanks for checking out these 5 tips. If you are ready for
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