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Why Bother Eating Healthily?

Do you ever feel sluggish? Tired? Are you struggling to find the energy you need to achieve your artistic, financial and personal goals?

You are not alone.

Whether you want a new boost to your energy, your sex life or your digestive system, eating the right foods can improve your health and completely reinvigorate your energy and passion for life.

So, how do you do it? And how do you change your eating habits in a way that is not boring and does not make you feel deprived, tired and lethargic?

Well, first you need to commit to giving yourself this gift of optimum health and radiant energy. Make yourself an inward promise and make a list of all the reasons this is important to you. If you have a goal in mind- like running a marathon or being a certain weight then write that too. Commit it to paper and look at it every day.

It will take some will power at first to cut back on all those little treats and snacks, but remember that there are always alternatives and this is about choice! After an initial 7 day cleanse you will find that a healthy, natural diet is all about abundance and certainly nothing to do with deprivation, fasting or being miserable!

A little bit of what you fancy is fine, but once you have established a healthy lifestyle as the norm. It is the junky-drug-like foods that we need to cleanse your body and mind from initially, after a week or two of healthy living you will not want to go back- in fact if you do you will feel worse than ever! What we are striving for is a balance. That balance should look lie and 80-20 split with 80% of what you eat being natural, healthy live foods from source and 20% other foods.

So, this is about indulging your body, giving it what it really needs and nurturing and nourishing yourself. There is heaps of information about detoxing online for a DIY detox or you can use one of the many detox retreats around the world.

Here are my simple and easy top tips and guidelines to get you started for your turnaround and a lifetime of good health!

My Story

Just two years ago I smoked a pack of cigarettes each day, drank every night, and never dreamed of heading to the gym. I thought I was happy and this was as good as it got. I had no idea this was surviving...not living.

I had difficulty getting out of bed every morning, felt tired in the middle of the day, and could have slept for ten hours a night if given the opportunity. I did not know the first thing about eating for energy. Since then I have discovered

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