Top 10 Summer Tips for health:

1. Avoid chicken, turkey, hamburger and hot dogs. Buy organic beef, pork, etc. and cook them less, avoiding grilled, broiled, in favor of stirfries and soups, etc.
2. Avoid alcohol (except sake and beer, in small quantities) and have desserts only occasionally
3. Have boiled grain (b. rice, millet, quinoa, barley, spelt, oatmeal) with a pinch of sea salt at least once per day. Use sourdough bread and whole grain pasta. Chew grains well. 4. Do a body rub every day before you shower
5. Take a :30 walk outside before work
6. Make low-sodium vegetable or miso soup 2x per week
7. Eat pressed or blanched salads, or raw salads with hot dressing and lots of good veggies (cucumber, radish, scallions, carrots, mushrooms) most days (forget croutons and cheese and olives and creamy dressings)
8. Eat lots of sprouts and kale, collard greens, green cabbage, chinese cabbage, bok choy, broccoli, cauliflower, summer squash, onions, etc.
9. Eat sea vegetables every day (Whole Foods sells a “Sea Veg. Blend” in the Japanese food section; nori, wakame, arame, dulse and kombu are also great)
10. Avoid high fructose corn syrup, and non-organic milk. Avoid MSG, table salt, artificial colors, nitrates, etc.