Summer In New England!

I have realized that during the summer, certain changes happen.

If I’m not conscious about my diet and lifestyle, I may drink more alcohol and eat more sugar and fruit. I probably do this to cool my body down, and enjoy extra time off. But it can quickly add flab to my body.

I may not gain weight, but my shape changes, and of course I begin to see health problems creep in such as poor digestion, skin problems, muscle weakness, blurry vision, and fungus.

You may know all of this already. But here’s something new for you, which may seem unbelievable. But tuck it away. It could prove useful.

Here it comes:

In the summer, we need to adjust our diet, to eat fewer dry foods, and less animal protein. IF we do not, we tend to eat more extreme yin (expanding, acid-forming) foods in response. Then we see the problems such as weight gain, colds, high blood sugar, and allergies.

If you don’t believe this, try it! Keep a food diary for a week, and be free and easy. Then, in the following week, eat 50% less animal food, and cut out all fried and baked and dry foods.

Replace it with boiled grains such as long grain brown rice, millet, barley, and bulghur wheat (found in tabouleh). Use boiling and steaming for veggies and eat raw salads.

If you find you are less drawn to sugar and fruit and alcohol, you may also notice positive changes in your appearance, and how you feel and think. If you want to take one more step the following week, add probiotics (or miso) and seaweed, reduce caffeine, and chew more.

Let me know how this goes for you!!