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    From Surviving to Thriving: A Blueprint for Healthy Living
    From Surviving to Thriving: A Blueprint for Healthy Living
    From Surviving to Thriving: A Blueprint for Healthy Living
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    From Surviving to Thriving: A Blueprint for Healthy Living

    By Lotus Ellis

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    Do you ever wonder why you feel like rubbish?

    Are you too busy to question what you're putting in your body?

    Everyone deserves to know the truth...whether it's about the value of avocado oil (good fat is good for you!) or the true impact of too much processed food.

    Forget the fad diets and unhealthy weight-loss products being p

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacMillan Company Limited
    Release dateOct 28, 2020
    ISBN9781989737118
    From Surviving to Thriving: A Blueprint for Healthy Living
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    Lotus Ellis

    Lotus Ellis is the owner and founder of Lotus Fine Living. Having worked in the health and wellness sector for two decades, her passion is to help people struggling with low energy and health setbacks make the connection between diet, life choices and their health symtoms.

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      From Surviving to Thriving - Lotus Ellis

      From Surviving to Thriving: A Blueprint for Healthy Living

      Copyright © 2020 by Lotus Ellis.

      All rights reserved.

      Published by Grammar Factory Publishing, an imprint of MacMillan Company Limited.

      No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the prior written permission of the author, except in the case of brief passages quoted in a book review or article. All enquiries should be made to the author.

      Grammar Factory Publishing

      MacMillan Company Limited

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      Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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      Ellis, Lotus–

      From Surviving to Thriving: A Blueprint for Healthy Living / Lotus Ellis.

      ISBN 978-1-989737-08-8

      eBook ISBN 978-1-989737-11-8

      1. HEA017000 Health & Fitness / Diet & Nutrition / Nutrition. 2. HEA039090 Health & Fitness / Diseases / Immune & Autoimmune. 3. CKB039000 Cooking / Health & Healing / General.

      Production Credits

      Printed in Canada

      Cover design by Designerbility

      Interior layout design by Dania Zafar

      Book production and editorial services by Grammar Factory Publishing

      Disclaimer

      The material in this publication is of the nature of general comment only and does not represent professional advice. It is not intended to provide specific guidance for particular circumstances, and it should not be relied on as the basis for any decision to take action or not take action on any matter which it covers. Readers should obtain professional advice where appropriate, before making any such decision. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the author and publisher disclaim all responsibility and liability to any person, arising directly or indirectly from any person taking or not taking action based on the information in this publication.

      Contents

      Introduction

      PART ONE: MAKING HEALTHIER CHOICES

      Chapter 1: How Does Stress Affect Health?

      Chapter 2: Nourishing The Body

      Chapter 3: Boosting Your Immune System

      Chapter 4: How To Care For Your Biggest Organ

      Chapter 5: What Causes Inflammation And How To Avoid It

      PART TWO: MAKING HEALTHIER MEALS

      Anti-Inflammatory Recipes

      Juice & Smoothies

      Breakfast

      Dips & Hummus

      Soups & Stews

      Salsa & Salads

      Buddha Bowl, Rice & Rolls

      Wild Sustainable Seafood

      Seafood

      Something Sweet

      Here’s To A Long, Healthy Life

      Acknowledgements

      Bibliography

      About The Author

      Introduction

      ‘Awareness is the greatest agent of change.’

      ECKART TOLLE

      In today’s modern society, many people don’t stop to question whether their food and lifestyle choices are the reason they feel like rubbish. And if some have made that connection, they aren’t sure how to make changes which will be impactful and achievable for them.

      What you eat, how you manage your stress and how much you move can reverse certain illnesses and improve overall wellbeing. However, through advertising and social media, everyday brands bombard us with misinformation about what to eat, what to slather on our bodies and what to clean our homes with. The sad truth is that public health, the health of the planet and your personal wellbeing are not at the forefront of marketing. Profit is! I believe that everyone deserves objective, ethically sourced information about how to make choices that protect their health and the environment. And that’s what this book is about.

      Spending time in Costa Rica, I met an interesting woman named Kelly who had moved down there several years ago to study the country’s Blue Zone. Blue Zones are places where people live longer and healthier lives than anywhere else on Earth. The National Institute on Aging has been able to identity these pockets around the world: places where people live to be over 100 and suffer a fraction of the rate of killer diseases that Americans do. Why are people in these places living so long? The secret is lifestyle!

      Did you know that twenty-five percent of how long you live is determined by genes and seventy-five percent by lifestyle? Wow! Can that really be? I decided to pick up a copy of The Blue Zones Solution by National Geographic researcher Dan Buettner to find out if these centenarians have common traits. The answer is yes! Buettner identified five Blue Zones during more than five years of on-site investigation: the Italian island of Sardinia; Okinawa, Japan; Loma Linda, California; Costa Rica’s Nicoya Peninsula; and Ikaria, a Greek island. The people based in these places grow up adhering to a lifestyle that includes a mostly plant-based, healthy diet, daily exercise, low stress and a sense of purpose.

      What do these people eat exactly? Their healthy diet is one that is loaded with vegetables, fruits, fish and nuts and low in meat, sugar, fat and the toxic, processed foods of modern civilization. Buettner goes into detail, highlighting several aspects of Blue Zone diets, including local teas and locally grown fruits and vegetables, that seem to be beneficial. The way you eat is important as well as what you eat. At mealtimes, it’s recommended you use a smaller vessel, since you’re likely to eat less if the plate is smaller but fuller. Also, eat more slowly. Eating faster usually results in eating more, which is harder for the body to digest. In the Blue Zones, the biggest meal of the day is typically eaten in the first part of the day or at midday. A smaller meal is taken in the late afternoon or evening. It’s also important to focus on the food and be mindful of what you’re eating. This is harder if you’re watching TV or at your computer.

      Your body is a living biological machine. Is it surprising that our bodies suffer when we stuff them with inflammatory, chemically destructive diets high in saturated fat and sugar? The literature shows that a vast volume of cases of heart disease and diabetes can be attributed to a lifetime of obesity and poor diet. It has been documented in thousands of trials and scientific studies that the incidence and severity of several major diseases, including cancer and Alzheimer’s, can be severely restricted by a healthy diet.

      A daily routine of regular exercise out in nature is another theme that is common across all Blue Zones. The people climb mountains, walk through the hills, work the land and generally use their bodies in a constant grind as they perform their daily activities. And it doesn’t have to be high intensity exercise either. Often, the exercise is slow and relaxed, but ongoing throughout the day. These people are using their muscles, burning calories and circulating their blood. Buettner has found that those who live long and healthy in the Blue Zones live low-stress, happy lives enriched with strong family ties, a sense of purpose, spirituality and plenty of sleep.

      To live long and healthy requires a constant, daily lifestyle of positive enrichment for the body and mind. It means finding ways to make healthy food taste good. Finding ways to make exercise a meaningful part of your daily routine. And surrounding yourself with growth-orientated people who share your interest in living a full life that is low in stress, happy and meaningful.

      People are always thinking that complicated medicine and expensive, modern, technological therapies are required to live long and healthy. But a long and healthy life is in the hands of each and every one of us. It is up to each of us to choose a healthy lifestyle.

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