The general consensus is that our foods today as a result of the growing, the storing, the shipping and the preservation process has robbed our foods of a percentage of the nutrients they were intended to provide.  So in other words the quality of our food is not what it was in years gone by. 

I PERSONALLY BELIEVE THIS and as a result I’ve always taken a multi-vitamin.  Right or wrong that’s what I’ve always done.  I’ve always simply felt the need to supplement my system with the nutrients my body needs to achieve fitness and wellness.

Now, I must admit that in past years that even though I took multi-vitamins I had questions as to whether or not through the pills/capsules whether or not my body was fully absorbing them.  I know there were and still are liquid vitamins available on the market but they never appealed to me.

Then, I came across a company called Reliv International which manufactured a multi-vitamin in a powdered form.  This appealed to me because I could just blend it in with my smoothies or when I’m juicing.  I started with Reliv in 2008.  I guess you can say I’m very satisfied with the product because not only do I take it daily, I am  also a distributor for all Reliv products.  Click here to learn more about Reliv.

Now I add to this small portions of turkey, or a chicken breast or salmon a couple times per week. So my meats are turkey, chicken and "wild caught" (not farm raised) salmon most of the time. Through my sometime juicing and smoothies daily I also take in broccoli, celery, strawberries, blueberries, bananas, spinach and asparagus daily.  Oatmeal and raisins are also a regular part of my diet.  My eggs are scrambled with mozzarella cheese and I eat very little bread.

I eat food from outside the home very little.  My wife is an excellent cook (lots of herbs and spices). Whenever I do eat outside (my goal is to keep it as simple as possible, i.e. baked and/or grilled (chicken breast/turkey). My sides are a baked sweet potato or steamed broccoli, or mixed vegetables or just a plain salad.  I request no seasoning added to my foods and I do not eat anything that is marinated.  I carry my own "no salt" seasoning.

I also take my filtered water with me as well spiced up with either a little cayenne pepper and honey or organic apple cider vinegar and lemon.

We try to stay as pure and natural as possible and again minimizing salt (sodium), sugar, starches and eliminating red meat. There is also a minimum of dairy in my diet. I do occassionally have an ice cream or a donut or slice of cake with my coffee or Hibiscus Tea but I always check the scale and if the numbers are good for me, I indulge and if the numbers are not good in my opinion then I don't indulge. It is indeed a personal preference based on your own ultimate goal(s).

I am certainly not professing to have all the answers or even most of them, I'm just sharing what I do.  I believe that exercise and healthy eating is key and I try to put these concepts into practice daily.

"As I have aged I've transitioned from "living to eat" to "eating to live.

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