Raw Vitality Cleanse

INTRODUCING OUR NEWEST PRODUCT! The Raw Vitality Cleanse. The Raw Vitality Cleanse is the result of years of leading group cleanses, assisting individuals in reversing health symptoms, balancing weight naturally and restoring health and well being through living foods, juices and lifestyle modifications. Raw Vitality is the premier Raw Food & Juice Cleanse.


Vitality is peak physical strength and great mental vigor. Vitality is the power to live without limits. 

Today many of us are living with lowered levels of physical strength and waning mental vigor. Our clarity is not as clear as it should be, our energy levels are low and inconsistent, and our physical strength and endurance is not what it could be. Many of us are living with unwanted and perpetual health symptoms. Even for those who live a healthy lifestyle, exercise regularly and have healthy dietary practices, many of us reach a plateau or a place in our health we wish we could go beyond. Most of us wish to take our health, energy and strength to another level.
The Raw Vitality Cleanse will take your health to the next level. 

The Raw Vitality Cleanse restores your natural Raw Vitality by powerfully removing toxins, restoring any gaps or deficiencies and deeply hydrating and alkalizing your body by infusing every cell with the highest levels of living nutrients, enzymes, phytochemcials, oxygen and active healing food properties. 

The Raw Vitality cleanse restores health and vitality to all areas of your body at the same time including your circulatory, digestive, endocrine, immune, lymphatic, muscular, glandular, nervous, reproductive, respiratory, skeletal, and urinary system. The result is:

• Increased levels of energy

• Naturally balanced weight

• Increased mental and physical performance, stamina and strength

• The reversal of health symptoms

• The revitalization of your vitality

• and many other health benefits!

Why Cleanse?

Cleansing and detoxification are important elements in living a long and healthy life. They are one of most natural and oldest approaches to preventive medicine and the ability to increase strength, endurance, energy and inner vitality. Even for those that have healthy dietary and lifestyle practices, the fact is we live in a toxic environment. Few of us can say we are left untouched by the effects of a busy, stressful lifestyle, packaged, processed and convenience foods, chemically treated water, dirty air and polluted soil, all of which translates into a heavy toxic accumulation in the body. Herbicides, fungicides, additives, preservatives, colorings and flavorings found in most packaged, processed and convenience type foods are toxic to your body. Toxins can create poisoning, infertility, birth defects, nervous system damage, chronic fatigue, cancer and many other health related problems. In 2004 a CDC data analysis revealed that 100% of blood and urine tests rom 100% of all subjects showed toxic residues-some over four times what the CDC deems “acceptable.” 

Toxins not cleansed, accumulate in all of your cells. These accumulated wastes slow energy production at the cellular level which in turn lowers energy levels, decreases digestion and nutrient assimilation, reduces your overall performance, strength, endurance and begins the process of creating health symptoms. Health symptoms include everything from minor ailments such as: allergies, joint pain, poor sleeping patterns, moodiness and low energy levels to major ailments such as; diabetes, heart disease and asthma. 

The process of cleansing removes toxicity from the cells, infuses your body with the highest levels of nutrients, enzymes, oxygen, phytochemcials and antioxidants, deeply hydrates and powerfully alkalizes your body. Cleansing can clear minor symptoms in a short period of time while laying the foundation for reversing more major health symptoms over a longer period of time. Cleansing increases energy, health, endurance and strength and helps to balance weight by reducing toxicity and restoring deficiencies or imbalances. 

Why Living Foods? 

Living foods also called Raw foods, consist of uncooked or processed fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, sprouted grains and any other food that is kept in its natural state. The technical definition of raw foods are those that have not been cooked in temperatures above 110-120 degrees, but more loosely means any food that has had no processing or heat applied. Foods that have not been processed or heated in any way preserve their naturally high content of vitamins, minerals, enzymes, antioxidant, phytochemicals and oxygen. Living foods are the most natural and healthy way for humans to eat and is the most natural and thorough way to cleanse your body. That is because raw foods address both toxicity and deficiency at the same time.

Why Juicing?

Juicing is a powerful and effective way of restoring balance and increasing vitality within your body by correcting the problems of deficiency and toxicity, saturating the body with the highest levels of oxygen, nutrients and enzymes while hydrating and alkalizing your body quickly. Juicing is a vital component to increasing energy, healing and attaining the highest levels of health. It is an integral part of many holistic healing systems including the most popular Gerson Therapy, effective in reversing cancer and many other health ailments and juice fasts, cleanses and spiritual retreats. 

Lifestyle Refinement

Chronic degenerative disease and persistent health symptoms make up a large portion of our health care costs and energy. Chronic degenerative diseases account for 91% of all prescription drugs; 81% of all hospitalizations and 76% of all doctor's visits. Many see disease, health symptoms and pain as a normal part of living and aging but in fact that is not the case. Our bodies were not meant to deteriorate or become infested with disease, sickness and pain, in fact our bodies were created to self heal and to maintain the highest levels of health and well being at all times, even into late age. It is how we live our life, our lifestyle practices, that determine how healthy or ill we will be as we age. It also determines how much we experience and long we retain our beauty, energy and vitality.

75% of all health symptoms and chronic degenerative diseases are caused by our lifestyle practices. There are four major factors that determine how healthy and how much vitality we will experience and those are:

1. Tobacco Usage
2. Stress
3. Physical Activity Level
4. Food Choices & Portion Size

If we are able to focus on and refine these 4 lifestyle practices we reduce our chance of getting sick by 75% and greatly increase our how much vitality we experience on a daily basis.

The Raw Vitality Cleanse is designed to restore peak mental and physical performance. Restore health and restore your Raw natural Vitality.

To learn more about the Raw Vitality Cleanse please visit: http://alignholistichealth.wix.com/raw-vitality-cleanse


For questions please contact Align Holistic Health & Well Being directly!

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Basics of a Healthy Diet

Diet has taken the backseat in our health care approach and system in the West for far too long. Diet is never looked to as the starting place to reverse health symptoms, to increase energy, to maintain vitality or to increase endurance and strength, however it is the foundation to all of these. What you give your body to eat is what your body becomes. What you eat is used to build, create and repair. If you fail to give your body what it needs when it needs it all of those processes are degraded or in many instances all together stopped. In the West, our diet has become one of the very worst on the entire planet. In the name of convenience we have sacrificed real, nutrient dense living foods for processed, packaged and refined food products. The result? 75% of us will die from a disease related to what our diet was throughout our lifetime. If you look into your pantry, drawers, cupboards and refrigerator and take a real hard look at what lines your shelves, this should not come as much of a surprise. Food products completely devoid of all life, all nutrients, all water, all oxygen and all enzymes could never be expected to sustain the human body let alone make it radiate with the highest levels of health. Beyond that, these foods fuel our body while we are living. There is no fuel to be found in processed, packaged and manipulated foods. Our body's slow, become tired, stressed, worn out and loose all vitality, strength and life.

Building a healthy foundational base for your diet is VITAL to remaining vital, living and healthy. True health is not the mere absence of health symptoms, but is characterized by:

• Consistent, high levels of energy
• Mental and emotional balance
• Balanced weight
• Radiant, glowing skin
• Optimal mental and physical performance
• Increased vitality and lifespan
• Slowed aging process

Eating the highest quality foods in the right quantities, is what helps you to achieve the highest levels of health, vitality and freedom from pain, sickness and disease. 

Good nutrition is not a set of rules. It is a completely unique experience for a completely unique you. What a good diet is for you, depends on many factors from your biological strengths and weaknesses to the environmental and lifestyle factors you encounter and engage in on a daily basis. However, there are basic components that are consistent to all healthy diets. 

Here's the basics:

Carbohydrates

Not all carbohydrates are created equal. We need carbohydrates as they are our source of immediate energy. 

There are 2 kinds of carbs...

1. Fast Releasing Carbs - These come from refined sugar, white products like pasta and bread and most refined foods. The refining process food products are put through give them a longer shelf life, but through processing most of the nutrients are removed. These types of carbs give your body a sudden burst of energy followed by a corresponding slump. Over time this causes many issues including adrenal exhaustion and insulin resistance. It also causes the body to store fat or excess weight, especially around your tummy and mid section. 

2. Slow Releasing Carbs or Complex Carbs - These are the good carbs, the ones your body needs. They comes from fresh fruits and vegetables and whole grains. These types of carbohydrate provide your body with sustain energy which keeps your metabolism functioning efficiently and gives you clean consistent energy.  

Fats

Fat is another nutrient needed by the body and often lacking, in its healthy form, from most diets. Healthy fats give your body long sustained energy. Healthy fats keep your hormone and endocrine systems functioning healthily and are vital to a healthy nervous, immune and cardiovascular system and healthy skin and hair. 

To get enough healthy carbohydrates, eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables and whole grains. A good portion of your daily diet should come from fruits, vegetables and grains. 

There are 2 kinds of fats...

1. Saturated Fat - Saturated fat is not essential or needed by the body in any way. Saturated fats are hard and difficult for the body to utilize. Often these hard fats are deposited along the cardivascual system or in 

other organs and tissues. The main source of saturated fat is animal meat and dairy products. 

2. Unsaturated Fats - These are the beneficial fats or essential fats we need everyday. There are 2 kinds of unsaturated fats. Monounsaturated which is found in olive oil, and Polyunsaturated which is found in nuts, seeds, seed oils and fish. The polyunsaturated fats are the omega fats (3&6) that we hear so much about. They are essential for the brain, nervous system, immune system, cardiovascular system, skin and hormones. These fats are very sensitive and are easily destroyed by heat or light. 

Processed and refined foods contain another type of fat, hydrogenated fat or trans fat, which is worse for the body then saturated fat. It is a form of fat used in the food industry for the sole purpose of prolonging the shelf life of processed foods. This substance causes cancer, birth defects, heart disease, diabetes and many other diseases. In fact, this substance causes a cell-by-cell failure of the human body by destroying the porosity and flexibility of healthy cell membranes.

To get enough healthy fats in your diet include lots of raw nuts and seeds, cold pressed seed oils like flax and hemp and moderate amounts of cold pressed olive oil. 

Protein

Amino acids are the components found in proteins that our body needs. There are 25 amino acids, which are the building blocks of all the cells in your body. They are responsible for growth, repair of tissue, they make hormones, enzymes, antibodies and brain chemicals. 

Both the quality and quantity are important in protein intake. The higher the quality of the protein you eat, the less quantity you will need. Quality is determined by the variety of amino acids included, the number of amino acids included and the other nutrient components that make up that particular protein. For example quinoa is the highest quality protein. It contains all the essential amino acids, it includes no anti-nutrients and has a good mix of other health beneficial nutrients. Animal protein is a low quality protein in that it contains lots of anti nutrients including hormones, antibiotics, pesticides and saturated fat, it is also more difficult for the body digest and metabolizes an acidic waste which leads to mineral loss in the body.  

Most current diets are high in animal protein, high in unhealthy fats and low in complex carbohydrates, healthy fats and healthy proteins which is a recipe for ill health and lowered levels of vitality, strength and endurance. 

Many vegetables especially seed foods such as beans, peas, corn and broccoli contain good levels of protein. For a healthy intake of protein limit animal products to 3 times a week and include a wide variety of plant based foods especially lentils, quinoa, green veggies, sea vegetables, soy, avocado, chia, hemp and moderate levels of fish, lean chicken or turkey (3 times per week). 

Fiber

Fiber absorbs water in the digestive tract making food contents bulkier and easier to pass through the body. Dietary fiber is the indigestible material in plant-based foods like fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts, seeds, and most whole grains. Unlike other nutrients found in these foods, fiber is not broken down and absorbed by the body, but passes through the digestive system unchanged, and helps the body eliminate waste products.Those who have diets high in fiber have the lowest incidence of appendicitis, diverticulitis, colitis, bowel cancers and bowel disorders from IBS to constipation. Fiber also helps to balance blood pressure Most Western diets are completely lacking in fiber. Taking a fiber pill is not the answer. A fiber capsule is only a degraded, processed form of fiber. Whole foods, fresh produce, lentils, beans, nuts and seeds are all the best sources of fiber. The closer to raw your fruits and veggies the more fiber benefit your body will get.

Water

Two-thirds of your body consists of water, it is the most important nutrient for your body. The minimum healthy intake of water is one quarts a day but up to two quarts is recommended. We loose up to three pints through our skin, lungs, digestive system and kidneys each day. Water is used to remove toxic substances, carry nutrients to cells, and keep your tissues moist and pliable. Coffee, tea, alcohol and prescription drugs leech water from your body. Fresh, living foods have a high water content while processed, packaged and refined foods have little to no water content left. Fresh plant food also provide PURE water because the root systems of plants filter water before it is used in plant structures. A diet comprised of a diet high in raw, fresh foods is the most healthful. 

Vitamins

Vitamins turn on enzymes which make all body processes happen. Vitamins are needed to balance hormones, produce energy, boost the immune system, make the skin healthy, protect arteries, are vital for the brain, nervous system and every other bodily process. 

Vitamins A, C and E and the antioxidants that slow down the cellular aging process and protect from disease. 

Vitamins B and C are responsible for turning food into energy. Vitamin C has over 100 known functions in the body and is one of the vitamins the body needs in the most abundance. 

Vitamin D is needed to regulate hormones, increase immune system functioning, helps to body adsorb nutrients. It regulates blood pressure, reduces stress and tension, relieves body aches and pains by reducing muscle spasms, reduces respiratory infections, helps in differentiation of the cells, aids in insulin secretion, helps fight depression, improves overall skin health by reducing wrinkles, makes skin soft, strong, and smooth, and improves cardiovascular strength by providing a protective lining for the blood vessels. Most Americans are deficient in Vitamin D.

Vitamins B, C and A are found in fresh fruits and vegetables. 

Vitamin E is found most heavily in nuts, seeds and healthy oils. 

Vitamin D should be gained through sun exposure. 

Eating a wide variety of plant based foods is the best approach to getting all the vitamins your body needs. Eat lots of dark greens, leafy and root vegetables, fresh fruits, nut seeds, legumes, beans and lentils. 

Minerals

Minerals are essential for just about every process in your body. They make bones and teeth, create nerve signals, carry oxygen around the body, control blood sugar levels, boost the immune system and increase brain function. There are a few thousand key roles minerals play in the human body. Minerals are inorganic substance that we gain through the elements, water, soil and the sun. 

Mineral rich foods such as kale, cabbage, root vegetables, seeds, nuts, lentils, beans, whole grains and fresh fruits and vegetables should be eaten in abundance. Heat destroys minerals so eating a good supply of fresh, whole foods is essential. Also opt for organic versus conventional to avoid toxins that damage minerals and avoid processed foods with chemical additives. 

Phytochemicals

Many of us have not heard of phytochemicals or have heard briefly about them but are unclear as to what they are and how vital they are for our health and well being. Phytochemicals are nature's pharamacy. They are the main reasons foods are medicine. Phytochemicals are the active chemicals found in fruits and vegetables. Specifically they are found in the pigments, or colors of plant foods. They have thousands of functions from regulating blood pressure and hormones, to preventing cancer and diabetes. They are found naturally in abundance in fresh, living foods. Because these are active chemical properties they are easily destroyed through heat, light or any form of processing. Packaged, processed and refined foods are completely absent of phytochemicals, they very chemicals we need to stay healthy. To get an adequate supply of phytochemicals eat a wide variety of plant foods in a wide variety of colors. Your colors will change with the seasons which coincides with nature's cycles. Avoid inorganic foods heavy in toxic chemcials which further destroy the active properties of these amazing chemicals. Stick with a diet high in fresh, raw plant based foods. 

Enzymes

Enzymes are termed, "The Key to Life." They are what make life possible in the body. They are the catalysts that allow food to nourish our body by digesting and assimilating nutrients in the body. Without enzymes or as the body experiences enzyme deficiency the body is less able to make use of nutrients. Most disease states can be traced back to enzyme deficiency. Like phytochemicals, enzymes are active and living which means they are sensitive, especially to heat and processing. Raw foods however are high in active living enzymes which help the body to make full use of all the other nutrients. Reduce the amount of unnatural processed and refined foods and increase the number of living foods in your diet to increase enzyme presence and activity in the body. 

A one way approach to eating does not work, but these are the basic elements in every healthy diet. Individualizing your diet further increases energy, vitality, health and well being. To explore the ways in which an individualized diet can increase your health and assist you in attaining your health goals and intentions call or email us today. 

Align Holistic Health & Well Being, LLC

www.alignholistichealth.com

720-277-9124

candice@alignholistichealth.com

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Eating with the Seasons

Eating with the seasons is the most natural way you can eat, and it also allows you to eat a variety of foods that change dramatically and vibrantly with the changing of the seasons. For centuries, humans ate what was grown, when it was grown. It wasn’t until recent years, with the advent of our commercialized growing and shipping methods, that we began eating out of tune with the natural rhythms of our planet. Over thousands of years of human existence, our bodies have become naturally in tune with the seasons of our Earth. Internal body processes naturally align with changes in the external environment. We are naturally in sync with the innate rhythms of the Earth, including the food cycles that change with the seasons. Ecologists consider the changing of the seasons, the natural source of diversity.

Eating seasonal is beneficial to the health of the body because it allows the body to go through various needed changes that balance our internal environment. Eating seasonally is also how to get the most flavor, nutritional value, variety and affordable selection of food. Foods hold their highest nutritional content at the peak of their ripeness, and the peak of ripeness only occurs within a food's natural, traditional growing season. When we eat in tune with the natural rhythms external to us, our internal body systems naturally balance. Eating with the seasons is a great tool in balancing and improving digestion.

There are typically three recognized farming growing seasons most notably recognized - Spring, Summer and Winter. These three types of crops vary widely in look, taste and nutritional value, giving your body exactly what it needs, to be in balance with the changing external environment. In the Winter, the weather is cold and the foods available to eat are warming, grounding and packed with immune system supporting nutrients. From hearty root vegetables to bright sweet citrus fruits, the Winter months have many nutritious foods to offer. The warm, grounding root vegetables like beets, sweet potatoes, turnips and rutabagas help you stay in balance with the external environment that is cold and blustery, while high doses of antioxidants and phytonutrients found in citrus fruits, onions, ginger and kale, help to ward off colds and flu’s. Root vegetables grow deep within the dark of the Earth, a darkness akin to the depth of Winter. Growing deep within the ground, they are able to absorb high amounts of minerals and nutrients from the soil. These vegetables are loaded with vitamins C, Beta Carotene, phytonutrients and are an excellent source of protein and complex carbohydrates. Roots hold and store energy. This stored energy is exactly the same kind of long, sustained energy your body needs during the dark, chilly winter months. The cruciferous vegetables including kale, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts, have gained their notoriety for being a top class cancer preventer. Apart from that, cruciferous vegetables are rich in vitamins A, C, folic acid and calcium. Citrus fruits bring vibrancy, and color to the dark Winter months. They are loaded with vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients and antioxidants especially vitamin C, which helps to strengthen the immune system and shorten the duration and severity of the common cold and flu, which both come calling in the Winter months. A single orange contains more than 60 flavanois and 170 different phytonutrients! The bright color and sweet taste of citrus fruits help to brighten the dreary months of Winter.

In Spring, as fresh green plants start to peek out through the cold hard ground, the focus turns to cleansing and light, fast moving, high energy foods. During the Winter, energy is conserved to help keep the internal organs warm, but this causes fluids to slow and stagnate. Spring brings the opposite, which is much needed, with detoxifying and alkalizing greens and nutrient dense berries, all of which move quickly, flushing the tissues and organs. Greens such as arugala, baby lettuce and spinach are most sweet, tender and crisp in the Spring. The green color signifies a high concentration of chlorophyll. Chlorophyll closely resembles hemoglobin in molecular composition. When you eat these green foods, its almost as if you are giving yourself a pure, clean blood transfusion, cleaning your blood of the old and bringing in the highly oxygenated new! In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Spring is the season of the liver, and the focus is on internal cleansing. Dandelion greens and asparagus are both mild diuretics that help flush the kidneys of excess fluids and wastes, and come in-season in the Spring. Toxins stored in the body tissues and fluids are highly acidic, which can throw your internal pH out of balance as they are released into the blood to be cleansed. As you begin flushing toxins in the Spring, you also want to be eating alkalizing foods to help balance the acidity of the toxins being released. Greens are the most alkalizing foods you can eat. Once your body is flushed and cleansed, its time to bring in nutrient dense foods to revitalize and replenish. Mid-Spring, colorful berries including strawberries, raspberries and boysenberries come into season. Berries top the chart in antioxidant activity and are rich in vitamins, phytochemicals and fiber. The darker the color, the more antioxidant and phytonutrient dense a food is.

In the Summer, as the temperatures rise, your body isn't required to expend as much energy to stay warm, so light, cooling foods are most appropriate. Summer produce has an exceptionally high water content, which helps to cool the body and balance the internal temperature to the external environment. Cucumbers, tomatoes and peaches are delicious, light and help your body deal with the warm Summer days. Watermelon has been shown to lower body temperature, and the herb mint cools off any dish or drink. Vitamin D is plentiful during this time, so warming foods and spices should be avoided to prevent needlessly overheating your body. The refreshing light foods of Summer balance your internal environment perfectly. Antioxidant rich red tomatoes and purple eggplant, orange and yellow bell peppers, corn and summer squash, all hold within them a multitude of phytonutrients to keep your health radiant. The high water content of Summer foods also helps to nourish dry skin and hair.

Below you will find a table of what produce is in-season when. Use this table to help guide your food choices throughout the year. Produce selections varies by region. The more of a Locavore (consumer of local foods) you become, the more you will become familiar with your specific region's growing patterns and crops.

Winter	Spring	Summer
Avocado	Apricots-through Summer	Apples
Beet	Artichokes	Apricots-through Spring
Broccoli - and Early Spring	Arugala	Asian Pear
Brussle Sprouts	Aspargus	Basil
Buttercup Squash	Baby Lettuce	Bell Peppers
Cabbage (the cooler the weather the sweeter)	Blueberries - through Summer	Blackberries
Cauliflower	Boysenberries-through Summer	Black Currants
Celery	Broccoli-early & Winter	Blueberries-and Spring
Chard-and Spring	Burdock	Boysenberries-and Spring
Clementine's	Carrots-and Late Summer	Butter Lettuce
Dates	Chard	Carrots - and Spring
Endive -and Summer	Cherries - and Summer
Grapefruit	Chives	Corn
Jicama	Cleavers	Cucumbers
Kale	Dandelion Greens	Endive - and Winter
Kiwi	Fava Beans	Eggplant
Leeks	Garlic - and Summer	Figs
Lemons - and Spring	Garden Peas	Garlic - and Spring
Mandarins	Lemons - and Winter	Grapes
Onions	Mangoes - and Summer	Green Beans
Oranges	Mustard Greens	Key Limes
Parsnips	New Potatoes - through Summer	Lettuce
Passion Fruit - and Summer	Pineapple - and Summer	Lima Beans
Persimmons	Plums	Limes
Pomegranate	Radishes	Mangoes - and Spring
Potatoes	Raspberries - through Summer	Melons - Cantaloupe, Honeydew, Watermelon
Rutabaga	Rhubarb	Mint
Sweet Potatoes	Snow Peas	Mushrooms
Tangerines	Spinach	Nectarine
Turnips- and Spring	Strawberries - through Early Summer	New Potatoes - and Spring
Winter Squash	Stinging Nettle	Passion Fruit - and Winter
	Sugar Snap Peas	Peaches
	Turnips- and Winter	Plums
		Raspberries - and Spring
		Soy Beans
		Strawberries - and Spring
		Sugar Snap Peas
		Summer Squash
		Tomatoes
		Tomatillo
		Zucchini

Eating with the Seasons is one of the components in an optimum diet. It is also one of the ways to eat naturally and sustainably.  


Contact us today to learn more about the healing power of a natural, holistic diet and lifestyle. 


Align Holistic Healthy & Well Being, LLC
www.alignholistichealth.com
720-277-9124