The Second Law of Health – Drink

The year of 2007 was a very interesting weather year in Utah.  We were about one month ahead of the normal weather pattern.  The snow pack melted a month ahead of normal, the heat of July was here in June, and the fire tankers were flying overhead sooner than normal.  With all that heat it was very important to make sure we were drinking enough water.

I recommend you drink one-half your body weight in ounces of water each day.  That means if you weigh 160 lbs. you would drink 80 ounces per day.  Remember you are sweating much more and losing much more fluid in the summer than you do in the colder months.  You are also losing more minerals in your sweat.  With the loss of minerals, heat stroke is much more likely.  Dehydration can also occur during illness where vomiting, diarrhea and fever are present.

Our bodies derive minerals from fruit and vegetables, mostly from green leafy vegetables, so eat lots of salads.  Another source of minerals is from supplementation.  BioNativus is a company that harvests wonderful minerals from the Great Salt Lake.  This awesome body of water holds many keys to health.  The Great Salt Lake receives its water from 35,000 square miles of the most mineral rich dense land in the world.  All 72 minerals and noble gasses are found in this water.  What’s interesting is that these minerals are highly electrically charged due to being hit by lightening from the electrical storms of the summer.  This charge helps with the absorption of the minerals into your cells.

Don’t dry up and blow away during the summer and dehydrate in the winter with the heater on!!  Stay well hydrated and add minerals to your water.  The minerals come in a plain liquid concentrate, or they can be added to the water with a tasty flavored concentrated drink mix.

The First Law of Health – Eat

Commentary by Dr. Troy Giles:

Are you hungry for food and the life it brings?  I love food and the joy it brings, especially during the summer months with all of the family parties and social events.  Sometimes I lay there with my stomach so full I can hardly move or roll over.  That’s the problem!!  If I can’t move, how can I exercise?  Exercise?!?..?!  I think I’ll just lie here a little longer and have another piece of blueberry cream cheese pie.  Does this sound familiar?  It does to me some days.

We can attend all of the wonderful parties and enjoy all of the foods, just don’t eat until you are stuffed.  When we eat to excess, the washing machine effect begins in our stomachs.  You know, when you overload your washing machine and the soap sits on top of the clothes and doesn’t mix in with the water?  This is what happens when we overload our stomachs.  The digestive enzymes don’t mix well with the food, and improper digestion occurs.

Here are some helpful hints when eating:

1)    Eat proteins such as meats with vegetables.  Vegetables are a neutral food and can be eaten with both high starch and high proteins.
2)    Eat high starch foods such as bread and rice with vegetables.  Again, vegetables can be digested well with either starch or protein.
3)    Eat fruits alone as a meal or between meals as a snack.  Fruits are digested quickly and if you place them in the same meal with proteins, the fruit will ferment since protein takes longer to digest.
4)    Eat a diet consisting of 50% vegetables, 20% fruits, 20% proteins, and 10% fats.  Remember to eat fruit away from a full meal.
5)    Water is best sipped during a meal rather than drinking a lot of water.  If you drink a lot of water with the meal, the digestive enzymes are diluted which can lead to ineffective digestion.
6)    Eat dessert first as life is too short!!!  No, eat dessert, but just a little and later on after the meal.  You can add almonds or nuts, to slow down the “jet fuel” effect of the sugar.  Make desserts that involve better choices for the sweetener.

Follow these ideas, and you will have a much better digestion, and you will still be able to eat and have fun at those family parties.  Here’s to your health!

We can attend all of the wonderful parties and enjoy all of the foods, just don’t eat until you are stuffed.  When we eat to excess, we get the washing machine effect in our stomachs.  You know, when you overload your washing machine and the soap just sits on top of the clothes and doesn’t mix in with the water?  This is what happens when we overload our stomachs.  The digestive enzymes don’t mix well with the food, and improper digestion occurs.  Here are some helpful hints with eating.
1) Try to eat your proteins such as meats with vegetables.  Vegetables are a neutral food and can be eaten with both high starch and high proteins.
2) Eat high starch foods such as bread and rice with vegetables.  Again, vegetables can be digested well with either starch or protein.
3) Eat fruits alone as a meal or between meals as a snack.  Fruits are digested quickly and if you place them in the same meal with proteins, the fruit will ferment as protein takes a longer time to digest.
4) Eat a diet consisting of 50% vegetables, 20% fruits, 20% proteins, and 10% fats. Remember to not eat the fruit with meals.
5) Water is best sipped during a meal rather than drinking a lot of water.  If you drink a lot of water with the meal, the digestive enzymes are diluted and it is harder to have appropriate digestion.
6) Eat dessert first as life is too short!!!  No, eat dessert, but just a little and later on after the meal. You can add almonds or nuts, to slow down the “jet fuel” effect of the sugar. Make desserts that involve better choices for the sugar.
Follow these ideas, and you will have a much better digestion, and you will still be able to eat and have fun at those family parties.  Here’s to your health!  For more information, call the office at 801-298-4646.