I recently met with a naturopathic oncologist and got loads of direction and advice on healthy changes I should make to keep from getting cancer again. I will share that info with you in an abbreviated form below in case you are curious. One of the things he recommended was limiting my intake of meat. Just think, if you start now at an earlier stage of life you and your family might avert an encounter with the "C" word!
My daughter posted this recipe on her blog and I appreciated it so thought I'd share it with you. If you aren't into going meatless, you could add some browned ground turkey or chicken to this and be fine!
Quick n tasty Veggie Enchiladas
1 cup of brown rice
2 cups of water
1 can Bush's Grillin Beans- Black Bean Fiesta
Shredded mexican blend of cheese
Your favorite tortillas
1 can of your favorite enchilada sauce
Directions:
Put brown rice and water in rice cooker and let it do its thing.
When done mix with can of Fiesta Beans. Spoon into tortillas (I dip mine in enchilada sauce first), sprinkle with cheese, and roll up. Place in a baking pan. Repeat until filling is gone. Pour excess enchilada sauce over the top. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 375* until bubbly and crisping on edges. Top with favorite toppings and enjoy!
Healthy Basics:
There really wasn't a lot of new information the naturopathic oncologist doctor gave me but it won't hurt to review it for you...just keep in mind this was somewhat specific to me, and older, overweight adult.....
•Focus on eating a well balanced, whole foods based diet- with plenty of fruits (2-3/day) and vegetables (6-8/day) as well as a variety of grains, legumes, nuts and seeds.
•Eat a serving of berries daily
•Eat from the allium family (garlic, onion etc.) and Cruciferous family ( cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli etc.)daily.
• Eat modest amount of protein from hormone free lean meats (incl. grass-fed beef or buffalo) skinless poultry and wild caught, cold water fish (salmon halibut, cod, mackeral, herring, sardines). Meat no more than once a day and no more than 2 servings (3-4 oz) red meat per week. Organic eggs and high protein/low sugar yogurt (greek) are healthy source of protein.
Plant proteins include nuts, seeds and nut butter (not peanut), beans and legumes and whole grains.
•Limit dairy (adults), and eliminate alcohol, caffeine and artificial sweeteners.
•Eat a rainbow of colors daily and a green salad daily.
•Eliminate simple and refined starch intake (bread, crackers, pasta, potatoes, white rice etc)
•1-2 cups cooked whole grains daily (brown rice, buckwheat, barley, quinoa etc)Consider using a rice cooker for convenience.
•Get adequate fiber (25-30 g) daily-whole grains, berries,flax seed etc.
•Drink adequate water (64-96 oz) clear and filtered per day
•Exercise ideally aerobic and resistance /strengthening combo 4-5 days /week 45-90 minutes per day.
•Sleep 7-8 hours per night. He gave me "sleep hygiene" tips too.
One of three books he recommended I read Is Food Rules by Michael Pollan. He distills it down to 7 words....
Eat Food•Not too much•Mostly plants
Sounds like the Word of Wisdom to me...
So Water, Sleep, Exercise, Variety,whole foods, nothing from boxes, bags, or cans (AKA Processed foods). I'm trying to make some changes and do what I've known all along I should do. If you want change, you have to make change, right?
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