Do you want more energy without having to do any more work? If so, this will probably
be one of your favorite articles. After making just slight modifications in your
diet, outlined in the next few pages, your body and your mind will have up to 70%
more energy to draw from.
What could you do with that extra energy?
To explain this you must first understand that the human body uses more energy digesting
food than it does by performing all other normal acts combined. So, with that in
mind, if we stopped eating altogether we would have endless energy...right?...not
quite.
Our bodies are very complex mechanisms. In order for us to perform any action, we
must first supply it with enough energy (calories). We do this, obviously, by eating
and drinking. However, like a car, if we supply it with the wrong type of fuel or
energy it will eventually stop performing, or at least stop performing efficiently.
This next paragraph is vitally important, so please read and re-read it until you
understand exactly why it has been included here. In today's hectic society
we find ourselves spending less and less time thinking about the nutrients that
we put into our bodies. We do this so that we have more time to concentrate on work,
family and everything else. We then justify eating fast, overcooked food, which
dulls our focus and slows our physical as well as mental pace. Hmm, what went wrong?
If we spend more time planning our food intake, then it makes sense that the foods
we eat would supply us with an infinitely greater supply of energy to do everything
and anything we require of our body on a daily basis, because our digestive system
would require much less energy for the digestion process!
This can be easily visualized in the following equation:
POORLY PLANNED DIET = MORE TIME AND ENERGY SPENT DIGESTING FOOD
= LESS ENERGY, MENTALLY & PHYSICALLY
= STRESS
PROPERLY PLANNED DIET = FAST, THOROUGH DIGESTION
= MASSIVE ENERGY RESERVES
There are two nutrients that outperform all others when it comes to squeezing the
most out of every calorie that we consume, enzymes and water. Enzymes have been
called the spark plug of life. They are responsible for digesting everything that
goes into our mouth, nose, and everything that contacts our skin. Without enzymes,
not only would these substances literally sit and stagnate inside our systems, but
our hormones and glands would not work, and that would not be a pretty sight.