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There is one primary reason to stay completely away from alcoholic beverages of any sort. Alcohol is incredibly dehydrating. The human body requires a high level of hydration to function properly. Estimates on the percentage of water in the human body runs from 60% up to around 75%. Most functions in your body rely heavily on certain elements, such as water and minerals, to be present and in ideal balance to one another. When you drink alcohol chronically, you are also chronically dehydrated, unless you are doing an astonishing job of drinking plenty of water every day. And by plenty, for an alcoholic, I would say a gallon of water every day would be a minimum. And that has to be counted separately from any water included in your alcoholic beverages. So, if you drink an 8 oz. bourbon and water, the water part doesn’t count toward your hydration needs.

If you are drinking a lot of alcohol daily and also not drinking a lot of water, you are running a very high risk of early mortality from a variety of degenerative diseases.  These diseases would include: Crone’s, cancer, MS, lupus, stroke, diabetes, heart disease, atherosclerosis, Alzheimer’s, and dementia. Any illness or disease, though, will be made worse with the use of alcohol and its associated dehydration.

If you want to kick your dependence on alcohol one of the most natural ways to do it (which may also lead to a spiritual awakening for you) is to switch cold turkey to a raw foods diet. Within a few weeks’ time of switching to eating only raw, vegan food your body will advise you to stop drinking, and for the first time you will not only listen, you will be able to consent and obey with your body’s request. The raw foods diet detoxifies the body better than any other diet. It will rebuild you from the inside out because you will finally be feeding it the high nutrition that it has been begging for. Interestingly, alcoholism is actually a sugar addiction. When you balance out your body chemistry with the use of raw foods, especially a lot of dark, leafy greens, your cravings for sugar (and alcohol) will begin to go away. It happens fairly quickly too.

This is not a diet that you go on to just reduce weight; this is for the rest of your life. When you experience the deeply intense affects that eating raw foods have on you, and you stick with it for more than a few months, you won’t want to go back.

Anne West, Ph.D is an author and publisher of self-help eBooks on natural healing methods, including how to heal from <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="”chronic”>http://www.free-from-chronic-pain.com””>chronic pain. Her passions are nutrition, self-healing, and finding natural solutions to optimum health that will provide vitality and longevity. Her bestselling eBook How To Get Rid of Buttock Pain, has sold thousands of copies worldwide.

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If you are trying to lose weight or watch your diet, low calorie snacks can be a big help. While it’s important to watch what you eat at your main meals, it’s equally important to pay attention to your snacking habits. If you eat fattening and unhealthy foods between meals, this can undo the good you may be doing by exercising and eating well at your primary meals.

Snacks are very tempting, and most of them are less than ideal for your health and weight loss goals. Vending machines with potato chips, pretzels and candy bars are everywhere. Then there are donuts, pastries and other high calorie treats that are often consumed mid-morning at the office. Fortunately, you can easily find low calorie substitutes for these snacks.

If you go to work or school every day, be sure to carry some healthy snacks with you. This way you won’t be tempted by snacks you have to buy outside -or at least you’ll be better equipped to resist the temptations. Some good, low fat snacks include fresh or dried fruits, salads, carrots, celery, sunflower seeds, low fat yogurt, low fat cereal or granola, healthy juices and energy bars.

Now, when you look at the above, you have to realize that when it comes to buying “healthy” foods like energy bars, juices or granola, that there is a wide variety of items to choose from. Many are actually quite high in sugar and calories, so you have to read the ingredients. The healthiest foods to get are those without added sugar. Those that are made entirely from raw foods are best. You don’t have to be on an extreme raw foods diet to appreciate the health benefits of raw foods. Raw foods energy bars are now available; these are not only low in calories, but they provide the best kind of long term energy compared to overly sweetened products.

It’s even better if you can prepare your healthy snacks at home. For example, get a quart of low fat yogurt and mix in your favorite fruits and maybe some flax seeds, alfalfa or blackstrap molasses. Other such nutritious “superfoods” can also be good for snacking. Get some small containers so you can take a portion of your homemade yogurt food to work or wherever you’re going. Of course, if you are staying home, that’s even easier!

A word of caution about low calorie snacks. You should avoid diet or low calorie foods that are made with unhealthy artificial sweeteners such as aspartame. Many health risks are associated with these. Look for organic or all natural foods, that are either unsweetened or sweetened with honey, agave nectar, stevia or pure maple syrup (there are some other all natural sweeteners as well).

One category of foods that are healthy as snacks but not especially low calorie are nuts. Nuts, such as almonds, walnuts and cashews are high in healthy fats. They are also a great source of protein. So you may want to put together your own mix of nutritious nuts, or perhaps get a healthy trail mix that has nuts and dried fruits. If you consume a handful of this mix when you get hungry, you won’t be getting too many calories. And this kind of healthy protein and fat will make you less likely to eat less healthy foods during your meals.

These are some ideas for healthy, low calorie snacks. The first step is to pay attention to your snacking habits. Then make it a priority to eat healthier in between, as well as during your meals!

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