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Secrets of the Suprhuman Food Pyramid (Book 5: Vegetables)
Secrets of the Suprhuman Food Pyramid (Book 5: Vegetables)
Secrets of the Suprhuman Food Pyramid (Book 5: Vegetables)
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Secrets of the Suprhuman Food Pyramid (Book 5: Vegetables)

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Why the current Food Pyramid Is Wrong And What You Can Do About It
Do you feel that becoming the best you can be is more than difficult?

That you are held back from achieving your best by frustrating issues like body fat, sore joints, irritated bowels and brain fog?

Interestingly, a consistent pattern in food pyramids around the world puts cereals, grains, bread, pasta and other starchy carbohydrates at the base of the food pyramid diet. And good fats from healthy sources are at the top as a "use sparingly" category.

This is exactly opposite of what a well-balanced diet should be. This model has been proven to lead to a myriad of health
problems such as:

Excessive weight gain
Risk of heart disease due to high cholesterol levels
Higher blood sugars leading to diabetes and other related diseases
Brain fog and much, much more...

Ben Greenfield, has listened to requests from his coaching clients, readers and listeners to design a "Ben Greenfield Endorsed" food pyramid. His new design is called the Superhuman Food Pyramid. His new food pyramid addresses all the above issues in depth according to his personal nutritional philosophies that he has expressed many times in consultations, blog posts, podcasts and talks around the world.

In the fifth book of this seven part series, "Part 5: Vegetables" you will learn:

- A full spectrum of choices from "Eat" to "Moderate" and to "Avoid" in each food group.
- How tryptophan, a type of amino acid found in avocados, can help prevent depression.
- What well known vegetable has long been hailed as a health food.
- Which fat found in olives optimizes cardiovascular health
- About non-GMO corn benefits, risks and practical uses.
- The reason edible nightshade vegetables may not be for everyone.

As a bonus to make it easier to practically apply Ben's Superhuman Food Pyramid to your diet, several pages have been added at the end of the book listing each food category and the Eat, Moderate, and avoid foods within that category.

You can simply print, grab and go to the grocery store or farmer’s market with your Superhuman Food list.
Now is the perfect time to pick up your copy of Part 5: Vegetables, of Secrets of The Superhuman Food Pyramid and start your journey to becoming the best you can be!

P.S. If you haven't read Secrets Of The Superhuman Food Pyramid Part 1 of 7: Herbs, Spices and Sweeteners (Now Permanently FREE to get you started), Part 2: Fruits and Part 3: Grains & Legumes and Part 4: Proteins, grab them now and add them to your health and wellness library.

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Release dateNov 18, 2014
ISBN9781310442940
Secrets of the Suprhuman Food Pyramid (Book 5: Vegetables)
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Ben Greenfield

New York Times Best Selling Author of the popular “Beyond Training” book, Ben Greenfield’s balanced approach to fitness, nutrition and health comes from his extensive experience in the fitness and wellness industry as one of the country’s leading personal trainers and wellness consultants. In 2008, Ben was nominated by the NSCA as America’s top personal trainer, and in 2013, Ben was voted as one of the top 100 most influential individuals in health and fitness.A frequent contributor to health and wellness publications and a highly sought after speaker, Ben’s understanding of functional exercise, nutrition, and the delicate balance between performance and health has helped thousands of people around the world achieve their goals and improve their quality of life.Ben’s goal in life is to make healthy living inspiring, entertaining and educational.He is the founder and owner of Human Wellness Solutions, a company that develops innovative and cutting-edge fitness and nutrition services and solutions to help people reach their physical and mental performance goals, whether that be to cross the finish line of an Ironman triathlon, or simply shed a few pounds. Division of Human Wellness Solutions include Pacific Elite Fitness, Endurance Planet, Rock Star Triathlete Academy, Superhuman Coach Network, and BenGreenfieldFitness.Ben coaches and trains individuals for weight loss, lean muscle gain, holistic wellness, and sports performance, both from his physical location in Spokane, Washington and Coeur D’ Alene, Idaho as well as all over the world via online training and consulting. For more information on coaching and training with Ben, just click here. http://pacificfit.net/items/ben-greenfield/

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    Secrets of the Suprhuman Food Pyramid (Book 5 - Ben Greenfield

    Why The Food Pyramid Is Wrong And What You Can Do About It

    Since 1974, when the first food pyramid was appeared in Sweden, triangular or pyramid-shaped nutrition guides have been used by 25 other countries and organizations. I found a great graphic over at Huffington Post that depicts some of the more popular food pyramids from around the world, and although America now uses the My Plate design many countries around the world still use a food pyramid to dole out nutrition advice.

    In 2011, the USDA Food Pyramid (pictured) was with replaced with My Plate, which is very similar in terms of nutrient percentages.

    Interestingly, a consistent pattern in food pyramids around the globe, from China’s Food Pagoda to Greece’s Food Pyramid, is the appearance of cereals, grains, bread, pasta and other starchy carbohydrates as the base of the diet and fats near the top of the pyramid, as a use sparingly category.

    But this type of pyramid can lead to health problems. After all, dietary fat from healthy sources has been shown in studies to actually help to increase weight loss, reduce heart disease risk, lower blood sugars, lower cholesterols and maintain proper brain function (especially in kids).

    And if you listened to my interview with Dr. William Davis on The Shocking Truth About Wheat, or my interview with Paul Jaminet about the Perfect Health Diet you learned that consumption of carbohydrates can cause serious issues with everything from weight gain to fuzzy thinking to heart disease.

    But the issues don’t stop with the predominantly high carb, low fat recommendations of most food pyramids. Frequent consumption of featured and recommended foods such as commercialized modern whole milk and hamburger has been linked to heart disease…

    …dairy is extremely overemphasized – although calcium is important, many vegetable and meat sources contain plenty of calcium with a lower number of calories….

    …there is no differentiation between good proteins and bad proteins, good carbs and bad carbs or good fats and bad fats

    …and the minimum serving of fruits is 2-4, which is a great way to send your blood sugar levels on a roller coaster ride all day long if you’re not careful.

    Furthermore, when it comes to the American food pyramid, we’ve barely scratched the surface of how food and agricultural institutions can exert lobbying and political power on the USDA to feature and prioritize subsidized industries such as dairy, corn and wheat as heavily featured or highlighted recommendations (a great book to read more about these shenanigans is Food Politics).

    So what should a good food pyramid actually look like?

    Although I have yet to be convinced that a food pyramid is the best, most functional way to dynamically depict dietary recommendations, I’ve decided to act on hundreds of requests from readers and listeners and create a Ben Greenfield Endorsed food pyramid.

    I call my new design the Superhuman Food Pyramid, and this new food pyramid address all the issues above, ties in my personal nutritional philosophies that I’ve expressed many times in blog posts and podcasts, and also gives you a spectrum of choices from Eat to Moderate to Avoid for each food group, so that you don’t have to deal, for example, with Fats lumped into just one category, or Proteins just lumped into another category.

    Click the pyramid to download a full high resolution pdf version of the food pyramid that you can zoom in and review each of the foods on each level of the food pyramid.

    I have something special for you!

    I want to give you a 10-day FREE trial to my How To REV the Human Machine: Recover, Elevate, and Vitalize class at the Academy For Optimal Living at Entheos.com.

    Now you can take your training and performance even further when you enroll in my FREE class today. All you have to do is click here to sign up!

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    Benefits Of Sprouts

    Sprouts from beans, legumes, and grains have long been a part of the human diet for a number of important reasons. For one, sprouted food provides a convenient and easy way to incorporate fresh vegetables to one’s diet. For another, sprouted food can be readily done right in the comfort of one’s home. Because this is the case, the need to purchase packaged vegetables like canned legumes, for instance, may be minimized if not eliminated altogether. A growing body of research confirms the healthful goodness of sprouts as well.

    Sprouts Benefits:

    Sprouts have very low calorie density which is why they are generally categorized as a low energy-dense food. A 104 gram serving of mung bean sprouts, for instance, only has an estimated 31 calories. Add to this the fact that this much serving has no fat content whatsoever. This energy-dense and zero-fat property of sprouts make them suitable for individuals looking to lose or manage their weight as one can fill up on sprouts without worrying about consuming too much calories.

    Eating sprouts on a regular basis has been found to benefit heart health as well. In one study, laboratory rats that were kept on a high cholesterol diet showed a significant increase in their plasma HDL-cholesterol or good cholesterol levels after five weeks of being fed with sprouted brown rice.

    In yet another study in 2007 in Japan, the benefits of brown rice sprouts were again highlighted. Forty one breastfeeding mothers were divided into two groups, with one group eating sprouted brown rice, while the other regular white rice. After two weeks, immune and psychological assessments were conducted. As it turns out, those in the first group showed better psychosomatic health as well as immunity leading the researchers to conclude that eating brown rice sprouts may be beneficial to lactating women’s health.

    In general, sprouts have a higher concentration of key antioxidants and specific nutrients as compared to their seeds or mature plant counterparts as well. In one study comparing the nutritional profile of dry and sprouted mung beans, lentils, and alfalfa, it was found that the iron, calcium, zinc, and B and C vitamins significantly increased during sprouting, with vitamin C having the greatest increase during germination.

    Lastly, the process of germinating beans and lentils and other grains likes quinoa, amaranth, or millet is effective at removing the phytic acid, a known anti-nutrient. With sprouts then, you can be assured that your body will get to absorb all the crucial nutrients minus the upsetting digestive problems that eating unsprouted versions of these food items normally pose.

    Sprouts Practical Uses:

    As was mentioned, you can sprout your choice of seeds at home. Not only will this be cheaper overall, but you’ll have better control of the environments where you’ll do the sprouting as well so there’s a lesser chance of contamination. To make the process convenient, you can opt to utilize a sprouter kit.

    Sprouts can go with practically all types of dishes as well. You can put these in sandwiches, sprinkle them on soups prior to serving, or stir fry with other vegetables. You can even juice

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