A lot of times people ask me, "Well what should I be eating?" and that is a good question to ask.  It can be complicated since so many qualified (an unqualified) people have so many different opinions.  For me though, I usually have a more puritan stance.

   Feed your body good food and you will be rewarded.  Many foods have a higher return on investment and I would like to share some of them with you today.

1. Organic Coconut Oil.
2. ANY dark, leafy green.
3. Avocados.
4. Flax Seeds (pulverize them in your morning shake).
5. Cucumbers.

Eat Well,
Coach Daniel Riehn
Tweet me @eminenthealth

   What are the three essential nutrients most of us are missing in our diet?  Well that depends on who you ask.  Because this topic can be a trendy subject I will try to narrow it down as best I can.  For most people if they are eating the "Standard American Diet" (S.A.D) loaded with to many simple carbs, salt and the wrong kinds of fats, popping a letter vitamin might not do them much good.  However making small changes in a person's meal time habits like eating more "green stuff" and drinking more water can have a very noticeable difference in their over all health.  So where does this leave us?  I would say that the three essential nutrients most of us are missing would be:

1. Green Vegetables

2. Water

3. Deep sleep

   Instead of taking an pill and not doing any thing else, make small but lasting changes in your daily habits.  Eating whole, unprocessed food has a much higher nutritional value than taking a supplement.  Change your habits, change your life.  Most of us know we live in a chronically sleep deprived society.  I will save this topic for another post.

Eat Well,

Coach Daniel Riehn 

Tweet me @eminenthealth

   Today I am going to give you for free five amazing and satisfying sugar alternatives.  Some of these sweeteners have been around for an extremely long amount of time while others are a little newer.  I personally like these and I hope you will to.  I will also have a short description of their properties.

Real Maple Syrup: I just had some of this for the first time a few months ago and let me tell you it was unbelievable!  Since it is from tree sap it can contain small amounts of different minerals.

Honey: Do I really need to convince you on Honey?

Brown Rice Syrup: Brown Rice that is ground and cooked until the starches are converted into maltose. It is very good.

Molasses: Dark, organic molasses can be nutritious and great to cook with.  There are a lot of older recipes that call for it.  Look around and see what you can find.

Vegetable Glycerin: Is made from coconut and palm oils and is odorless and colorless. As a thick syrup it is very sweet tasting and is great for people with candida problems because it doesn't have sucrose.

Eat Well,
Coach Daniel Riehn

   Massage.  Deep tissue, Swedish and Sports massage.  All have their purposes and people should be going more often!  What a great way to open up blood flow and relieve stress.  There is a saying, "Pain is NOT a life style" and I couldn't agree more.  Why do we walk around with knots and kinks in our backs and not try to correct them?  Especially in a way that is virtually painless.  Find a good therapist that you are comfortable with and go consistently for three weeks and see what happens.  You might be pleasantly surprised.

Eat Well,
Coach Daniel Riehn

   A recent discovery I made about candy is if you have trouble popping to much of it throughout the day try this, ginger candy!  There are some natural and clean options out there for this unexpected delight.  Let me expound on this:

   Ginger candy is slightly sweet, very warm and lingers in the mouth.  The taste is so strong that I have to pace myself or it will become to spicy.  This fact will help lower the amount of pieces you eat in the day.  A "back door" strategy like this may be just the stepping stone you need for even more healthy changes in your life.

Remember, every win is a win.

So comment below and tell me how it go's (or Tweet me @eminenthealth) and until next time,

Eat Well,
Coach Daniel Riehn

   Cory Monteith's tragic and untimely death is just one of the many examples of drug use and how it effects us and our loved ones.  What an agonizingly sad and heartbreaking death...

   That being said, why do we do drugs and alcohol in the first place?  Especially drugs.  From a primary food perspective, Coaches in my field would say that we are trying to fill a need.  What that need is varies from person to person.

   Because most of us are broken and looking to deal with that brokenness ourselves we in a not-right-thinking state do things that aren't smart.  Such as drugs and alcohol abuse.  This is one of the tragedies of the human heart:  Why do we reach for things that we know, we know are going to hurt us in the end?  In the darkness and suffering that we go through, recovery sounds impossible.  But the love and healing waiting for us through the journey and at the end of the tunnel is worth the trials and tribulations that happen.  When you reach the bottom, there's nothing left to do but build up.  It gives you a chance to become the best version of yourself you truly are.   Even if you've been told otherwise...

   Thankfully, there is a way out.  There are people who dedicate their lives to helping others in these areas.  If you or someone you love struggles with an addiction or is mentally suffering, please call 1-800-662-HELP (4357) for mental disorders and or/substance use, prevention and recovery in English and Spanish.

http://www.samhsa.gov/treatment/

Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)

If you are an over seas reader, click here:  http://www.na.org/?ID=phoneline

   So how many of us men have problems with our backs breaking out in acne?  Something that I have learned is to make sure to change the bedding regularly.  This would help women as well but they don't usually forget to have clean sheets on the bed like we do.  When we forget (and we are men after all) to change out our bed sheets and pillow cases it can be hard on the skin.  Rotating them out often can help keep everyone's backs pimple free.
Eat Well,
Coach Daniel Riehn