What we DO with our bodies is as important as what we put IN our bodies.  Bikram Yoga is one of the best and most efficient ways to not only change the shape of our body but is also one of the best methods I’ve ever come across to detox the entire body.  With the right DIET and a regular Bikram Yoga Practice, you can transform yourself into a PRACTICING PHYSICAL IMMORTAL.  Or if you’re not that ambitious, at the very least, you can de-pudge, de-stress, de-tox, de-age your entire being in no time at all.

The following is a list of different supplements and foods that I’ve found to be extremely beneficial in boosting the immune system, reducing stress, and kick-starting the body’s metabolism bringing us back to the shape we were always meant to be.

REMEMBER:  THIS IS ONLY A SUGGESTION OF HOW YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR DIET TO HELP WITH YOUR YOGA PRACTICE AND CHANGE NOT JUST THE SHAPE OF YOUR BODY BUT THE STATE OF YOUR MIND.  ALWAYS MAKE ANY CHANGES TO YOUR DIET SLOW AND CAREFUL.  AND ALWAYS CONSULT A PHYSICIAN.  WE WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING THAT MAY OCCUR WHEN USING THE FOLLOWING SUGGESTIONS.

If you want to change your body shape in a fast, effective way, there are some simple, easy to follow steps you can implement into your daily routine of diet and exercise.  These steps are what we call “The Basics”.  Even if you do nothing else than these basic steps, you are guaranteed to see immediate results.

1. 1. Take the 90 Minute Bikram Yoga Class a MINIMUM 3 Times a Week.  This is the bare minimum if you want to see results fast.  The more classes you take, the faster you see and feel the results.
   

2. 2.  Cut out BREAD, RICE, & PASTA from your diet COMPLETELY.  If you notice you’ve been trying so hard to lose that gut and it just never seems to go away, the reason is you eat too much bread, rice, and pasta.
   

3. 3.  NO MORE REFINED SUGARS in your diet.  No more soda’s, no candy bars, no more ice cream.  Anything you eat that contains the words “High Fructose Corn Syrup”, stay far away.  Here’s a simple rule to buying your food.  IF ANY INGREDIENT IS A WORD YOU DO NOT KNOW, DO NOT EAT.  The ingredients in your food should be simple and organic. 
   

4. 4.  Keep the high sugar fruits (e.g. banana’s, apples, oranges) to a minimum.  A good rule of thumb about eating fruits is EAT YOUR FUIT IN THE MORNING or right after a Bikram Yoga Class.
   

5. 5.  EAT  YOUR GREENS!!!  Salads are good.  Throw in your favorite veggies.  BUT CUT DOWN ON THE SALAD DRESSING.  Most calories in your salad come from the dressing.  Keep the dressing to 1-2 tablespoons.  Enjoy the taste of your romaine and tomatoes.  Don’t drown them in the thousand island.
   

6. 6.  WE SHOULD NOT BE DRINKING OUR CALORIES.  Juicing of dark green vegetables, wheat grass, blue-green algae, and water.  A great substitute for soda addicts is unsweetened Iced Yogi Tea (Green Tea Flavor). 

These 6 simple steps are a great start to changing your diet, your mind, and your body.  Ideally, you work you way towards a vegan diet.  But for now, let’s just focus on moving more and eating a little less of the crap we usually put in our mouths.

Superfoods like wheatgrass and blue-green algae are absolutely amazing for our bodies and minds.  You can cover most of your vitamins and minerals if you take wheat grass and blue-green algae on a regular basis.  If you take blue-green algae and wheat grass you will never be dehydrated from doing a ton of yoga.  Then again, if you have control of your breath in the yoga class, you will not get dehydrated either, but that is another web page.

E3Live helps restore overall body/mind balance in numerous ways. Its field of action simultaneously includes the immune, endocrine, nervous, gastro-intestinal and cardio-vascular systems.

Nutritionally, E3Live, provides 64 easily absorbed vitamins, minerals and enzymes and has more biologically active chlorophyll than any known food. It is the most nutrient dense food known to mankind.

    Benefits:

    * Increase endurance and stamina

    * Lift and balance mood to reduce stress

    * Increase mental focus and concentration

    * Balance blood-sugar levels

    * Speed up recovery time

    * Restore overall biochemical balance (1)

    * Enjoy long-lasting energy boost (2)

    * Grow healthier skin, nails and hair

    * Truly enhance overall well-being

E3 Live (Blue-Green Algae)

Wheat Grass

1 Wheatgrass Juice is one of the best sources of living chlorophyll available.

2 Chlorophyll is the first product of light and, therefore, contains more light energy than any other element.

3 Wheatgrass juice is a crude chlorophyll and can be taken orally and as a colon implant without toxic side effects.

4 Chlorophyll is the basis of all plant life.

5 Wheatgrass is high in oxygen like all green plants that contain chlorophyll.  The brain and all body tissues function at an optimal level in a highly-oxygenated environment.

6 Chlorophyll is anti-bacterial and can be used inside and outside the body as a healer.

7 Dr. Bernard Jensen says that it only takes minutes to digest wheatgrass juice and uses up very little body energy.

8 Science has proven that chlorophyll arrests growth and development  of unfriendly bacteria.

9 Chlorophyll (wheatgrass) rebuilds the bloodstream.  Studies of various animals have shown chlorophyll to be free of any toxic reaction.  The red cell count was returned to normal within 4 to 5 days of the administration of chlorophyll, even in those animals which were known to be extremely anemic or low in red cell count.

10 Farmers in the Midwest who have sterile cows and bulls put them on wheatgrass to restore fertility.  (The high magnesium content in chlorophyll builds enzymes that restore the sex hormones.)

11 Chlorophyll can be extracted from many plants, but wheatgrass is superior because it has been found to have over 100 elements needed by man. If grown in organic soil, it absorbs 92 of the known 102 minerals from the soil.

12 Wheatgrass has what is called the grass-juice factor, which has been shown to keep herbivorous animals alive indefinitely.

13 Dr. Ann Wigmore and institutes based on her teachings has been helping people get well from chronic disorders for 30 years using wheatgrass.

14 Liquid chlorophyll gets into the tissues, refines them and makes them over.

15 Wheatgrass Juice is a superior detoxification agent compared to carrot juice and other fruits and vegetables. Dr Earp-Thomas, associate of Ann Wigmore, says that 15 pounds of Wheatgrass is the equivalent of 350 pounds of carrot, lettuce, celery, and so forth.

16 Liquid chlorophyll washes drug deposits from the body.

17 Chlorophyll neutralizes toxins in the body.

18 Chlorophyll helps purify the liver.

19 Chlorophyll improves blood sugar problems.

20 In the American Journal of Surgery (1940), Benjamin Gruskin, M.D. recommends chlorophyll for its antiseptic benefits. The article suggests the following clinical uses for chlorophyll: to clear up foul smelling odors, neutralize Strep infections, heal wounds, hasten skin grafting, cure chronic sinusitis, overcome chronic inner-ear inflammation and infection, reduce varicose veins and heal leg ulcers, eliminate impetigo and other scabby eruptions, heal rectal sores, successfully treat inflammation of the uterine cervix, get rid of parasitic vaginal infections, reduce typhoid fever, and cure advanced pyorrhea in many cases.21 Wheatgrass Juice cures acne and even help to remove scars after it has been ingested for seven  to eight months.  The diet must be improved at the same time.

22 Wheatgrass juice acts as a detergent in the body and is used as a body deodorant.

23 A small amount of wheatgrass juice in the human diet helps prevents tooth decay.

24 Wheatgrass juice held in the mouth for 5 minutes will help eliminate toothaches.  It pulls poisons from the gums.

25 Gargle Wheatgrass Juice for a sore throat.

26 Drink Wheatgrass Juice for skin problems such as eczema or psoriasis.

27 Wheatgrass Juice keeps the hair from graying.

28 Pyorrhea of the mouth: lay pulp of wheatgrass soaked in juice on diseased area in mouth or chew wheatgrass, spitting out the pulp.

29 By taking Wheatgrass Juice, one may feel a difference in strength, endurance, health, and spirituality, and experience a sense of well-being.

30 Wheatgrass juice improves the digestion.

31 Wheatgrass juice is high in enzymes.

32 Wheatgrass juice is an excellent skin cleanser and can be absorbed through the skin for nutrition. Pour green juice over your body in a tub of warm water and soak for 15 to 20 minutes.  Rinse off with cold water.

33 Wheatgrass implants (enemas) are great for healing and detoxifying the colon walls.  The implants also heal and cleanse the internal organs.  After an enema, wait 20 minutes, then implant 4 ounces of wheatgrass juice.  Retain for 20 minutes.

34 Wheatgrass juice is great for constipation and keeping the bowels open.  It is high in magnesium.

35 Dr. Birscher, a research scientist, called chlorophyll "concentrated sun power." He said, "chlorophyll increases the function of the heart, affects the vascular system, the intestines, the uterus, and the lungs."

36 According to Dr. Birscher, nature uses chlorophyll (wheatgrass) as a body cleanser, rebuilder, and neutralizer of toxins.

37 Wheatgrass juice can dissolve the scars that are formed in the lungs from breathing acid gasses.  The effect of carbon monoxide is minimized since chlorophyll increases hemoglobin production.

38 Wheatgrass Juice reduces high blood pressure and enhances the capillaries.

39 Wheatgrass Juice can remove heavy metals from the body.

40 Wheatgrass juice is great for blood disorders of all kinds

Here are a few of our favorite books that can help you figure out how to eat and feel better.

Living Food for Optimum Health

This book is a compilation of Hippocrates’ 50 years of helping people to help themselves. Optimum Health concisely focuses in on the critical components that have assisted hundreds of thousands of people to improve their health, conquer disease and enhance their overall life experience.

The China Study

Drawing on the project findings in rural China, but going far beyond those findings,  The China Study details the connection between nutrition and heart disease, diabetes and cancer. The report also examines the source of nutritional confusion produced by powerful lobbies, government entities, and opportunistic scientists. The New York Times has recognized the study (China-Oxford-Cornell Diet and Health Project) as the “Grand Prix of epidemiology” and the “most comprehensive large study ever undertaken of the relationship between diet and the risk of developing disease.”

Eat To Live

The Revolutionary Formula For Fast and Sustained Weight Loss

When Mehmet Oz or any of New York’s leading doctors has a patient whose life depends on losing weight, they call on Joel Fuhrman, M.D. In Eat To Live: The Revolutionary Formula for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss, Dr. Fuhrman offers his healthy, effective, and scientifically proven plan for shedding radical amounts of weight quickly, and keeping it off.

This is a book that will let you live longer, reduce your need for medications, and improve your health dramatically. It is a book that will change the way you want to eat. Most importantly, if you follow the Eat To Live™ diet, you will lose weight faster than you ever thought possible.