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Avoid ANYTHING that is processed.<br />
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If you stick to natural un-processed foodstuffs you will be fine. It is more work cooking & preparing but after a while your taste buds will be delighted with simple things like steamed carrot or broccoli.<br />
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BUY A STEAMER. Steam ALL your vegetables!!! Tastes fantastic, very healthy and loads of vitamins.<br />
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Agree. Steamers are excellent. Food tastes much better esp carrot and broccoli.<br />
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Re Oils. A lot of people in NZ badly lack the essential Omega 3 fatty acids (esp DHA and EPA). This can be obtained by eating a lot of raw fish but a high quality fish oil supplement is probably something to be considered. But it can be hard to find a decent one, and until recently every one I tried caused me grief. [url="http://www.xtend-life.com"]www.xtend-life.com[/url] (a NZ company) is one that seems high quality and is higher in DHA, and is worth considering. <br />
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Also Omega 6 GLA from Borage (starflower) oil is also something worth taking.<br />
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Otherwise take a high quality olive oil. Getting enough of these good oils might stop the cravings for fatty rubbish food. <br />
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Other do's (but change slowly and don't switch to food that you don't enjoy eating)<br />
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Consider trying a blood type diet. Type O = lots of meat <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /><br />
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Reduce (or eliminate) fried food. This is much easier with a good intake of healthy oil. And with a fish oil supplement and olive oil this should be enough. Some NZ companies also produce excellent Flax and Avacado oils so take these also if you enjoy the taste.<br />
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Change to healthy salt.<br />
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Reduce wheat. For example change to spelt or rye rather than wheat (mainly because wheat is very hard for humans to break down according to books I have read, and can clog the intestines.)<br />
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Drink lots of water. Buy a good water filter. Not a jug filter although they are better than nothing. I also don't like bottled water but some disagree.<br />
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Reduce intake of coffee, soft drinks etc<br />
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Eat healthy food. eg organic or free range chicken rather than the cheaper stuff.<br />
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Dairy products might be bad for some people. <br />
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