“Let food be your medicine, and medicine be your food”(Hippocratic oath)

• Food is your fuel and so much more… nutrients are absorbed and transformed to build your cells and any physical structure.
• Literally: You are what you eat!
• Your food choices have direct impact on your physical, but also mental and emotional well-being.
• Remember: eating and living shall be fun! Enjoy eating your food! Celebrate every meal and eat consciously, not emotionally or on “auto-pilot”.
• Choose the right food as often as you possibly can – in general raw food is better than steamed is better than cooked food. Avoid all fried food!
• Organic food is the best choice, fruits and vegetable should be your main ingredients, cut down on animal derived food.
  

• Food should provide more than calories… but given the depletion of our soil, to achieve optimal levels of vitamins, minerals and trace elements, you need to supplement with a well designed multivitamin+mineral product
• In addition, ensure proper intake of omega-3 and omega-6 essential fatty acids (via flaxseed oil or fish oil)
• This “optimal cellular nutrition” is the easiest and most effective way to achieve and maintain optimal health – to live longer and live better
• Additional targeted supplementation is needed in the following conditions:pregnancy & breast feeding, menstruation & menopause, men beyond 35years, smoking, start with exercise or excessive exercise, vegetarian / vegan, underlying diseases or discomfort (physical, mental, emotional).

• The ideal diet is well balanced, (automatically) calorie constrained and consists of 3 main meals a day + 2 snacks (late morning and afternoon)
• … provides calories mainly from so-called “low GL” carbohydrates and a plant-derived protein source (the satiable part; e.g. soy, beans and legumes, seeds and nuts), is high in fiber, includes good fat! and the filling “bulk” comes from vegetables (or fruits)
• … is accompanied by an ideal life style – a healthy mindset, positive relationships, low (or positive) stress, moderate exercise, sufficient sleep, avoidance of drugs, alcohol, and smoking

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