A Simple Way to Start

I’m sure there are many ways to transition to a WPN regimen, but I would think this method would be one of the easiest.  Here are only 5 things to remember:

(1) Stop eating the bad stuff.  This starts with not buying bad stuff.

(2) Portion control; don't over eat.

(3) Eat only when hungry.

(4) Have healthy foods readily available.

(5) A simple suggestion to start

(1) Eliminate the worse culprits:  hamburgers and hotdogs, pizzas, shakes, and donuts.  Remember you are putting these things into your body, your ONLY BODY FOR LIFE!  These are the obvious culprits.  Unlike a car in which you can change out its engine if you put mud in its gas tank, you have only ONE BODY FOR LIFE!  Of course all of those foods are available in vegan form.  The good news is, the worse you are right now, the faster and bigger the results will be when you stop eating these things!

Remember, ALL animal products include meats, fish, shellfish, dairy and eggs and they ALL contain animal protein which has been PROVEN SCIENTIFICALLY to promote the growth of CANCER by 80%.  Plant-based protein does NOT promote the growth of cancer.  Dr. T. Colin Campbell's revolutionary book, "The China Study" explains his discovery.

(2) & (3) Get into the habit of not over eating.  By only eating when you are hungry and then only a moderate portion, your stomach actually gets use to that and gets smaller.

(4) I always have washed and cut up fruit in the refrigerator, such as fresh pineapple, oranges, watermelon, blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries.  I also have Mission's Lo Carb wraps with 17g of fiber with peanut butter and fruit preserves for a quick snack.

(5) Much can be done on the home front.  Most of the days I start with oatmeal.  Now that may sound terrible, but it isn’t!  I make a “special” oatmeal.  It is delicious!  It is listed in the Recipes page of this site.  Basically, I take a 1-quart glass bowl with a lid and put in 2 cups of organic rolled oats from Whole Foods bulk section for $1.49 per pound.  Then I add 4 tablespoons of organic chia seeds and the same for ground organic flax seeds, also from Whole Foods.  I grind the flax seeds using a coffee bean grinder.  I put in 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon from CostCo and a half cup of organic raisins and another half cup of dried blueberries also from CostCo as well.  I stir it all up and then add enough unsweetened almond milk to fill the bowl to within a half inch to the top.  I get the milk at Wegman‘s for only $1.99 per half gallon.  It has only 30Cals per cup.  I then stir it again, cover it and put it in the refrigerator.

The following morning it is ready to go!  I eat it cold though my wife likes hers hot, so hers goes into the microwave.  I top them with fresh organic berries such as raspberries and blackberries and even more blueberries or strawberries and walnuts.  I get the fresh organic berries from Wegman’s at prices consistent with the season whenever CostCo does not carry the organic berries since they are always much cheaper.  Using frozen berries from CostCo works as well.  Organic walnuts are hard to find even at the ridiculous $13 per pound at Whole Foods so I capitulated and buy the non-organic 4-pound bag at CostCo at $4 per pound!  You can also top the oatmeal with sliced bananas, and even less conventional fruit such as cold watermelon and pineapple.

As you can see this is quite a meal and carries me well into the day without feeling hungry!  Plus it is very nutritious!  It has very little fat, high soluble and insoluble fiber, high protein and high antioxidants and vitamins and minerals and omega-3s and no cholesterol and practically no salt.  And it is not too expensive either.

Just this simple, cheap, nutritious start of the day will go a long way in making you feel better and transition to a WPN regimen.

Another simple step you can take at home is replacing all of your cow’s milk with almond or soy or hemp or rice or any of a host of plant milks.  Butter should be removed, but if that is too hard to handle, replace it with a plant-based butter.  The same goes for yogurts and cheeses.

Rid your kitchen of sodas and juices and alcohol if you can.  The latest science shows that there is no amount of alcohol consumption that is good.  The old study that said a glass of wine a day is good for the heart failed to consider the negative effects on the brain’s synaptic speed.  When that is taken into consideration, the negative effect on the brain negates any “benefit” to the heart.