I took a quick look to see what Insanity was. First, you don't need to eat five times a day; you don't even need to eat meat to get totally fit and healthy. The top things I would start with to liven up my meals is: raw garlic, fresh lemons (search for all their health benefits and uses, lots of electrolytes for energy), and fresh herbs like cilantro (great Greek salad recipe), and basil once in a while. Then I like heat, so fresh ground black pepper, fresh jalapenos, red pepper flakes. The fresh ginger, sliced thin and simmered in a little honey, keep in the frig, dice fine for dishes, and just eat one once in a while. That's a start for tasty. Of course, there's things to do with fruit, a frosty blended from almond milk, coco powder and frozen bananas.
Top athletes have been running off of plant-based food and typically feel more energized than ever. Watch the films Forks Over Knives and Engine 2 Diet. Rip was a pro-tri-athlete for 12 years. Here's a place to start. I'll include my general tips, ask me if you want more. There's no lack of flavor here, he had Texas guys switching to enjoy his meals at the fire house while they dropped 60pts on cholesterol and lost the pounds while the felt better.
Rip Esselstyn @ TED, former firefighter and 10yr professional tri-athlete
http://engine2diet.com/recipes/favorites...
Here are health concepts I'm distilling from easiest on down:
1. Water intake is the biggest, easiest, cheapest thing you can do for your health, research Water Calculator
2. Most people should take a multi-vitamin
3. Food combinations & eating for your body type are foundational (book: "Fit for Life")
http://www.alderbrooke.com/chart.php
4. Cut out manufactured Fructose (corn sugar) = POISON, and Aspartame: it's a contaminated (mercury) industrial byproduct that spikes blood-sugar levels, increases hunger, damages the liver, causes the intestines to leak feces causing body-wide inflamation leading to weight gain, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, dementia, effects female systems, and can limit growth. It makes up 15% of the avg diet, effecting 75M Americans; manufacturers mis-quote independent experts and refuse to ship samples to the FDA. It is the RED FLAG that the food is bad. This fructose is not the same as a fruit's complex fructose that is bound to fiber.
UltraWellness TV with Mark Hyman, M.D.; Barry Popkin Phd UNC School of Public Health
I find alot of the insanity meals pretty bland so Anyone got any good reciepes? Also how did your results go?
