Krispin's Komments on Nutrition and Health

"We are possessed and impoverished by everything we have and hold; and we are stricken poor by demanding a thing for ourselves, whether rights or emoluments; in all a man's life there is only one wealth, and that is to love."   Robert Raynolds The Choice to Love  Harper & Brothers 1959

The purpose of this site is to let you know who I am and to bring some sanity to the question "What should I eat to be healthy?".

The major components of the human body are water (60-70%); protein (20-25%); fat (17-25% unless you are obese); minerals (5-7%); vitamins (less than 1/10th of 1%). Anyone who suggests or promotes supplements as a way to be healthy overlooks the facts. Treating a lack of high quality proteins, fats and/or minerals or consumption of lectins to which you are intolerant with a pill is at best uninformed and at worst criminal. FOOD FIRST, REAL, FRESH, WHOLE FOOD compatible with your body. If you suffer from any symptom, condition, or disease check the pages on protein, potassium, lectins, and essential fats. Due diligence requires you start with the core materials that build and maintain a healthy body. Only after you have made certain you have these core elements consider additional items needed that you cannot get from your diet. These items are far fewer than you may have been led to believe. For many simply applying the principles found on these pages will restore health.

Make sure you consume a MINIMUM of 1/3-1/2 ounce of pure water for each pound of actual body weight every day, more in summer heat, when exercising heavily, or if you have a fever or diarrhea. No exceptions here. Typical daily losses of water from your breath, urine and sweat average about 4% of total body weight.  Your body is primarily water. Shouldn't it (you) be fresh every day. Alcohol, soda, coffee, tea, or juice should not be counted toward your daily total. A calculator for water intake, try it.

If you decide to proceed do not 'pick one' of the core elements. All of them count. Check your water, protein, your fats both type and quantity, and your potassium intake from food. Count out the numbers in every core group. You will learn about your body, what you need, what works for you.

Deeper coverage of these issues and more may also be found in the Practical Nutrition Workbook http://sunlightd.org

• Protein Basics, What's right for me?
• Lectins The glycoprotein problem, why all proteins are not created equal.
• Potassium Sufficiency
• Update on Essential Fats Understanding omega-3 and omega-6 fats.
• Sunlight and Vitamin D  Why we all need D.
• Magnesium Critical key, undiagnosed deficiency.
• Thyroid Disease Support
• Me My family.
• I Believe My statement of faith.
• The Secret of Forgiveness  To restore wholeness. 
• My Work  If you need help now.
• My Blog Frequent comments on recent news or communications received.

      THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A DULL MIND AND A BRILLIANT ONE IS THE DESIRE TO KNOW AND THE FEARLESSNESS TO ASK. (Quote is mine)

And one last important note- Health, long term, depends on using your body. Study after study suggests 60-90 minutes of vigorous physical activity every day keeps us thinner, wiser (better brain), happier (better mood), and healthier (stronger immune system). 20 minutes just isn't enough. Keep moving. Walk, run, jog, hike, bike, dance, skate, play.

  (c) Krispin Sullivan, CN 1996  Last modified on: 08-10-31.

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