Ignite Your FIRE With These Foods...

Why some people can “eat almost anything”… 

Dr. Minich (our beloved food expert, who wrote The Rainbow Diet) dedicates an entire chapter to yellow foods explaining the connection to our internal FIRE. 

She states from her global research, “up to 80% of North Americans and Europeans have a predominant FIRE imbalance”. 

FIRE is your energy account. She says, “we live in an age in which an incredible amount of energy is transferred at faster and faster speeds…we have the Internet, email, wireless handheld devices, so we can be in touch at every moment with the constant stream of information available to us.”  

No wonder our energy levels are out of balance! 

So, how do we get our energy-groove back? 

Start by noting the foods that have the most “power” over you… 

  • Do you feel drawn to eat certain foods to give you energy? 

  • Are there foods you crave? 

  • Do some foods make you feel “powerless” after you eat them because they rob you of your vital energy? 

IMPORTANT!

DON’T SKIM THIS…please take this moment to understand how your body works - by empowering yourself with knowledge, you’ll better be able to take care of your energy + protect yourself from depletion.

The FIRE + Your Body: 

The FIRE system is connected to the organs in your body responsible for transformative processes - in other words, the digestive system, including the esophagus, stomach, pancreas, small intestines, liver and gallbladder. 

Your FIRE system is the center of your physical relationship with food. It represents the exchange of food messages and your body’s ability to decode that information into signals. 

The nutrients signal a transformation throughout your body known as metabolism, or the sum of building + breakdown reactions. 

On a cellular level, this center is linked to your mitochondria, or your cellular powerhouses, whose job it is to extract the raw energy from the starting materials supplied by foods. 

On a physical level, people with balanced FIRE systems tend to have robust digestion and metabolism and they are often of medium build + average weight. These people are the ones who can eat “almost anything” and get away with it. They tend to be able to digest relatively large portions of food in one sitting. People with healthy FIRE systems have energy endurance; they are usually physically and mentally active. 

Ready to balance your FIRE? 

Minich shares her absolute favorite yellow foods to boost your FIRE and help restore balance to your energy. 

  • Bananas 

  • Grapefruit 

  • Lemons 

  • Pineapple 

  • Plantains

Vegetables + legumes that help balance your system:

  • Corn (whole organic only)

  • Garbanzo beans

  • Ginger

  • Lentils

  • Yellow bell pepper

  • Yellow split peas

  • Yellow string beans

  • Yellow summer squash 

  • Yukon gold potatoes

And the grains that help your FIRE burn bright… 

  • Amaranth

  • Brown rice

  • Corn meal

  • Millet

  • Polenta

  • Quinoa

  • Whole grain breads

  • Whole grain cereals

The perfect summer recipe to boost your FIRE: 

Sunny Corn Salad

  • 6-8 ears fresh organic corn or 3 cups frozen organic corn kernels

  • 1 large red bell pepper, diced

  • 3 green onions, cut into 1/4 inch pieces

  • 1/8 c extra virgin olive oil

  • 2 tbsp. lemon juice

  • 1-2 cloves garlic, minced 

  • 1/4 c cilantro 

  • 1/8 tsp. Chili powder

  • 1-2 jalapeños, diced

  • Salt + pepper to taste

Enjoy!

Thank you for taking a moment to take care of yourself and your energy. :)

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With love + gratitude,

Laura