The UltraMind Solution (112 page)

When using electric stoves, cook on back burners instead of front as much as possible.

Metals attract EMR: keep them away from and off the body.

Measure EMR from wireless and wired devices with appropriate meters (see
www.safewireless.org
).

To decrease exposures, consider installing EMR filters and preventive technologies to electrical circuits, devices, and appliances. These may help, although human studies are limited.

I have now outlined the major principles of the UltraMind Solution. These revolve around diet, supplements, lifestyle changes, and living clean and green. Now it’s time start doing the program. In the next two chapters I will outline what to do for the preparation week and what to do every day you are on the six-week UltraMind Solution.

Preparing Your Body and Mind for the Goodness to Come

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One week before you start the six-week program, prepare your body for all the goodness to come by shedding habits that interfere with your brain. By eliminating items from your diet in a systematic way you will make your transition into the program simple and painless.

Over the course of the next week you should eliminate these items from your diet entirely. Remember, in some cases they are hidden in places you may not expect. Be as vigilant as you can about reading labels and making sure the foods you eat do not contain the following:

Caffeine
—Cut your daily dose in half each day over the course of a week until you are off it. If you have four cups of coffee, go to two cups, then one cup, then one-half cup, then stop.

Processed and refined carbohydrates and sugar
—This includes all flour-based products (like bread and pasta) and all forms of sugar.

High-fructose corn syrup
—Go cold turkey and read EVERY label. High-fructose corn syrup is in places you don’t expect.

Hydrogenated fats or trans fats
—Found in baked goods, chips, fries, in fact, in almost every packaged food. Read labels for ingredients and look for the word “hydrogenated” even if it says zero trans fats, because if it has less than half a gram per serving the government allows the food industry to deceptively say “zero” trans fats.

Processed and packaged foods
—This means anything that comes in a box, bag, package, or can.

Alcohol
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