How I lost 30 Pounds

Hi Gang!

I'm a new member so I thought I'd introduce myself. I'm Darren from
Scottsdale, AZ and am a passionate follower of holistic nutrition.
When I turned 30 I felt like my body was falling apart, had an
enlarged prostate and was considerably overweight. I thought I had
nothing to look forward to but pain, surgery and prescription
medication like most Americans.

My career path took me away from sales and I ended up in massage
school. In school, part of our curriculum was holistic nutrition and
boy did that open my eyes. I could not believe that by switching to a
vegetarian diet consisting of only natural foods such as fruits,
veggies, lots of salads and some whole grains could impact my health
dramatically. To make a long story short, within 6 months of switching
to a whole foods diet, I lost 30 pounds, gained tremendous energy and
my prostate problems disappeared.

That was several years ago and I'm still going strong. My diet
philosophy is to, as much as possible, only eat foods that "serve" me
or impact my body in a positive way. As my diet has evolved to a
mostly "beans and greens" diet, my results keep getting better. I
truly believe that there is nothing the body can do when we give it
whole foods with plenty or raw salads and fruits.

The books that have impacted me the most are:
Fit For Life: A New Generation - Harvey Diamond
Empty Harvest - Bernard Jensen
The Food Revolution - John Robins
Eat To Live - Joel Fuhrman

I'm glad to be a member of this group and look forward to reading all
of your posts.

All the best,

Darren Prine
www.supersimplehealth.com