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Ensure that you eat a daily serving of dairy and/or soy products
and regular cereal or bread serving (which each typically contains
more than 100 mg of sodium) to keep your sodium intake suffi cient.
The only time we ’ ve seen people need more sodium than this is if
they are running near - marathon distances in humid, ninety - degree
weather and are sweating profusely. If this is your lifestyle choice,
you may need to drink more than the recommended six to nine 8 -
ounce glasses of water (or fl uids) per day that most of us require, as
well as take a couple hundred more milligrams of sodium. You should
never “ force fl uids ” or drink excessively on a low - sodium diet.
Sample Menus for the Rice Diet
Check with your medical doctor before starting this or any diet, espe-
cially if you are taking medications.
Starting on page 50 is a chart of four sample 1,000 - calorie - a -
day weekly menus. Monday is designated as the Basic Rice Diet
and is 800 calories; it will reinspire and renew your focus and
at all, they consumed fi sh or grass - fed sheep ’ s cheese (which
is naturally rich in omega - 3 fatty acids). Like participants of
the Rice Diet, these centenarians were not only eating the
most optimal, healthiest diet; in general, they exercised daily
and focused on their families, friends, and faith. Other life-
style habits that were cited included eating big breakfasts and
smaller meals later in the day, not overeating, prioritizing their
ties with the community, and enjoying a strong sense of pur-
pose. Because The Rice Diet Renewal will emphasize how to
develop a strong foundational support, you will not need to be
distracted by dietary details. In fact, you ’ ll be investing your
time and focus in arenas that will anchor and enhance your
long - term success.