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7 Basic Tips
When you
finally make the decision to get healthy, you have to start somewhere.
But what should you believe? Time after time fad diets fail. They come
out strong but fall short at consistent weight loss. In addition, these
get-thin-fast concepts don’t often include essential vitamins and
minerals. Decide to take pride in yourself and your nutrition, and enjoy
eating right. It is more expensive to buy healthy, natural food, but by
doing so you might eat less. Yes, processed and refined foods are
inexpensive and convenient, but they come with a higher price than you
think. I encourage you to move the grocery bill up on your financial
priority list. Optimal nutrition is essential for healthy function with
age, and you can’t put a price tag on that. There are so many pitfalls on the
road to good nutrition in our society. Nearly every social gathering
involves food, often of the high-fat, high-sugar variety. These basic
nutrition tips are designed to help you take those first steps toward a
healthier, happier way of living. Start here. Start today. On the following pages, learn seven basic nutrition tips.
1: Avoid Overeating
Focus on finding a balance of
hunger and fullness as you eat. Stop eating when you are no longer
hungry, not just when you are full. Remember all the times you ate until
you were uncomfortable. How did that make you feel? You probably felt
guilty, and certainly had some degree of abdominal discomfort. Be
mindful that every time you eat those extra bites, they are not going to
make you feel better. They will probably make you feel worse.
2: Think Like a Caveman
Food is energy for your body.
Nothing more, nothing less. Think about your food before you eat: "Why
am I eating this?” “Do I really need this?" This will help you focus on
eating enough to keep you moving, and choosing foods that will give you
prolonged energy. Remember, sugar is one of the worst things for your
body. It provides instant glucose to your system resulting in immediate
energy. A short time afterward, the glucose is gone and your body is
back to craving cheap sources of energy, like more sugar. The end result
is insulin release in response to that meal promoting fatigue and brain
fogginess.
3: Eat Naturally
Focus on things that come from
the earth, not a factory. The best advice is, when shopping at the
grocery store, stay along the outside walls where you find fruits,
vegetables, beans and lean sources of meat. All of these occur
naturally. This helps keep those processed foods and sugar-packed
snacks, all of which will kill your metabolism, out of the cart. Also,
leave the white potatoes behind. This vegetable contains an awful lot of
starch that your body converts to sugar almost immediately with little
work.
4: Join the Organic Movement
Buy organic whenever possible. If
you can’t afford or find organic foods, no problem. Just wash your
fruits and vegetables very well. Go to foodnews.org and find out which
produce contains the most pesticides and make yourself an organic
produce priority list. Only buy organic of those in the dirty dozen
(peaches top this list) and accept conventional of those in the cleanest
dozen, such as onions. If you can’t get fresh produce, frozen is the
next best thing. Avoid canned and packaged fruits and vegetables as the
preservatives are usually going to work against you.
5: No Chemical Toxins
Avoid artificial sweeteners
(especially Splenda). These are most often consumed in Crystal Light,
diet sodas and “sugar-free” products. Think of them as toxins (because
they are) that slow down your body’s metabolism. Drink plenty of water.
6: Control Your Portion Size
Use small coffee mugs to eat your
cereal in the morning. Get rid of all the large plates and cups in your
house and only eat with the smaller or children’s sizes. Eat slowly,
being certain to chew your food thoroughly before swallowing. Try to eat
slower than the slowest eater at the table. If you go to a restaurant,
split a meal with your partner, or once your portion is delivered, cut
it in half and have the waiter box up half of the dish for another meal.
7: Take Your Time
Good nutrition is a marathon, not
a sprint. Don’t make the mistake of trying to change everything
overnight. It took your entire life to adopt your current nutrition
habits, expect it to take some time to change them. After two weeks of a
consistent change, you have made it a habit. Pick two or three of these
tips to start. Each week review how you have done and evaluate the
areas that need improvement. During this review, plan on making an
additional change to your nutrition.
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