| The popular misconception of health being | | | | to eat, the body should be able to absorb and |
| dependant on eating should be got rid off. | | | | digest the food taken in and convert it into |
| Scientific advancements has clearly broken this | | | | energy. |
| misconception. People today are becoming more | | | | Maintain a healthy weight. The weight that's right |
| and more conscious of healthy eating habits. In | | | | for you depends on many factors including your |
| fact healthy eating is about being conscious on | | | | height, age, general hereditary constitution, etc., |
| what we eat, when we eat and how we eat and | | | | There are enough guidelines on this. Eat moderate |
| keeping yourself as healthy as possible. | | | | portions.(listen to your inner-self-its says "stop" do |
| While we can go on and on about listing down | | | | so then, don't carryon and "burden your |
| reasons for a healthy diet, three important | | | | tummy"-this invariably happens when the food is |
| reasons could be taken as the guiding factor to | | | | tasty or you have a liking for a particular type of |
| "why healthy eating". First and most important, a | | | | food-Indians eat a lot of potatoes in various types |
| healthy diet plan helps reduce the risk of disease | | | | of dishes; potatoes in boiled form is harmless, |
| and boosts recovery. It has been proved time | | | | while those fried is "poison"); Eat regular meals- |
| and again that improper diet leads to health risks | | | | never skip a meal-it does more harm than good. |
| (hypertension, heart attack, obesity and related | | | | Acids are periodically secreted in the digestive |
| problems). Second, it helps you to maintain a | | | | system and when there isn't work for the acids |
| healthy metabolism, so you convert food to | | | | to act upon-it leads to "acidity", ulcer, etc. Reduce, |
| energy as efficiently as possible. This is why | | | | don't eliminate certain foods. Use the Nutrition |
| healthy food bodies lose weight faster. Healthy | | | | Facts panel on the food label to help balance your |
| eating is especially important in mid-life and later. | | | | choices. (If you love fried food, you don't have to |
| Thirdly, a healthy diet maintains a healthy digestive | | | | give it up. Just eat it less often- and be conscious |
| system, which helps us to enjoy a wide variety | | | | of what you are eating) |
| of food and reduces the risk of indigestion and | | | | Know your diet pitfalls. To improve your eating |
| other gastrointestinal complaints. | | | | habits, you first have to know what's wrong with |
| Eat a variety of nutrient-rich foods. You need | | | | them. Write down everything you eat for three |
| more than 40 different nutrients for good health, | | | | days. Then check your list according to the rest |
| and no single food supplies them all. Your daily | | | | of these tips. Make changes gradually. Just as |
| food selection should include wheat based food | | | | there are no "superfoods" or easy answers to a |
| (bread) and other whole-grain products; cereals, | | | | healthy diet Remember, foods are not good or |
| greens, fruits; etc; Enjoy plenty of whole grains, | | | | bad. Its the way we plan that leads us to healthy |
| fruits and vegetables. An interesting surveys | | | | eating habits. When we are aware of what we |
| show most Americans don't eat enough of these | | | | are eating, how much we are eating and when |
| foods which leads to health problems. Balance in | | | | we are eating half the battle to healthy eating is |
| diet is the key to healthy eating. Its not enough | | | | won, the second half is in your hands. |