Eating Healthy
Food is one of the basic necessities of life, though in recent time it has been discovered that most of the terminal illnesses that people suffer is as a result of the type of food they eat.
Your choice of food will determine the quality of life you live. So it is not just about what you eat but how you eat. Eating healthy means following a healthy pattern of eating that has to do with varieties of nutritious foods and drinks.
And eating the number of calories your body needs on a daily basis.
If you must eat healthy, then you must choose:
• Fruits
• Whole grains
• Vegetables
• Low fat dairy products
• Foods that contains protein like beans, eggs, poultry and nuts, seeds.
You should stay away from:
• Artificial sugars
• Saturated fats
• Sodium- found in table salt
• Refined grains found in cookies and white bread.
The foods people eat can reduce their blood pressure and help keep their heart healthy. It is possible to prevent up to 80% of premature heart diseases and stroke diagnoses with lifestyle change.
A person who wants to lower their blood pressure should stay away from processed and fast foods because of the salt they add to them.
Keeping active and eating a healthy balanced diet can also help you to maintain a healthy weight. Eating too much of junk foods can cause obesity which is as a result of high intake of saturated fat.
You will agree with me that it takes a whole lot of courage and discipline to eat healthy. Because it is not easy to choose a plate of salad or fruit salad over the junks you see as fast foods.
It becomes a matter of necessity to eat healthy so as to live healthy. Because when the immune system is affected, it opens doors for all the sickness in the world. Be wise!
