Eat Healthily.

Everyone should understand what a balanced diet is, it consists of eating the five food groups in moderation. Fad diets where they cut out one of the food groups is not reccomended . The only 'true' diet you can go on is to lose and maintain weight that is safe and actually works is to eat a balanced diet, and smaller servings. Balanced diets are more filling. This blog endorses the mediterranean diet. Which is a five food group diet with some specifics added such as olive oil and beans. The peasant diet of the mediterranean is known to make people be healthier and live longer than other parts of the world. Remember, it is not all about your weight, it is also about nutrition.

A mediterranean diet consists of, eating simple wholefoods. Including, fish; olive oil, dairy in moderation; large servings of fruit, veggies; legumes and nuts; protein from beans; no processed foods; wholegrains such as brown rice and wholemeal flour; skip the sugar; drink a little red wine; daily exercise; semi-vegetarianism, and low on red lean meats. That's it in a nutshell.

Some clues to living it. Are to eat vegetarian meals two or three times a week, fish once or twice, chicken once, and occasionally red meat. If you must have sweets eat a small portion of dark chocolate. Or make some cookies with stevia and whole wheat flour. Cut down the coffee, the alcohol, any other bad habits, and do some exercise.

A note on superfoods.

These days with all the toxins in our environment, the sprays they use on our produce, there are even molecules of plastic in our salt. So you have to watch what you eat quite diligently. Some foods are extra healthy, and may work to prevent or help to treat cancer and other illnesses. Some of these foods are.

Almonds
Brazil nuts
Apples
Green tea
Black tea
Berries
Beetroot
Miso
Seaweed
Pineapple juice
Fish oil
Flaxseed
Wheatgrass
Spirulina
Garlic
Brown onions
Salmon
Cacao
Avocadoes
Oysters
Low fat Yoghurt.

A word on Vitamin Deficiencies.

Have your doctor test for vitamin deficiencies. Deficiencies in something like iron, zinc, vitamin C, vitamin D, calcium or the B group vitamins can have serious effects on your health. They might prescribe a vitamin supplement. Whilst it is unadvisable to take antioxidents in pill form, it is quite safe to use most vitamin supplements. On the whole try to get your vitamin intake from a natural source, such as fruit or vegetables. Also lentils and mushrooms are packed with iron and are a nice change from heavy red meats.


Our next edition, will be on exercise.