You know 8 basic diet tips .It is easy

You know 8 basic diet tips —–

by：shannan

1. Drink plenty of water each day:

Water to keep your cells hydrated and protected, to eliminate waste and ensure the health of your mucus membranes. Adequate hydration will improve a number of health problems. Drink more water and less sugar soda, or juice. Coffee is okay as is tea as long as it’s unsweetened tea.

Your body cannot adequately eliminate waste products without enough water. Especially with fiber intake, so water is that much more essential. We need to keep that fiber moving! Which bring me to my next tip…

2. Eat plenty of vegetables!

Vegetables are very high in fiber, vitamin C, folic acid and minerals. They provide you with many health benefits. I also highly believe that the amount of work it takes to break down those fibrous veggies increases your metabolism!

-Fiber in vegetables slows the absorption of fat and toxins. One of the best ways to lose weight is to eat plenty of fiber. Eating adequate fiber can help normalize cholesterol levels and blood pressure too!

-Vegetables nourish the lining of the GI tract, produce vitamins and inhibit yeast and other undesirable organisms.

-Vegetables speed up bowel transit time, and reduces bowel toxicity!

-Vegetables contain folic acid, which is necessary to produce serotonin (preventing depression and overeating)! Also very important for pregnant women.

-The minerals in vegetables help prevent osteoporosis and help with muscle contraction. Most major functions of the body are dependent on minerals.

-Eating vegetables can reduce the instance of cancer and heart disease, increase your energy and mental clarity, reduce the problems caused by bowel and liver toxicity, and help reduce the symptoms of allergies, asthma, arthritis, skin problems, digestive problems, sinusitis, chronic pain and many other health problems. The list goes on and on…. That is why veggies are FREE in my meals.

-Eating vegetables helps bring vitamins and minerals to our bodies, aids in digestion, fills us up, and helps to alkalize the body amound many other pluses. Corn, peas and potatoes don’t count as vegetables, they are starches. Fruit is also good for you; it is a good source of vitamin C and fiber. Best to eat whole fruit than the fruit juices… when you drink just the juice you miss out on the fiber and you end up getting a lot more sugar, bad sugar than if you just ate the apple.

3. Avoid deep fried food, Trans fats, partially hydrogenated oil and hydrogenated oil.

Hydrogenation is the food industry’s way of turning liquid oils into solid fats. This gives packaged foods a longer shelf life than if they were made with natural oils. Hydrogenation produces trans fats, which have been linked to a number of health problems such as cancer, pain and inclammation, heart disease, immune system problems, possibly ADD and depression,Muscle fatigue and skin problems. Remember, Not all fats are bad for you. Good fats include raw nuts, nut butters, virgin or extra virgin olive oil, coconut oil, and avocados. Get rid of canola oil, it’s unhealthy in the long term of its use.

4. Avoid refined sugar.

Refined sugar increases insulin and adrenal hormone production and can cause Increased production of adrenal hormones, the body’s need for vitamins B and C, issues with emotional stress, stress on the adrenal glands, feed yeast which causes them to multiply and produce toxins, blood sugar swings and cravings, insulin insensitivity (adult onset diabetes), high cholesterol, pain and inflammation worse, aggravate allergies, sinusitis, asthma, irritable bowel, Candidas, migraine headaches, fatigue, depression and even heart disease.

WOW, WHAT A LIST….

5. Avoid refined carbohydrates. Refined carbohydrates are grains that have had the fiber, vitamin E, B vitamins, bran and germ removed. Meaning the nutrients have been removed and you are left with the crappy part of the carbohydrate. They create all of the same health problems created by refined sugar!! If you see ENRICHED FLOUR, run for your life… all the good stuff has been removed and bad stuff is added to give it shelf life.

Refined carbohydrates fill you up temporarily-but not with the good for you vitamins and minerals. This stresses your digestive system and your endocrine system. Eating refined carbohydrates uses up existing vitamins and minerals. (ex: white bread, white rice, and pasta). If a product is NOT labeled whole grain. Read the labels on bread. Brown-colored bread labeled wheat bread isn’t usually whole wheat. If the label says enriched, white flour on it you’re not getting a whole grain. Also, use brown rice instead of white rice.

6. Avoid processed foods and chemical additives: Avoid processed foods and chemicals. Processed things that are not in their most natural state are to be avoided. Some examples are, cereals, cookies, cakes and baked goods, tortillas and most breads should be avoided, pasta, soda’s and juices as they are just white table sugar poured into water for you all to drink… dump it !! All these baked goods and sugary drinks have so many chemicals and perservatives to help them from spoiling and so they have a long shelf life…. no good !! If you want a cereal go for oatmeal or oatbran, healthy, full of fiber and satisfying. Great for diets unlike the sugared cereals.

7. Eat slowly, chew your food thoroughly. Your saliva has enzymes that facilitate digestion. Also, it is easier to digest small particles than large ones. Not chewing well stresses your digestive system and can lead to poor absorption of nutrients, digestive problems like gas and bloating and promote the growth of harmful bacteria in the digestive tract.

8. Never skip meals:

Skipping meals stresses your adrenal glands. If you are trying to lose weight, not eating is a poor strategy because your metabolism will slow down to accommodate the reduction in calories. As a result you become fatigued and will ultimately gain weight. REMEMBER: Think of your system as a furnace and the food as coals. The more coals you put into your system the hotter it gets and the more it burns!