From: Nancy Desjardins
This is huge, but it’s actually really simple. Overeating is the number one thing that ages you more than anything. Don’t believe it? Check this out.
For example, take your typical holiday meal. We’ve all done it. I seldom do this anymore, but we all know that when you overeat, you feel tired and lethargic and you’ve just got to go lie down. This is because your body is working overtime trying to digest all that food.
Sure, you can cut sugar out of your diet in a few easy steps, but it’s going to take some willpower and determination on your part. However, just knowing that sugar can be toxic to your health and wellness is a good way to get that kick-start to a sugar-free lifestyle!
Did you know that sugar (as most of us know it) is not a natural product? Unless you’re eating raw cane sugar, you can pretty much believe that the sugar you’re eating is white, refined, and filled with empty calories. Even worse, just about every product you buy in the grocery store (unless you’re shopping organic) is loaded with sugars. What’s the big deal? Other than the empty calories, which pack on pounds, did you know that sugar can throw your body chemistry out of kilter? How about those mood swings and headaches? Most women blame those on PMS. However, sugar is often the culprit, as well as being a leading cause of PMS in the first place. Allergies, chronic fatigue, bloating, gas, weight problems and more can be laid right at sugar’s doorstep. Read more
In order to maintain optimal health, we need to watch the chemical balances in our bodies. How can we do that, you ask? Basically, with healthy eating habits. You see, the body is balanced much like a swimming pool. Too much acid, and it becomes inhabitable – too little acid, and you’ll get algae.
Now, this is not to say you’re going to turn green or start emitting waves of sulphuric acid if you’re unbalanced, but your body does need to maintain that equilibrium in order to stay fresh, clear and disease free.
So what’s this chemical balance all about? Read More
The best way to determine your unhealthy eating habits is to keep a
journal of all the foods and drinks you consume in an average week. Go
ahead and try it – you’ll more than likely be surprised by the results.
Determine what instances or circumstances in your daily lifestyle lead
you to consume bad foods – everything from coffee from Starbuck’s to
fast foods to desserts – put everything on your list and resist
cheating!
After you’ve done that and shocked yourself back to
reality, start another journal – this time listing all the GOOD things
that you eat and drink every day. Take pride in the fact that the bad
foods and drinks you consume show up less and less in your healthy diet
journal. After you’ve made an effort to reduce the amount of bad foods
you eat, add exercise to your daily lifestyle.
Exercise is one of the
best ways to help your body reach and maintain optimal health and
physical fitness. If you really abhor the word “exercise”, then try
walking. Go for a walk every evening after work. Stop and smell the
roses, so to speak. You’ll be doing your body, and your mental outlook
a big favor.
The more you exercise, the less you’ll want to eat
bad food – guaranteed! Once you start seeing positive changes in your
body shape, and start feeling more energetic and alert because you’re
not filling your body with empty calories, your new healthy eating
efforts will become a habit. Read more
From: Nancy Desjardins
Sure, you can cut sugar out of your diet in a few easy steps, but it's going to take some willpower and determination on your part. However, just knowing that sugar can be toxic to your health and wellness is a good way to get that kick-start to a sugar-free lifestyle!
From: Nancy Desjardins
In order to maintain optimal health, we need to watch the chemical balances in our bodies. How can we do that, you ask? Basically, with healthy eating habits. You see, the body is balanced much like a swimming pool. Too much acid, and it becomes inhabitable – too little acid, and you'll get algae. Now, this is not to say you're going to turn green or start emitting waves of sulphuric acid if you're unbalanced, but your body does need to maintain that equilibrium in order to stay fresh, clear and disease free.
Healthy diets are not bland and boring. As a matter of fact, they're colorful, flavorful and more exciting than you could imagine. Unfortunately, many people today think that if their food isn't loaded with fat, sugar or salt, it's going to taste like cardboard. This is the farthest thing from the truth. Still, many of us need a little extra help when it comes to devising and creating a healthy, nutritious eating plan. I'll help show you how.
First of all, let's define what healthy foods aren't. Healthy foods don't contain oodles of:
From: Nancy Desjardins
As with any bad habit, it takes time to change. Addictions to sugar aren’t easy to overcome, but with effort, grit and determination, it can be done. The key to changing any kind of a bad habit is to recognize it as a bad habit in the first place. Sure, we all know that smoking and drinking is bad for us, but when it comes to eating, most of us don’t equate too much caffeine or sugar as the worst things we can do to our bodies.
Think again. Today, more people are being diagnosed with preventable illnesses and disease processes because of the foods we eat. High cholesterol, high sugar and high fat foods are slowly killing us. Inform yourself. Research the bad effects poor nutritious diets have on our vital organs. Read official reports penned by the CDC or the American Medical Association and you’ll see what kind of havoc such diets can have on short-term as well as long-term health. We’re not trying to scare you, but actually, you should be. Many forms of heart disease, as well as obesity and diabetes are preventable.
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From: Nancy Desjardins
We all know how emotional we get sometimes, and we all know that sometimes our emotions can wreak havoc on our body – our stomachs get upset, our hands shake, we experience headaches, and more. It doesn't matter how we react to stress; with anger, fear, anxiety, frustration or hostility, stress is a major obstacle to our efforts to eat well.
Many of us rely on comfort foods to make us feel better when we're stressed. We go out for a pizza or ice cream, raid the pantry for cookies or puddings, or even bake (and eat) a cake to distract us from worry and woes. However, did you know that stress combined with such eating habits could be an extremely dangerous situation, one that if allowed to continue over time can lead to heart disease, diabetes and strokes caused by clogged arteries?
From: Nancy Desjardins
Few can deny the inevitable lure of sweets – we pour a little sweetener in our coffee every morning, snatch a donut (or two) and hanker for a candy-bar pick-me-up in the mid-afternoon, and then top of a hectic and often stressful workday with a scoop or two of Hunka Chunka Burning Fudge or some other delightful creation at a favorite ice cream shop. We convince ourselves that a little sweet now and then won’t kill us.
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