Tips to Healthy Eating & Living

Tips for Healthy Living

Diet
A healthy eating plan will improve your wellbeing. A balanced diet should not depart from the basic principles of the food pyramid.

Water
Hydration helps with energy levels, concentration, vascular flow, normal cellular activity, metabolism of fat, improved clearance of metabolic waste, temperature regulation and breathing. 2-4 litres of water is recommended each day depending on climate, body weight and exercise.

Detox
Eliminating your body’s waste products will improve your wellbeing. The primary organs of excretion are the lungs, kidneys and skin. Each organ uses a large amount of water to help it excrete waste products effectively. The more available water is to the body, the more efficient the excretion process becomes.

Digestion
The risk of constipation can be minimised by eating diets high in fibre, drinking water and exercising regularly. Relaxation will also help all types of digestive problems.

Relaxation
Controlling stress will improve your wellbeing. The state of your mind will significantly influence the state of your body. ENDERMOLOGIE®, COSMÉCANIQUE® , HUBER® , deep breathing and exercise are great forms of relaxation.

Breathing
Deep breathing exercises help reduce blood pressure and improve relaxation. They also help prevent respiratory infection, facilitate oxygenation of the blood and assist the excretion of carbon dioxide waste.

Exercise
The intensity and type of exercise will determine the nature of the benefits gained. Relaxation, increased metabolism of fat, increased muscle tone and increased cardiovascular endurance, are examples of the benefits of exercise. All types of exercise will stimulate deep circulatory and lymphatic flow, which will help clear waste and improve the supply of nutrients to cells.

Tips for Healthy Eating Habits

  1. Small regular meals are better for you than large infrequent meals.
  2. Fresh fruit juice low in acid (eg apple juice) will assist the digestion of food.
  3. Buy food without additives, preservatives, or colours. Your body is able to process natural foods much better than it can process synthetic chemicals.
  4. Fresh fruit and vegetables contain more vitamins and minerals than frozen or canned fruit and vegetables.
  5. Steamed vegetables contain more vitamins than boiled vegetables.
  6. High protein diets cause an enormous amount of stress on your kidneys. Your kidneys breakdown proteins if they are not needed. If your activity levels are not high, you don’t need a high protein diet.
  7. High carbohydrate diets are less dangerous to the functioning of your kidneys, however, excess carbohydrate intake will lead to increased fat stores.
  8. High GI foods spike blood sugar levels. Regular spiking of blood sugar without regular activity to match can cause diabetes.
  9. We already get enough salt from the food we eat in a balanced diet. Over using salt can cause fluid retention.
  10. Remember, caffeine stimulates anxiety and dehydration. If you are drinking too much coffee, tea or soft drinks be careful.
  11. Saturated fats are the very unhealthy fats. They raise cholesterol, which may lead to vascular problems and heart disease.
  12. Processed meats tend to hold a high concentration of saturated fats.
  13. A lot of rich sauces and dairy products are high in saturated fats.
  14. Fried foods contain large amounts of saturated fats. Try to grill, roast or bake food as an alternative to frying it.
  15. Most take away or fast foods are high in saturated fats.
  16. Monounsaturated fats like olive oil are better for you than Polyunsaturated fats like sunflower oil.
  17. Omega 3 fats, which can be found in fish, are very good to prevent clots forming in your blood

Diet : The Food Pyramid

  1. A balanced diet is always the safest approach when selecting what to eat.
  2. The food pyramid is still the best way to understand the quantities of which foods you should be eating.
  3. The bottom of the pyramid refers to Low GI carbohydrates. GI means Glycemic Index. Carbohydrates found in rice, bread and cereal are low GI carbohydrates because the energy in them is broken down slowly and evenly.
  4. Try to eat as many different coloured fruit and vegetables you can each day. Different colours represent different vitamins and minerals. Fruit and vegetables are rich in fibre, great for cleansing your digestive tract.
  5. Try to trim excess fat off the meat you eat. Red meat contains lots of saturated fat which if not used up for energy will convert to fat. Fish contains a better Omega 3 type of fat, which is very good for your blood.
  6. If you are a vegetarian, or selective non-meat eater, consider plant protein alternatives like beans, nuts, rice and grains.
  7. Unprocessed dairy products are better for you than processed ones. Calcium from dairy is very important for bone strength.
  8. Carbohydrates in sugar, sweets and soft drinks are high GI carbohydrates because a high amount of energy is released from them immediately. Your total carbohydrate intake should reflect your activity levels. Sweets, fats and oils need only to be eaten sparingly.