Ten Guidelines to Healthy Eating

Following on from the last bulletin regarding sorting ourselves out with a practical way of detoxing, here are ten principles to live by for a long term healthy eating plan; they are both practical and realistic.

1. Drink Water
You must stay hydrated; the body cannot function properly without enough water.

2. Always Eat Breakfast
By the time breakfast comes around, it could have been 12 hours since your last meal if you had dinner at 7pm, therefore the body needs fuel to kick start the metabolism.

3. Make Time to Eat
If you do not make time to eat, you will be at the mercy of whatever you have available when hunger strikes and need a quick fix. Therefore, feed the body before hunger and food cravings take over and effect your decision making.

4. Little and Often
It is widely accepted that the best way to feed to body is smaller portions but more frequently, so that blood sugar levels stay balanced throughout the day.

5. Combine Protein with Complex Carbohydrates
The protein in a meal will slow down absorption, helping to balance energy levels and make each meal last longer.

6. Eat a Variety of Food
It is important to get variety so as not to get bored with your food but also to get a wide variety of nutrients and minerals in your food.

7. Eat Fat to Lose Fat
Essential fatty acids are vital for proper body function, the sort of fats found in oily fish and nuts / seeds.

8. Avoid Sugar and Simple Carbohydrates
Sugars and high glyceamic foods will get converted very quickly into blood sugar and cause high peaks and troughs in energy levels.

9. Follow the 80:20 Rule
If you follow the rules for 80% of the time, you can afford to relax every now and then and reward the hard work.

10. Exercise
Exercise is still important to boost metabolism and burn calories.

As you can see, they are relatively simple outlines that add up to a big difference over a long period of time. Nutrition has a huge part to play in our health and well being, so take a few simple steps to look after yourself.

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