It is well known that health and well-being cannot be achieved simply by undergoing aesthetic treatments and spa cures. To feel fit and in harmony with your body you have to pay attention to what you eat.
A healthy, natural diet, based on fresh produce, limited in quantity and without excessive seasoning, is the best and simplest way to guarantee a long happy life.
Here are some suggestions for eating a good diet:
- Vary your food intake as much as possible
You need 40 different nutrients in order to stay healthy, and no single food can provide you with all of them. For this reason, to keep yourself fit, you should consume a wide variety of foodstuffs (including fruit, green vegetables, cereals, meat, fish, poultry, dairy products, fats and oils). You can eat any type of food which conforms to a healthy diet.
- Eat at regular times
Eating is one of life’s great pleasures and it is important to find the time to stop what you are doing, relax and enjoy a meal or a snack. Eating at regular times ensures that you do not skip meals and so fail to consume certain nutrients which may not be compensated for at future meal-times. This habit is particularly vital for young children, adolescents and elderly people. Breakfast is an especially important meal because it helps you to re-activate your body by taking on fuel after a night of fasting. In addition, breakfast seems to play a useful role in controlling weight. Meal-times also afford an opportunity for family or social interaction. So, whether you are talking about three complete meals per day, or six smaller meals or snacks, your objective should be to choose things to eat which are both healthy and enjoyable.
- Balance and moderation
- Balancing your diet involves taking in a sufficient, but not excessive, quantity of each type of nutrient. A moderate intake of all foods helps control the calories and prevents excessive consumption of any given food or exclusion of certain nutritional elements.
- Maintaining correct body-weight
Body-weight varies from individual to individual and depends upon many factors, including sex, height, age and heredity. An excess of body fat is the result of consuming too many calories. If you are putting on weight, you need to eat less and take more physical exercise.
- Eat fruit and green vegetables
Many Europeans do not follow the nutritional advice of eating five portions of fruit or green vegetables daily. Many studies have demonstrated the link between the consumption of these foodstuffs and a reduction in the risk of contracting cardio-vascular diseases and certain types of cancer. Higher consumption of fruit and green vegetables has also been associated with a lowering of blood pressure.
- Base your diet on foods which are rich in carbohydrates
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