Good health is a decision for life
Author: yunus
The holiday season is coming to an end, and for many that means you are about to begin the season of resolutions at the New Year.
One of the most popular is to eat healthy, exercise and feel good.
How I can keep me healthy?
You can do many things to stay healthy. Simple changes to your diet-like eating a variety of fruits, vegetables and whole grains and less fat to cook can make a difference. Be more active:
walk instead of driving, or take the stairs instead of taking the elevator.
This can help you stay healthy. If you start now to make these healthy changes, you can improve your overall health.
What makes me gain weight?
People gain weight when they eat more food than your body needs. Other factors that may contribute to weight gain are:
Family. Weighing too much tends to run in families. Parents can spend weight problems their children through genes. Parents, children and caregivers can also be overweight because they share the same bad eating habits and exercise.
Habits. Eating foods very high in fat and calories, or more food than your body needs, it can lead to overweight. Being inactive can also lead to even more than they should.
The world around him. Whether at home or in your office, you and your family are surrounded by food and messages about food. It’s easy to eat more of what your body needs. The routine use of remote controls, escalators, computers, and televisions can reduce their level of physical activity cause you to move less, which eventually can cause weight gain. Although you can not control all factors that lead to overweight, you can do many things to improve your health.
What I can do to eat better?
Eat breakfast every day.
Drink more water instead of soda or fruit juice contain too much sugar. Try to take every day for at least eight glasses of 8 ounces each. Add in a piece of lemon, lime or orange for flavor.
Eat at regular times and avoid skipping meals or replacing a meal with a snack high in calories and fat. If you’re hungry between meals, eat a healthy snack.
Keep snacks low in fat and calories in your home, work, or car to prevent hunger and prevent overeating.
Eat daily a variety of fruits and vegetables, canned or frozen, in various colors. Vegetables of different colors provide different nutrients. Choose dark green leafy vegetables like kale and spinach, and red and orange vegetables like carrots, cabbage, red peppers and tomatoes. Sweet potatoes, strawberries, strawberries, blackberries, and papayas have much flavor and provide many nutrients and fewer calories.
Most often choose whole or cut fruit instead of fruit juices. The juices have little or no fiber and too much sugar added to them.
Add vegetables to stews, sauces and soups favorites.
Eat foods you like but eat small amounts of foods high in fat and calories, such as ice cream, and notice how often you eat.
Read the nutrition facts on the labels to see how much fat and calories in the serving listed.
If you eat fast food (fast food), try not to eat them every day and avoid eating large quantities of such food.
Many restaurants serve too much food. To control what you eat and still enjoy, take a bit of food home to eat the next day.
Eat variety of foods and being physically active are keys to good health. When you eat a variety of foods and exercise regularly, you can maintain a healthy weight, feeling good, and have enough energy to take care of yourself and your family.
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