Middle Age Nutrition and the Fad Diet
Middle Age Nutrition and the Fad Diet
Fad diets are fashionable diets that generally do not result in long-term weight loss. Fad diets are often dangerous to your health if undertaken for a long duration as they often eliminate many important food groups from your diet… -Healthy-living nutrition-dictionary.
Why is it that people today are so interested in losing weight, yet they have no interest in learning the proper and healthy way of doing it. Have we gotten so lazy that we only want a quick temporary fix, ie Fad diet? If you take the time and use a little bit of effort you can educate yourself about proper nutrition and healthy eating. Then you mix in a little exercise and you or off to a better healthier you.
It is a fact as we get older our bodies change. It is also a fact that what our bodies need also changes. When I turned Forty I started thinking more about what my body needed and where I could find it. Naturally I went to my Doctor. What I was told was not only a waste of my time and money, but disheartening,” Take a good multivitamin.”
What I didn’t know was that medical Doctors have very minimal training in nutrition. In fact Pharmacists and Chiropractors have more training in nutrition and can offer much more informed advice. The advent of the internet has made getting the information you need much easier. There are many good sites with a wealth of information available you. It is in your best interest to do your homework. Here is a good common sense start for you.
A nutritious diet is essential for good health and weight control. In particular, a nutritional eating plan will definitely improve your chances of fast weight loss. Choose a healthy calorie-controlled diet rich in fruit and vegetables, moderate in protein and low in saturated fat or trans fatty acids, with foods from all main food groups. This helps to improve metabolism, maintain a stable appetite and eliminate cravings. Which makes weight reduction easier and faster, and future weight gain less likely.
Another area of thought you should examine is Nutritional Supplements. There are hundreds to choose from. I recommend that you find a product that is made by Doctors, Scientist and Nutritionists. Many products out there are just based on science. There are also a host of Holistic supplements out there. Many of these products have little or no proper testing and the claims are based on less than fact.
If you are serious about your health do your homework and use some common sense.…
Do you have the problem that you really want to lose weight, but it just doesn’t happen whatever you try? You tried several diets, but had little or no result. Or soon the lost pounds came back?
Would you believe me if I told you that too many people, including health freaks, neglect one of the most important muscles in their body?
In general, many experts advise a minimum of 20 minutes exercise 3 times per week. However if our main aim is weight loss then it is advisable to step this up to gain maximum results.
While many Americans believe we are in one of the top countries for health care, the truth is we are not. While the United States’ healthcare is the second-most costly in the entire world, we rank a distant 37th in quality! While it may not shock you to learn that America is not the top country where health care is concerned, the fact that we are not even in the top 10 should certainly give you reason for pause.
In the state of trauma, the body, in order to survive, will protect itself. This survival instinct is apart of the evolution and adaptation of humans, regardless if the response is due to a physical threat or not. With nerve fibers to respond with sensations and the brain to release chemicals, to ready our bodies to the physical challenges, we have, within normal perimeters, the tactics to react to stress, trauma or any other perceived threat. If conditioned enough times repetitively without enough processing time for recovery, or in the case of an extended duration, patterns can develop which can be deeply seated into the mind and body. These patterns switch on easily and often trigger the event or events that created the original trauma. Post traumatic stress disorder is a common diagnosis relating to this condition. Developing coping mechanisms is one way in which order to adapt to trauma.
Many of us are eating on run, eating fast food that are fatty and sugary, does not make us healthy at all. Matter of fact, most of us American are now are overweight and has many health problems. Even in schools, many kids, young as 8 years old are having obesity problems. Prevention is always better than cure, so let us find us a few ways we can prevent being overweight, unhealthy and be actually fit and energetic.