You and Your Health: Here’s a different perspective

WITH all the punting of the Banting diet these days, I thought I would add a slightly different perspective.

While there is a lot of hype about this diet, it really comes down to some simple food choices.

At the end of the day, if you control your portions, eat three balanced meals per day and partake in some form of exercise, you are almost certain to lose weight.

Our biggest mistake is in skipping meals or choosing the incorrect food.

If losing weight is your goal, then learning to control your portion size and kilojoule intake is essential.

According to a research study done with college students in the USA, simply cutting your food into smaller pieces before eating it helps.

It appears that the multiple pieces gave the students a greater sense of fullness.

Some simple swap suggestions are as follows –

* French fries and onion rings – swap for – carrots, celery, peppers, broccoli and kale, raw or lightly steamed.

* Canned fruit in syrup and fruit juice concentrate – swap for – fresh fruit or 100 percent fruit smoothie.

* Hamburgers and hot-dogs – swap for – lean protein such as chicken or fish.

* Milkshake or ice-cream – swap for – protein drink (preferably a pure protein with all 22 amino acids. Learn to read labels on products carefully).

* Refined, processed grain and breads – swap for – whole grain foods. Again, read the labels. A prime example is that most “brown” bread (even some suggesting they are wholegrain) are actually made from white bread (sterilised) flour that has been dyed brown.

Foods should always be consumed in their purest form. This means that they should ideally be as unprocessed as possible.

The biggest problem of course, is that in today’s lifestyle, we don’t always have time to search for and prepare, healthy, organic fruits and vegetables.

It is therefore important, in my opinion, that if you are one of the 98 percent of people who are not eating correctly, then you should at least be supplementing your diet with whole food based nutritional supplements.

If you are sceptical about this, do yourself a favour and try the suggested supplements for one month.

If you don’t feel a difference in your energy levels and well-being, then feel free to discontinue their usage.

While this is just a very brief outline, it should at least help as a guide. I am a registered distributor for a well-known, whole-food nutritional range.

I would be more than happy to discuss your individual needs with you, but you can also chat to your GP or a nutritionist.

As always, my aim with these articles is to simply educate you on a way to improve your health naturally.

I will not make any medical claims and I will try my best to remain neutral as far as specific branded products are concerned.

Psalm 41:3 The LORD will help them when they are sick and will restore them to health.

Be blessed.

Sean