Health ,the most valuable feature

 What is health

A person or any living being can be called healthy if there is no disease or infirmity and is with complete physical, mental, and social wellness

Leading a healthy lifestyle can inspire confidence and teach you discipline, adaptability, sensibility and stable balance. This will not only leave you looking and feeling better, but you will show up as the best version of yourself for the people in your life that truly matter and start loving yourself.

The result of this is much happier relationships, reduced risk of disease, and an overall healthier and content world. By simply changing and converting to
healthier choices, you can have a rippling impact on others.
Be the person to start the change.

A healthy diet is important for healthy living

   A healthy diet protects you against many chronic non-communicable diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer.

Eating healthy food

    

Healthy eating is consuming a variety of foods that gives nutrients you need to maintain your physical, mental and emotional health by using less salt, sugars, saturated and industrially- produced trans - fats.

     A healthy diet includes a variety of plant-based and animal-based food products like milk and its products, fruits, vegetables, whole grains and may contain little to zero processed food or sweetened beverages.

A balanced diet includes:

1 Vegetable, beans, peas, starches and natural food with rich colours

2 Whole fruits

3 Whole grains such as quinoa, corn, millet and brown rice

4 Dairy products which are with limited fat

5 A variety of proteins like lean meats, eggs, nuts, seeds and soy products.

Oils like olive, flaxseed, canola, and avocado are very good sources of good fat and it's always better to include them in your diet as they keep your heart healthy.

The entire grain with the kernel, grain, the germ is said whole grains. Consuming whole grains as such is good for your health. They contain iron, dietary fibre and other key nutrients. Hence it is always better to use whole grains than refined grains.

Fats

Fats are always an important source of energy. They absorb certain vitamins and minerals, build cell membranes and are important for blood clotting, reducing inflammation and muscle movement.

Fats can be categorised into good and bad fats. Good fats are monounsaturated or polyunsaturated fats. They help increase good cholesterol. Good cholesterol plays a key role in the proper functioning of the heart. Omega-3 fatty acids containing food can act as an anti-inflammatory for your body.

For example, avocados are high in fat, but it’s good fat! Avocados, canola oil, and nuts all have good fats. Not all fats are good for you!

Bad fats are Saturated fats and trans fats that mostly come from the hydrogenation process of vegetable oils.

Eating foods rich in high trans fat and saturated fats are harmful and cause inflammation or artery blockages leading to serious conditions such as diabetes and heart disease or even a stroke.

Trans fats are found in baked foods that are made with partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, like fried foods, chips, cream and margarine.

Common foods that have saturated fats include cheese, coconut oil, whole milk, and red meat.

You can know bad fat mostly if any oil or fat is in solid state at room temperature like for example butter, margarine, beef or pork fat are all solids at normal temperature.

Good fats are mostly in a liquid state at room temperature

Carbohydrates

Eaten in moderate amounts, carbohydrates can be a healthy tool to help your body get valuable nutrients.

Carbs (or any foods) produced with controlled processing are good choices. For example, whole grain bread is a healthier choice than refined white bread.

It is always very difficult to determine good or bad carbs. But one of the easiest ways to consider is to ask yourself whether the product is found in nature

If yes, you know it’s not processed and of course, it's a good carb.

Chips, cookies, pastries, jams, jellies, pasta, ice cream, pizza, burgers etc., don’t exist in nature, but instead are formed from altered and refined whole grains and ultimately become forms of sugars and starches.

Most doctors would agree that getting antioxidants and vitamins from the foods you eat is the best way to get your daily dose in.

Organic foods

Organic foods have zero pesticides, antibiotics, and most additives, but yes organic snack foods are processed and filled with just as much sugar as non-organic snack foods.

Common labelled words found In Unhealthy Food items

The words “processed”, “calories”, and “sugar” should now be triggers for you as you continue your search for unhealthy foods that disguise themselves as healthy. Almost all white coloured food items like white sugar, maida, salt etc are good when used in limited amounts.

Eating well is only one part of the healthy lifestyle puzzle. Know more about what else you can do to prepare your body for a healthy and strong future!