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A healthy lifestyle, which includes proper nutrition, regular sleep and physical activity, brings many benefits. Thanks to it you can not only lose weight and gain energy to act, but also regulate blood pressure, lower the risk of many diseases and increase the immunity of your body. Find out that healthy food can be tasty and introduce it into your daily diet.
Proper, rational nutrition will allow you to enjoy good mood. It is from food that the body draws its energy for daily functioning, so it is worth taking care of its highest quality. Consumption of highly processed products with a high content of salt, sugars and fats can lead, among others, to obesity and type 2 diabetes. It is also important to maintain energy balance by taking care of the right calorie balance. Both too few calories in the diet and an excess can lead to health problems.
Introduce fruits and vegetables into your diet, which are rich in vitamins, minerals and fiber. For your health try to replace processed cereal products, such as white bread, with wholemeal bread with the addition of pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds. Nutritionists also recommend limiting the consumption of meat – especially red meat and cheap, pre-packaged meat products from the supermarket.
You can replace the meat from the supermarket with fish, legumes, seeds and nuts are also an excellent source of protein. It is worth excluding from your diet excess of salt, sweetened drinks and heavily processed sweets from the store.
It is also good to limit frying in favor of steaming or baking. However if you need to fry something, it is better to do it in clarified butter or olive oil than margarine. The diet should be supplemented with fats of vegetable origin – that is oil, rapeseed oil, sunflower oil, seeds, seeds and nuts. Vegetable fats are healthier because they contain less unsaturated fatty acids.
A well-balanced diet does not have to mean sacrifices. If you want to replace sugary and salty snacks, choose nuts, dried fruits, raw vegetables cut into bars or chips from roasted vegetables. Often recommended for blood pressure regulation and kidney function are dried apricots. They contain a lot of iron, calcium, phosphorus, fiber and vitamin A, and also have a positive effect on digestion. They will work especially well for people suffering from hyperacidity and heartburn
As a snack it is also worth to eat raisins, which are rich in large amounts of antioxidants with anticancer effect. People on a diet should reach for dried plums – they are rich in fibre, full of vitamins, and also help lower cholesterol levels, improve heart function and the digestive process.
You should also not forget about nuts, which are a source of protein, vegetable, dietary fiber, vitamins and minerals. Nuts support cognitive function, may help delay the development and progression of type 2 diabetes, and have a positive effect on blood vessels. Consuming walnuts can lower the risk of heart disease.Sweetened juices are better replaced by water. However, if you are looking for a drink that will give you energy for a long time, it is worth trying Brazilian, Argentinian or Paraguayan tea yerba mate. It has a stimulating effect on the digestive system, is a source of many B vitamins and aids weight loss.
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