WHAT MAKES UP A HEALTHY DIET?

Your health is important. We say it over and over like a broken record but it’s no less true now than it was the first time. Maintaining good health is a major concern for everyone and it is something directly tied to the discipline of your diet. A healthy diet is proven to be proportional to good health, but what does it really mean to eat healthy? In making a diet plan, how do you decide what constitutes an overall healthy diet and what doesn’t?

Before we jump into that let’s discuss why good health depends so strongly on our diets in the first place. That, in itself, could be a very long read, but we’ll keep it short by listing just some of the main tidbits here.

The ratio of illness we are exposed to is rising. We are being introduced to new illnesses/diseases everyday. One reason for this is the strength of germs. They are increasingly tough to fight due to their ability to adapt/ become immune to our anti-body agents and medicines. However, another major reason is the consumption of unhealthy items in individuals’ daily diets. Our whole body structure, along with its strength depends on our digestive systems; namely our stomach. This is because our stomach is an organ [read: machine] which meets and processes the food we intake directly. It processes our diet, breaks it down and then distributes the micro-nutrients, proteins and everything in between to the rest of the body. Therefore, when our stomach is disturbed, (e.g. overworked through large intakes of processed foods our bodies are not naturally built to take in) our overall health suffers as well. Some causes are:

Eating too much (not eating moderation)

Eating at fluctuating times (no disciplined time structure, thus the body is never used to any one standard disrupting circadian rhythms)

Not eating enough, or eating poorly in terms of the nutritional content (e.g. Not getting enough or low quality protein, too heavy on the wrong fats etc.)

In taking too much processed food. From fast food to packaged junk food, generally the more processed the item is, the less nutritional value it provides and the worse it is for your body.

Now what makes up a healthy diet?

Simply use the bullets above as a checklist to gauge your current diet. A healthy diet is one that incorporates a balance of the essential nutrients our bodies need through varying sources, taken in moderation. A specific example is adding seasonal fruits and vegetables into your diet plan can be a big help in not only keeping things fresh, but also providing your body essential nutrients. Nature has separated fruits and vegetables in to different seasons, which is nothing but great news for us.
We also grow fruits and veggies in their off seasons to meet the food requirements of our population. Now whether that is a good thing or not is best left for another time! Til then, stay healthy, stay fit and Bee Nourished!

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