Sunday, February 26, 2012

Healthy Diet

A balanced diet comprising of diverse and healthy foods is key to promoting good health. After all, we are what we eat. Research continues to prove that eating healthy food promotes good health and unhealthy food habits lead to a diseased body. Foods contain vital nutrients that aid our body’s metabolic function. However, a lack of consumption of these nutrients or feeding upon the wrong kinds of food leads to an accumulation of toxins within the body, resulting in chronic diseases in the long run.

A nutritious diet while ensuring overall well being, helps to maintain a healthy Body Mass Index (BMI), reduces the risk of several debilitating diseases like cancer, cardiovascular ailments, diabetes, osteoporosis and stroke. Thus a nutritious & healthy diet is important in the prevention and cure of various diseases.

Perhaps the best healthy diet plan for men or women or even teenage girls, is the one that they make for themselves. Remember that there is no one perfect diet. What works for one person may not work for another. This is an important point to keep in mind when you are making a plan for weight loss. A healthy diet plan should not have any junk food in it and should include a great deal of fresh fruits and vegetables and water as well. Stay away from diet pills. Ensure that you eat smaller portions more frequently. If you find yourself giving into the temptation to indulge, do not give up on yourself. Just eat even more healthily than before.