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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

The Secrets To Good Nutrition: What You Need To Know

By Cathrene Palmer


Are you feeling the need to improve your nutrition habits, but don't know where to start? Misinformation or lack of knowledge prevent most people from eating healthily. The only way to make a change is to learn what you can and apply it where you can.

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The proper nutrition can help fine tune your body. A multi-vitamin can help ensure you are receiving the proper levels of essential vitamins and nutrients each day. Any vitamin shop will be able to help you find what you need. For example, if you are a 50-year-old woman, you will want to find a vitamin for a middle-aged woman. Remember to drink a glass of water when you take your vitamins.

To naturally detoxify your body, look for foods that are high in soluble fiber. When your body digests soluble fiber, it turns it to water, which makes it ideal for detoxification. Foods rich in this nutrient include carrots, apples, and green peas. These foods also provide your body with essential nutrients, making them a great way to boost your overall health.

To replace the junky snacks you might have previously brought into the house, stock up on a variety of easy-to-eat fruits that you can grab when dinner is a ways off and you or your family are hungry. Great examples would be berries, grapes, apples cut into chunks and kept in acidulated water, and small or baby bananas. Keeping the fruit in clear containers in the fridge, or on the counter, will increase its "curb appeal." Many people these days like to eat lots of cold water predatory fish, such as swordfish, salmon, and tuna, because they are relatively firm-fleshed and several are mild-tasting. They also have the advantage of being nutritious and easy to prepare, because they are not as bony. However, they do contain mercury.

Watch your salt intake. While we need a certain amount of salt to insure good health, too much salt has been proven to have a number of adverse health impacts. If nothing else, too much salt can result in our retaining water. Who feels like exercising when we are bloated with excess water?

Hopefully with all the nutrition tips you learned from this article you're feeling a bit more confident with ways you can practice healthy nutritious habits. Now that you know what foods to eat and how much to eat, follow through by making changes to your diet.




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