A healthy diet is important for a well-functioning body. However, it isn’t as restrictive or as confusing as people imagine. Food is the source of energy that we consume to provide nutritional support and has a direct impact on our cognitive performance in every stage of life.

Remember the saying “Health is Wealth”? This has never been far from the truth. Imagine you have lots of wealth, good circle of friends, happy family, good job but if you are diagnosed with a terminal illness, having all these abundance will mean nothing. NOTHING at all. 

Mindset plays the biggest role in determining your actions. Your mindset is the fuel to your actions. When you feel good about yourself, you will look good.

Why do you need to eat healthy food? I’ll tell you the reasons WHY… After all, why would you commit your life to eating healthy if you don’t even know your ‘WHY’? Make sense? Well… Eating nutritiously is one of the most important things you can do to enhance and maintain your health. What you eat has a great impact on the way your body functions. 

pH stands for power of hydrogen. The value indicates the acidity or alkalinity of our bodily fluids and tissues. The total pH scale ranges from 1 to 14, with 7 considered being neutral. Our ideal pH should be around 7.30 to 7.45. If the body pH value is <7 that means it is acidic whereas if it is >7, it is alkaline. 

Extended acidosis can be destructive to your body and increases the risk for a number of unfavorable health conditions, including:

The alkaline diet, also known as the acid-alkaline diet, consists of alkaline food such as most fruits, vegetables and whole grains.

So what are the alkaline food? I’m going to list them out so that you can have a whole bunch of food to choose from to include in your diet. On the up side, alkaline food are generally low in calorie, so you can eat a lot of them without worrying of getting fat!

Over consumption of acid-forming food and not sufficient alkalizing food could cause over acidity in the body. Technically an acidic food is not entirely unhealthy due to the fact it is acid-forming as they are still essential for our optimum health.

It is a simple visual guide designed to make eating healthy easier. Food that contain the same type of nutrients are grouped together on each of the shelves of the Food Pyramid. This gives you a choice of different food from which to choose a healthy diet.

The shape of the Food Pyramid immediately suggests the type and amount of food to be eaten often regularly or occasionally. It emphasizes the importance of eating a balanced diet to live a healthy and long life. The following are the essential elements of healthy diet.

Finally, let’s talk about the 5 important stages to induce change. Each of these stages describes an individual’s attitude toward behavior change. Trying to change behavior before one is ready usually results in failure to develop new healthy behaviors. Small steps are the best bet for long-term results.

Cholesterol comes from your body as well as from what you eat. There is about 75% of cholesterol that is made by your body and the amount is determined by your family history. Hence, the remaining 25% of cholesterol comes from what you eat. The cholesterol level in your blood will increase if you eat food with saturated fats and trans fats. 

There are 2 main types of blood cholesterols:

You can significantly lower your cholesterol by making simple lifestyle changes. This not only helps you in your overall health, but also keeps you away from toxic medications and leaves you in a worse shape. As always, prevention is better than cure. So what kind of lifestyle changes are we looking at? Here’s are 5 top tactics to get you started right away:

You can work with your doctor to determine your risk and find the most appropriate treatment for you. In all cases, lifestyle changes are important to reduce your risk for heart attack and stroke.

Vegetables are useful in reducing weight diet as they provide bulk and give a feeling of being “full”, and furthermore, the bulk and water content aids in treatment of constipation. To get the best out of vegetables, they should be taken raw or just slightly cooked by steaming, boiling, broiling and stewing.

One of the best ways to make sure you eat well is to plan your meals ahead of time. It is a vital part of eating a healthy diet and there are many benefits of meal planning:

Cooking healthy recipes and meals don’t have to be difficult or time-consuming! These healthy recipes will please the whole family. Start the day off with a spring in your step with these simple yet healthy recipes that will keep you energized for the entire day. So, how simple can it be? How about as simple as 5 minutes prep-time without any cooking needed? Sounds good? Let’s dive in to know more!

1. Mark the “triggers” on your list that you encountered on a daily or weekly basis: