The Power Of Eating Healthily

At this point in time, a lot of people prefer convenience over healthy food. This is why fast-foods have taken over a lot of things. You will agree with me that even from your own experience, you first think of munching on fast-food when you are hungry than going for a homemade meal. Most times, these fast-foods are just junks that add little or nothing to the health, while some even pose challenges to the health. This is why you have to take caution about what you eat because it can affect a lot of things about you including your mind.

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One of my friends who is an undergraduate student in one of the private universities in the city, always complain of lack of concentration in class. In fact, each time we discussed, she would complain of dizziness, lack of concentration, etc. When I questioned a few things, I discovered where the problem was coming from. Her lectures normally start early, so she does not eat while going for lectures. Then, because the semester started a bit late because of registration processes, the workload became too much and they would have about 4 lectures each day, spanning till late afternoon. So she normally goes without food for that number of hours each day.

When she explained this to me, I understood why she was losing concentration and feeling dizzy in class. I told her simply that "you have to nourish your body first before you can think of empowering your mind." I then encouraged her to make provisions, each morning, for the food she would have for breakfast before leaving. When she started eating in the morning or at least taking food to school to eat during the lunch break, she discovered that all those challenges were solved. It was actually lack of food that triggered the problem and it was solved when her nutrition lifestyle was restored. This is the power of eating healthily.

There are things you need to understand about eating healthily and we shall take a look at them. The first one is what you eat. Eating is not just a function of what is available or what you feel like or what you can afford. Rather, you should eat because of the nutritional value of what you are consuming. More so, what you eat can greatly influence the outcome of your health and can determine if you will live a healthy life or not. You cannot eat junks or just anything and expect your health not to be compromised. In fact, your health is almost a direct reflection of your eating habit. No wonder it has been said that "who you are and what you eat are mutually related."

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In addition to knowing what to eat, there is also a need for you to put proportion into perspective. You can eat the right thing but the measure at which you eat it, the proportion and the combination may make it wrong. So while you are concerned about eating the right thing, you also need to do it rightly. Food is not just about what you eat but how you choose to eat it. You need to gain more knowledge about food and nutrition, so that you will not make the wrong choice of eating. You will be surprised that many people actually eat the right thing but in a wrong way and they will not get the full benefits of eating.

The last point to consider in addition to what to eat and how to eat, is issue of when to eat. You may have the right food in a good and healthy proportion, but when you eat it can actually alter its effects in your body. Imagine having a nice heavy carbohydrate meal just before bedtime, how comfortable will you feel sleeping? When will the food even digest? I have learnt a couple of things about time of eating and I can say that it is not healthy to have heavy meals at bedtime. One of my friends once told me that after 6pm in the evening, he ceases to eat any food, but if at all, it has to be water and light fruits. When I took a look at him, he is having a healthy life and I think it can be attributed to his eating lifestyle. Always have in mind that for you to stay healthy, your attention should also be focused on your nutritional lifestyle..

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