How Does Eating Healthy Affect Your Life?

The food pyramid is not only a model of nutrition, but it's also a defense guideline against illnesses and disease. Having a well-balanced diet and getting plenty of sleep can help with more than just weight management.

Detox

Drinking the recommended 8 to 10 glasses of water a day helps to flush toxins from kidneys, bladder, colon and liver. Eating foods that promote natural detox, such as green, leafy vegetables and fresh fruits, will also aid in flushing the toxins out.

Heart Health

Nutritious foods that contain Omega EFAs (essential fatty acids) and antioxidants are great for your heart. Foods such as mackerel, salmon and almonds are all great choices of heart-healthy mono and polyunsaturated fats. These fats are also good forms of cholesterol, and they combat bad cholesterol by reducing the levels of it and thus reducing your risk of heart disease and other heart-related illnesses.

          Energy

When you wake up in the morning, you may feel zapped of energy. Skipping breakfast in the mornings can have a negative impact on your health. It causes you to feel sluggish and mentally drained. Eating a nutritious breakfast in the morning that contains multi-grain carbohydrates, dairy and vitamin C can boost your immune system and keep you energized throughout the day.

          Well-Being

Being mindful of what you eat and following the food pyramid will have a positive impact or your day-to-day well-being. Having a nutritious balance of fruit, vegetables, diary, carbohydrate and lean meats will help you to stave off life-threatening diseases such as cancer and increase your lifespan.

          Mood

Eating foods high in polyunsaturated Fats, such as sunflower seeds, walnuts, olive oil and oily fish, can help keep dementia away. These foods also help to keep you in a good mood. Although olive oil and sunflower oil are good sources of polyunsaturated fats, heating them can cause free radicals to form, which can be cancer causing. It's best to drizzle them over your food.