Keep Your Health Tips

Did you know that how and when you eat is important for good health?

For most of your life, you probably have eaten breakfast, lunch and dinner. Now depending on your eating habits, this may be okay…but many people skip breakfast because they don’t have the time, they have a semi-normal lunch and then a large dinner. Avoid this at all costs…

When you wake up, your body is screaming for food- it’s been many hours since you last ate. By skipping breakfast, you’re depriving your body of the nutrients it needs and forcing it to go into hibernation mode- this slows down your metabolism. Dinner should be your lightest meal of the day because your metabolism is slowest in the evening…yet for many people, it’s their largest.

That being said…

The ideal eating schedule is to have a small, healthy meal every 2-3 hours (healthy sandwich, protein shake, peanut butter, fruit, healthy fats, whole grains, nuts etc). Your body isn’t made for digesting huge portions of food. By eating small meals every 2-3 hours, you keep your metabolism at top speed and your digestive system healthy.

And it really isn’t all that difficult. Go out and buy nutrition bars (but pay close attention to the ingredients- Kashi bars are great)…buy good fat like peanut butter and almonds…fruit like apples and berries…lean meats like chicken and turkey…whole grains breads- these are all foods you can bring to work with you. It’s what I do every day so I know it’s possible.

To sum things up, you need to change your habits so you’re eating small, healthy meals every 2-3 hours. This will keep your metabolism at top speed, your digestive system healthy and your body in peak performance.

If this is completely impossible for you, then make sure your breakfast is your biggest and most nutritious meal of the day, lunch your second largest, and dinner your smallest. And don’t forget to drink water!

Try this for a month or two…combine it with a good exercise plan and the right nutritional supplements and you’ll be amazed at how great you feel.

Copyright 2005 Ryan Cote

Ryan Cote is the owner of http://www.SimpleHealth123.com, a leading health and wellness resource. Come visit and download his free health and wellness e-mail course, 4 Days to Better Health.

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There’s nothing like a cup of hot lemon juice first thing in the morning! Yum.

Ooops, no sugar in that lemonade?

Well… Okay. Sounds like a challenge, but it works. Over winter I was under a lot of stress, and it’s beginning to subside, but the result is I’m feeling a bit ‘under the weather’. So, today, I was looking for a cure, and the lady at the health food store reminded me of a tip I got several years ago.

You need your sunshine.

First thing in the morning, a cup of HOT water and the juice of one lemon, or you can puree a whole lemon and add it to your hot water for a fiber rich detoxification drink that builds your immune system. Yes, it will make you pucker, and when it works, by reducing stress, improving your body chemistry, and making you feel better, it’ll make you kissable too.

Now, the trick is, we should be doing this for five days every month. But, if you’re not doing it yet, kick start your immunity building, system flushing, daily habit by doing this for two weeks the first month. It’ll activate all those body parts you don’t normally want to discuss, so you won’t have to discuss them.

And… If you’re older than dirt (anyone over 30 - according to my 11 year old son) you might help the process along with one olive leaf extract and ara-larix tablet every morning and every night during those first two weeks, following with one a day to keep your body’s immune system going strong.

As the song goes, put a little sunshine (read lemon) in your morning…

I wonder if he’ll get over that dirt notion as he gets closer to 30?

© 2006 - Jan Verhoeff

Jan Verhoeff takes health seriously, and enjoys every minute of it. Building health into every bite, food takes a stronger stance in our trip to wellness, if we make better choices. Learn more about making better choices, having better health, and eating the right foods in good ways at http://vita-health101.blogspot.com.

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