Just as our animals need good nutrition and our cars need gas and oil, nutrition is our lifeline to health, like a tiny army, ready to defend our body from invaders. Giving ourselves high quality food is the most fundamental and most important thing we can do each day for ourselves.
A few basics on nutrition:
1. Whole food is always best (versus pre-packaged with an expiration date), and how it is prepared is important in terms of whether nutrients are destroyed when cooking. (Organically grown, fresh and raw are ideal, then baked or grilled versus fried)
2. Not all serving sizes are created equal, but in general eat veggies most, then add on fruit and lean meats, plus small servings of healthy fats, like nuts and seeds.
3. Water water water water water water water water... whenever you feel tired, sluggish, have headache, etc, think about how much water you have been drinking. Chances are, not enough. Strive for 64 to 80 ounces of water per day minimum, unless advised otherwise by your doctor. Water is like a lubricant and helps everything else function better. (Coming from a former sweet tea addict, you will notice a difference if you get more water consistently.)
4. Consider drinking a daily densely nutritious smoothie such as the one I drink, daily, to provide your army with some extra ammunition you will not find in regular food, for an affordable price that is absolutely less than you'd pay for a fast food meal with no nutrition. As I mentioned earlier, preparation of this matters for preservation of nutrients, so finding it cheap oftentimes means the nutrition has not been preserved, so you might just be buying a bag of powder with very little health benefits. Connect with me for options on the one I drink! It is seriously a game changer! (This is available in bundled packs to save you money when bought through a coach affiliate! Connect with me for the current and best deals! [email protected])
