Health and Lifestyle

6 Nutrition Tips for Everyday Health

Dr. Veena Madhankumar

Oct 11, 2018 — 3 min read

Nutrition has always been a broad but a very important concept in our life. There is no way in which we would be able to follow a perfect diet satisfying all the nutrition requirements. But we can assure what you are going to read further are a few of the key guidelines you need to follow when you are looking to add a proper nutritional value to your life.

1) Drink plenty of water.

DRINK PLENTY OF WATER

Your entire system needs a lot of water to function. Around 60% of your body’s composition is made of water. Water is very important to boost your energy levels, optimize your metabolism and even keep your digestive system on track. If you are someone who works out regularly, your body requires a lot of water since your muscle mass requires electrolytes in water.

2) Weight management.

Weight management

Proper weight management is the inclusion of more types of food in your diet rather than the exclusion of anything specific entirely.

3) Include healthy fats in your diet.

Healthy fats

Contrary to popular belief, fat is not something that is totally unnecessary and something that you should completely avoid. Eating fat does not always result in your waist size going up by an inch. Several vitamins like vitamin E and D including other hormones and beta-carotene require fat along with it for your body to absorb them.

4) Limit processed foods.

Limit processed foods

Bring your consumption of processed food to a very minimal quantity. Anything consumed in its natural and fresh state is very healthy.

5) Eat and drink often throughout the day.

healthy snacking

There is still no proper verdict as to eating 3 meals per day is healthier or eating 6 meals per day is healthier. Hence, always make sure you neither starve or ever eat. Healthy snacking, whenever you are hungry can give you the required energy to keep moving throughout the day.

6) Eat mindfully.

EAT MINDFULLY

Spend time with your food. Make sure you are aware of what you eat and in what quantity. Your body absorbs nutrition properly only when you focus on your food without distraction. Chewing on something mindlessly while being distracted might at times lead to overeating.

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