One of the good aspects of Life coaching is that I get to
work with a person as a whole. I mean every aspects of them. Not only do I
assist a client to look at his or her issues, intentions, goals, barriers,
relationships, performance skills but also career, health and exercise as well
as nutrition because they work together to make a life. A person cannot be
separated into parts, but as a whole system. If you just work on one aspect
then some other aspect of his or her life is out of balance.
So in this blog, I would like to address healthy nutrition and shift into a healthier mindset.
With a world or fast food, processed food and larger than life portions at
restaurants, everyone is concerned about their weight and health.
Here are some useful guidelines for healthy eating and
helping your body make a positive change. These suggestions can increase your
awareness in the area of nutrition and if followed, they can better your
physical and mental life.
1. Spicy Food
Want to wake up your metabolism. Include chilies, and hot peppers (Cherry, Anaheim,
Jalapeno, etc.) in menu and your cooking. Any type of pepper containing
Capsaicin. Capsaicin naturally melts fat cells in your body. Spicy foods will naturally
cause you to eat less.
2. Detoxing Water Drinks
No matter how “clean” of a life a you lead, eating healthy, frequent exercise,
good sleep, and regular stress relief, a body is likely to show evidence of
accumulated toxicity. Regular detoxing is extremely important to good
health. Purifying drink waters can help your body to rid itself of
some of these toxins, while also giving your body a chance to reset,
repair
and regroup.
Here is two suggestions that will help you to detox your
body.
First is lemon water. First thing in the morning, heat up a
1/2 a cup of water and squeeze in a half a lemon. Drink and wait for a 1/2 hour
before eating or drinking anything. One drop of hot sauce would enhance flavor.
This will help detox the body.
Second is Ginger water. Cut finely a few slices of ginger (root)
and place in with boiling water for about ten minutes and drink 1/2 of cup of
the water is has cooled down. The pungent compounds found in ginger water boost
your energy level. At the same time it purifies your body.
Wait 30 minute
before drinking or eating anything else.
3. Get Plenty of Sleep
Put down your electronics...computer, tablet, and cell
phone....as well as turn off the TV when you go to bed. It is recommended you
get at least six to eight hours of sleep per night. Sleep benefits the body in
many ways and breaks down unwanted weight fastest. US research studies has
shown that every hour of sleep before midnight is worth 2 hours after midnight.
U.S. research studies found: During sleep, our metabolism is
running at full throttle.
4. Cut Out Carbohydrates in the Evening
Cut out carbohydrate - rich foods such as potatoes products,
bread, rice, pasta and bread sticks for dinner. The highest rate
of fat burn is at night. So the more carbohydrates you eat after 4:00 pm the
harder it is for your body to get rid of it. What would be better would be meals
in the evenings are contain fish or lean meats with salad (with low salt and low
fat salad dressings).
Think about giving up white flour and wheat products for
your health. Current wheat seeds have been mutated and are one of the major
contributors to obesity. Flour and wheat products are not the same as back in
the 1960s and have more powerful damaging result on your body.
5. Stay Away from Processed Foods
Processed food are any food treated to preserve, enhance the
flavor, lengthen its shelf life or change the texture, in such foods as
processed meats, packaged baked goods, and frozen dinners. Processed food can
cause weight gain quickly, increase high blood sugar, increase possibility for diabetes
and heart disease.
Cooking from scratch at home can take longer but is so much healthier.
6. Cut
Out Sugar
Stop eating sugar or sugar substitute products. These products cause the
Adrenal glands to produce adrenaline to neutralize the ingested sugar. Sugar
substitute products actually fake out the body. The body thinks it is getting a
lot of sugar and produces a large amounts of adrenaline to counter act it.
Since the body is left with the produced adrenaline, the body yearns for more
food to reduce the surplus adrenaline. So avoid diet products. Diet products
are not the answer to losing weight and can prompt your body to eat more. USDA
research studies show that artificial sweeteners suppress metabolism and can
trigger food cravings.
6. Adopt a No Dinner Day
Consider not eating one dinner once a week. Just drink
only calorie-free drinks throughout the evening, such as mineral water or
unsweetened tea or green tea. This will not only shed the pounds, but also
slows down your aging process.
7. Don't Miss Breakfast
Don't skip breakfast under any circumstances.
Eating breakfast in the morning is good for your body and kicks up metabolism
rate and burns calories over the entire day.
8. Water is your Body's Best Friend
Water is your body's main chemical component and makes up
60% of your body weight. Every cell in a human's body needs water. 2/3 of
body is consists of water, and it is the main component of human body. The
brain consists 90% water. Water helps to keep fluid levels up without
adding additives and restrains hunger. It also increases hydration and the
energy consumption. Every day you lose water through your breath, sweat,
urine and bowel movements. For your body to function properly, you must
replenish its water supply.
How much? For your body to function properly and
health of your skin, you must replenish its water supply. Suggestion
is that you drink at least 1 gallon of water and eat food which contains water.
You will burn around 100 calories extra just by drinking water.
Eating foods that have large volume of water and less
calories, such as vegetables, soups and fruits will make the stomach fill full
without adding fat.
9. Leave Snacks in the Snack Machines
Give up eating snacks between meals, especially if you are a diabetic. Nibbling
from a snack machine daily or often increases your insulin level, which will
inhibit fat loss.
10. Vigorous Daily Walking or Exercise
Walk, walk and walk some more. Walking daily for at least 30
to 45 minutes a day can influence your health positively, increase weight lose
by raising metabolism rate, reduce stress and enhances mood by increasing
endorphins in your brain. Your skin is an important route of elimination,
and your body is capable of removing many toxins through your sweat. Vigorous
walking and exercise can help your body to sweat more while also enhancing
blood flow to remove toxins through your skin.
If
you adopt and follow all 10 guidelines above, your body will
become healthier and
strong as well as your mind.
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