Fundamentals Healthy Eating

What is meant by healthy eating?

Eating a healthy diet isn't about strict limitations, staying unrealistically thin, or depriving

yourself of the foods you like. Rather, it’s about feeling great, having more energy,

improving your health, and boosting your mood.

Healthy eating doesn’t need to be overly complicated. If you're feeling overwhelmed by all

the conflicting nutrition and diet advice out there, you’re not alone. It seems that for

each expert who tells you a particular food is nice for you, you’ll find another

saying precisely the opposite. The reality is that while some specific foods or

nutrients are shown to possess a beneficial effect on mood, it’s your overall dietary

pattern that's most significant. The cornerstone of a healthy diet should be to

exchange processed food with real food whenever possible. Eating food that's as close as

possible to the way nature made it can make a large difference to the way you think that,

look, and feel.

These are the fundamentals of healthy eating :

• Protein gives you the energy to get up and go and keep going while also supporting mood and cognitive function. Too much protein can be harmful to people with kidney disease, but the latest research suggests that many of us need more high-quality protein, especially as we age.

• Fat. Not all fat is the same. While bad fats can wreck your diet and increase your risk of certain diseases, good fats protect your brain and heart.

• Fiber. Eating foods high in dietary fiber (grains, fruit, vegetables, nuts, and beans) can help you stay regular and lower your risk for heart disease, stroke, and diabetes

• Calcium. As well as leading to osteoporosis, not getting enough calcium in your diet can also contribute to anxiety, depression, and sleep difficulties.

• Carbohydrates are one of your body’s main sources of energy. But most should come from complex, unrefined carbs (vegetables, whole grains, fruit) rather than sugars and refined carbs.