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Every day we are bombarded with nutrition and health messages and a seemingly endless array of concerns about lifestyle and diet. Healthy eating and a healthful way of life are important to how we look, feel and how much we enjoy life. The right lifestyle decisions, with a routine of good food and regular exercise, can help us make the most of what life has to offer. Making smart food choices early in life and through adulthood can also help reduce the risk of certain conditions such as obesity, heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, certain cancers and osteoporosis . 1. Key factors of a healthy diet 1.1. Enjoy the wide variety of foods This concept is the most consistent health message in dietary recommendations around the world. We need more than 40 different nutrients for good health and no single food can supply them all. That's why consumption of a wide variety of foods (including fruits, vegetables, cereals and grains, meats, fish and poultry, dairy products and f

10 Healthy Lifestyle Tips for Adults

1. Eat a variety of foods  For good health, we need more than 40 different nutrients, and no single food can supply them all. It is not about a single meal, it is about a balanced food choice over time that will make a difference! A high-fat lunch could be followed by a low-fat dinner. After a large meat portion at dinner, perhaps fish should be the next day’s choice? 2. Base your diet on plenty of foods rich in carbohydrates About half the calories in our diet should come from foods rich in carbohydrates, such as cereals, rice, pasta, potatoes, and bread. It is a good idea to include at least one of these at every meal. Wholegrain foods, like wholegrain bread, pasta, and cereals, will increase our fiber intake. 3. Replace saturated with unsaturated fat Fats are important for good health and proper functioning of the body. However, too much of it can negatively affect our weight and cardiovascular health. Different kinds of fats have different health effects, and

Is it better to do ab exercises every day or every other day?

Exercising your abdominal muscles is similar to training all the other muscles in your body. It takes effort and exertion to increase the strength of muscles, by applying a certain amount of stimulus. This stimulus, if applied correctly, will have an effect. That comes in the form of muscle soreness - or something we know of as DOMS. This is short for delayed onset muscle soreness. DOMS is a natural occurrence of our muscles being damaged and repairing themselves. That’s how they get stronger. Therefore, the next time we try to execute the same exercises, we would be accustomed to it somewhat, and have to apply more exertion in order to increase strength and muscular growth. We don’t need (and should not) exercise a certain muscle group on a daily basis. Muscles need time to repair and regenerate. This is done outside of the gym when the muscle is allowed to rest for a day or two. The time frame depends on how sore you are. The more exertion that’s applied, the longer the reco

Will I lose weight faster if I eat less or exercise more?

Weight loss is not a matter of eating less and or exercising more. It’s a matter of balancing your hormone levels so that your body is more likely to burn the food you consume - rather than store it as body fat. Our bodies have been conditioned from years of constantly eating, to slowly become more and more hungry, therefore, allowing us to over-consume on calories and developing diabetes, belly fat and a multitude of different diseases. We are basically eating our way to the worst-case scenario for our bodies. The only we can really balance our hormones is by intermittent fasting. This is more than just an eating plan for weight loss, it’s one for eliminating many diseases, and even the formation of cancers and fighting the battle against ageing. It’s not the food, it’s the complete cessation from eating food, which our bodies have evolved as a species to do on a regular basis. The concept of feast and famine is not something that’s unknown - it’s been a fact since Paleolithic

Can I transform my body during the quarantine period

You can most definitely transform your body at any stage during the quarantine period. The question really is, how far do you want to go, and what results do you want. This will determine what kind of action steps you should take in order to make some great progress. Here are some things you should definitely ask yourself before you progress to an action plan: What do I want to achieve? How am I going to achieve this? What steps do I need to take in order to make this happen? When you know exactly what you want to achieve, it breaks your goal down into actionable steps. When you have some concrete plans, it makes it a lot easier and less overwhelming to go ahead and make your goal a reality. Now, there are a few basics that should be taken into consideration that are paramount to changing your body shape. And that is diet. I always talk a lot about diet, because without proper nutrition - losing body fat and gaining muscle will become very challenging - and frustrating

How could I sleep early in the night?

How could I sleep early in the night? Sleep is a very crucial factor because when you are sleeping your whole body is been developed and recharged. If you want to sleep peacefully than you have to take some precautions. Avoid having heavy meals just before your bedtime. Eat at least two hours before going to sleep. If you are a non-vegetarian than having non veg meal before bedtime would keep your digestive system active for the whole night and disturb your sleep cycle. Avoid contact with electronic screens before one hour of your bedtime. Try reading books or novels before bedtime because reading makes your brain tired and you fall asleep faster. The room where you sleep it should be very dark and the temperature of the room should be around 22 to 23 degree Celsius.