Did you know that your gut is actually a type of “second” brain? This is because what we eat has a direct effect on the way the rest of our body feels. It makes sense, the gut is where we absorb nutrients from our food, including around 95 percent of the total serotonin the body uses each day.
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5 Tips to Easily Uphold a Healthy and Balanced Diet
Why is it so important that we stick to a healthy and balanced diet? Has the whole world fallen prey to a marketing fad, or is there something truly beneficial to eating greens, lean proteins, and healthy fats? Without a shred of doubt, it’s the latter.
Eating healthy is the foundation, the pillar of self-care and a thriving, prosperous lifestyle – a lifestyle that will allow you to live out your true potential and become the person you deserve to be.
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5 Signs of High Blood Sugar You Shouldn’t Ignore
High blood sugar is something that occurs when the amount of sugar (also known as glucose) in your blood elevates. Food is the main way we get glucose into our bodies. Almost everything we eat will have some sort of impact on our blood sugar levels. Foods that contains a high amount of sugar or carbohydrates tend to increase blood sugar levels a lot more than food containing more fat and fiber. Our bodies will maintain high blood sugar by releasing insulin from the pancreas. However, some people can develop a resistance to insulin, known as type 2 diabetes, which means you will be at risk of developing a dangerously high blood sugar level. Here are five signs that your blood sugar is starting to get too high.
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Health Goals You Can Actually Stick to in 2019
Goals are a tricky thing. Setting them up is easy, following through is harder, and then actually sticking to them for a long period of time seems almost impossible. We’ll vow to go on a diet and exercise every day, we’ll promise to take much better care of ourselves, and then our initial energy and enthusiasm will quickly wither away after a few weeks or months.
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5 Healthy Ways to Break a Weight Loss Plateau
First of all, acknowledge that you are beautiful just the way you are and that you shouldn’t pursue a slimmer physique if aesthetics is what you’re concerned with.
Eliminate the toxic beauty standards imposed by the mass media, and strive to make 2019 the year of complete and unadulterated self-love. Does that mean that you shouldn’t try to lose weight? Not necessarily.
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Low-Carb (and Keto) Food List to Start 2019 Strong
What better way to kick off the new year than with a clear set of health goals and intentions? Clean eating not only benefits your body through potential weight loss, but it can also reduce your risk of disease and clear your mind so you can be the best version of yourself.
