Healthy Liftstyle
In my Lifestyle and Health course, we are focusing on nutrition and diet this week. Different diets that promote heart health, support clean eating, and improve physical health for people with chronic diseases. Removing sugars, processed foods, and unhealthy oils can reduce inflammation, obesity, and hypertension, improve cardiovascular health, and help prevent Type 2 diabetes. You can start with baby steps or go cold turkey when introducing a clean-eating diet. Be mindful to be kind to yourself, work with a buddy, find a life coach, join a gym, and focus consistently to see results. We are not meant to be isolated in life; we blossom when surrounded by the right tribe. Add physical activity to see results more quickly and to produce the beneficial hormones associated with exercise.
The picture for this post is my breakfast the other day. How pretty are all the beautiful colors?! Guess what all those beautiful colors mean? It is full of nutrient-dense, hearty, healthy whole foods! So, I suggest you shop for all the colors in the produce department, make your vegetable drawer look like Picasso’s palette as he prepares to paint, and make the variety of colors in the palette of your middle veggie drawer as memorable as a Remberant. Do the same for fruits, too! You need them and all their beauty, and they are the healthiest sugars, best suited for early morning and afternoon sweet-tooth fillers.
Here is a list of healthy diets you can start with:
· Paleo diet (my favorite)
· Mediterranean diet
· Dash Diet (Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension)
· Flexitarian diet
· Nordic diet
· Vegetarian diet
As always, message if you would like, and we can start you on a path to a healthier lifestyle with whole foods, clean eating, and exercise.
