The road to good heart health
January 29 2014
Good health starts with the right food choices, deciding what to eat and more importantly what not to eat.
Fad diets come and go but a whole food diet and active lifestyles never go out of fashion. Yes –you have heard all this before but somehow the message gets lost in translation.
Too often people are too stressed and have too little time to make the right food choices. Instead, they turn to packaged foods high in processed sugars (high-fructose corn syrup) and fats (trans-fats), and filled with chemical preservatives and artificial colors and flavors to curb their cravings.
The price paid for the convenience of their ready-to-eat, shelf-stable food is in the quality of their health and well-being. The advent of the industrialized food industry has mapped closely with the emergence of many chronic auto-immune, inflammatory and neuropsychiatric diseases in the developed world. Myriad problems including diabetes, obesity, and thyroid disease have been linked to the toxic effects of the industrialization of our food supply.
But we can choose to be pro-active in shaping our health through our lifestyle and life choices. Good health, vitality, a sharp mind and strong body all start with our fork.
Using a meal planning tool such as the MealEasy system which focuses on lean meats, whole foods and healthy fats like omega-3 can help you find a way to reduce your stress and the stress you are putting on your health.
