Create a Healthier Life Style
How to Eat Healthier in Five Easy Steps
Holistic Nutrition Consultant, Ann Treacy has introduced a foolproof way to eat healthier and be healthier without the unnecessary dietary supplements that many think will help with weight loss. Believe it or not, all it takes is eating the right foods and preparing meals in a healthier fashion.
“First things first, eating more vegetables is an easy way to add more vitamins, minerals, and natural fibers to one’s diet. An important second thing would be cleaning out your pantry. Rid your life of anything with high fructose corn syrup, artificial colors, artificial flavors, hydrogenated oils and chemical preservatives” says Mrs. Treacy when brainstorming some of the first steps to take on the road to a healthier diet.
Bill Treacy, husband of Ann, has been strictly instituting this dietary lifestyle regimen for a few months now and states “I have lost weight, have more focus and energy throughout the day, and find myself craving sweets and junk food less and less.”
Number three on the list is all about balancing your body through hydration. “It is important to maintain the proper water intake to avoid the perils of dehydration such as losing energy and improper elimination of metabolic waste. I often suggest to my clients to drink a glass of water when hunger strikes because more often than not, dehydration can cause one to feel hungry, when really all that is needed is a tall glass of water.” says Ann.
When asked if cooking at home makes the ‘how to’ list, Ann replied “absolutely! Cooking meals at home enables one to have more control of what goes on the dinner plate. Using ingredients that are whole food based, from nature, and not from processed and packaged foods.”
Bill, who travels a lot for work, has trouble sometimes cooking at home when on the road. He states, “Ann suggests when traveling to look at a menu before making the decision to eat at a particular restaurant to ensure that I am not tempted to pick something less healthy. I always try to order vegetables as opposed to fries. Something as little as getting a less fatty salad dressing is an easy switch that makes a big difference.”
The fifth and final step to take to eating healthier is one the more difficult actions because it is found in so many forms. “Sugar is root of many diseases” says Ann, “I suggest finding healthier alternatives to satisfy a sweet tooth. This includes replacing ice cream with low fat yogurt and berries, or dark chocolate instead of milk chocolate. Even choosing to eat fruit instead of cake or cookies would satisfy a sugar craving in addition to providing vitamins, minerals, and fibers that will aid in digestion. Fruit is natures candy!” These five easy steps to eating healthier provide numerous benefits to the mind, body, and spirit.