With the summer holidays fast approaching, this may not be the best time to take on board new ideas on how to look and feel great by making small changes to what you eat. But what the hell, it's free information so why not take 2 minutes to have a look.
The idea is to try one change a week for the next 12 months. All 52 tips have been developed by our nutritional therapists into a tips booklet which will soon be available to our patients. So you can have a sneak preview her on the clinic blog. Enjoy!
We'll start with tips 1-5. More soon when you've actioned these.
1. Drink plenty of water – 1.5 to 2 litres a day. Water is needed for the health of every cell in the body and can help improve skin quality, bowel movement and the flushing out of toxins and waste products.
2. Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, minimum 5 portions a day. They contain valuable minerals, vitamins and antioxidants to help build up the immune system and fight the effects of ageing, as well as fibre and water to aid digestion and elimination.
3. Try and increase the range of coloured food – eat the colours of the rainbow every day (ie yellow pepper, carrots, tomatoes, broccoli, blueberries etc) for free radical fighting antioxidant action. Eat as much variety as possible – the more different food sources, the more nutrients. Also it helps the body avoid ‘food frequency’ problems where the same food is eaten over and over until the enzymes literally get tired out and allergies and intolerances may occur.
4. Reduce your intake of saturated fats found in animal products (meat and dairy essentially) – these can have an inflammatory effect within the body.
5. Increase your intake of essential fats (omega 3 and omega 6 fats) found in oily fish like salmon, mackerel and sardines and fresh nuts and seeds. These fats are good for mood, brain capacity, hormone balance, skin, digestive health and much more ….
Warm regards
Graham
