Are you deeply concerned about your health? Worried about being sick and what is going into your body, and want to change it? Read on to integrate healthy practices into your life
Get rid of most of the overly processed, pre-made, foods and food with anything "artificial." Don't throw out everything or you won't be able to cook, but get rid of the things you know are flat-out bad (such as that box of trans-fat-filled chips).
Be sure to check the ingredients on any of the boxes of foods you have in your cabinets.
Toss all trans fats. If an ingredient is "partially hydrogenated oil" this is another name for trans-fats, and is worse for you than saturated fats which are the main cause of heart attacks and strokes.You will want to eventually, if not immediately, throw out all foods you have with this ingredient listed on the package.
You can work on replacing the not-so-good ingredients in your pantry along the way
Buy your groceries at natural food stores or from the "healthy foods" section of your closest market. Buy fruits and vegetables, herbal teas, organic meats (if you can).[citation needed] Look at the labels of the things you buy so that you know what your food contains.
When in a supermarket, shop on the outer aisles most; this is where most of the healthier, unprocessed foods tend to be located (fruits, vegetables, bulk nuts/grains, etc.).
It's always a good thing to be able to pronounce everything you are putting in your body, but just because something is listed by its chemical name, doesn't mean it's bad for you
Look for healthy recipes you can make. Cooking homemade meals is usually healthier than take-out
Get rid of most of the overly processed, pre-made, foods and food with anything "artificial." Don't throw out everything or you won't be able to cook, but get rid of the things you know are flat-out bad (such as that box of trans-fat-filled chips).
Be sure to check the ingredients on any of the boxes of foods you have in your cabinets.
Toss all trans fats. If an ingredient is "partially hydrogenated oil" this is another name for trans-fats, and is worse for you than saturated fats which are the main cause of heart attacks and strokes.You will want to eventually, if not immediately, throw out all foods you have with this ingredient listed on the package.
You can work on replacing the not-so-good ingredients in your pantry along the way
Buy your groceries at natural food stores or from the "healthy foods" section of your closest market. Buy fruits and vegetables, herbal teas, organic meats (if you can).[citation needed] Look at the labels of the things you buy so that you know what your food contains.
When in a supermarket, shop on the outer aisles most; this is where most of the healthier, unprocessed foods tend to be located (fruits, vegetables, bulk nuts/grains, etc.).
It's always a good thing to be able to pronounce everything you are putting in your body, but just because something is listed by its chemical name, doesn't mean it's bad for you
Look for healthy recipes you can make. Cooking homemade meals is usually healthier than take-out