The Best Diet Of All - The Balanced Diet

The Balanced Diet

A healthiest diet of all is one that is balanced. This means eating the right amount of food for how active the you are, and eating a range of food from the five main food groups.

Including:

• carbohydrates, which contain lots of energy and nutrients and are found in starchy foods, such as bread, pasta and potatoes.

• protein, which helps the body to grow and repair itself, is found in meat, fish, beans and eggs

• fruit and vegetables

• milk and dairy foods

• foods that contain fat and sugar

Carbohydrates should make up about one-third of the daily diet as should fruit and vegetables. The rest of the diet may be split between protein and milk and dairy. Only a small amount of what is eaten every day should come from foods that are high in fat and sugar. 

Eating well is an important part of maintaining good health. Here's some practical tips how to cover the basics of healthy eating to help you make healthier choices:

TUCK INTO THE VEGGIES

Fruit and vegetables must be eaten, at least five portions of different types daily.

STARCHED 

Include some starchy foods in your meals as these provide energy.

HELLO LITTLE FISHY 

Include two portions of oily fish every week such as mackerel or sardines.

FAT ALERT

Avoid the sugars and fats, these are often found in snacks and processed foods.

SALT OVERLOAD

Salt should avoided as an condiment as it is naturally in most foods.

GET UP AND GET MOVING

Undertake active pursuits to achieve a healthy weight.

KEEP IT WATERED

Drink plenty of water, about six to eight glasses every day.

BREKKI IS A MUST 

breakfast should always be eaten as this provides the start-up energy for the day.

Remember what you put inside reflects on the outside,  food is our forgotten medicine.

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Diets in Fashion 2013 - The Morning banana diet

The Morning Banana Diet

This diet developed as a group-developed diet program, and there are many

theories about why it has proven to be effective to many. Physicians who have

tried the diet, or who have been consulted in connection with the books,

magazine articles, and television reports about the diet, have also offered their

theories. 

As the diet enters the Western dietary mainstream, various theories

have been put forth by researchers, and (of course) banana promoters.

The Morning Banana diet was developed by Hitoshi Watanabe, who studied

preventive medicine in Tokyo, and his pharmacist wife, Sumiko. The diet has

since gained popularity by word of mouth, web sites, TV shows, magazine

articles, and a book written by the Watanabes.

The diet plan is, in its essence, is a very simple plan. For breakfast, one has only bananas and room-temperature water. Then, one can eat whatever one likes for lunch, dinner, and snacks, so long as one does not eat after 8 p.m.

There are some minor restrictions:

• no ice cream

• no dairy products

• no alcohol

• no dessert after dinner

• the only beverage you may have with meals is room-temperature water

• only one sweet snack is allowed during the afternoon

You will note that in this philosophy the number of calories is not controlled so

although it may help with digestion it may well lead to weight increase. This

diet swept through Japan as the latest dietary fad – I think that says it all.

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The Diets in Fashion in 2013 - Part 1 - The Alkaline Diet

The Alkaline Diet

Almost all foods that we eat, after being digested, absorbed and metabolised,

release either an acid or an alkaline base (bicarbonate) into blood. Grains, fish, meat, poultry, shellfish, cheese, milk, and salt, all produce acid, so the introduction, and dramatic rise in our consumption, of these foods has meant thatthe typical Western diet has became more acid-producing. 

Our blood is, normally, slightly alkaline, with a normal pH level of between

7.35 and 7.45. The theory behind the alkaline diet is that our diet should reflect

this pH level and be slightly alkaline. The proponents of

alkaline diets believe that a diet high in acid-producing foods disrupts this

balance and promotes the loss of essential minerals such as potassium,

magnesium, calcium, and sodium, as the body tries to restore equilibrium. This

imbalance is thought to make people prone to illness.

Some practicing nutritionists recommend the alkaline diet if the patient has the following symptoms;

• lack of energy

• excessive mucus production

• nasal congestion

• frequent colds and influenza

• anxiety, nervousness, irritability

• ovarian cysts, polycystic ovaries, benign breast cysts

• headaches

The theory of the alkaline diet is that eating certain foods can help maintain the body's ideal pH balance to improve overall health.  The alkaline diet is mostly vegetarian. In addition to fresh vegetables and some fresh fruits, alkaline-promoting foods include soy products and some nuts, grains, and legumes. eating a diet rich in vegetables, as with an alkaline diet, can raise urine pH and lower the risk for kidney stones, colon cancer and other disease.

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