One of the most under-rated foods for our health is nuts. They tend to be associated as a food to be wary of due to their high fat content but they really are a great source of healthy fat, vitamins, antioxidants, and fibre. And, just to clear up the long held belief that they will make you fat, eating healthy fat will actually help you lose weight. Usually, if you’re struggling with excess weight, it’s because you’re eating too much sugar and processed foods. In fact, a high-fat, moderate protein, and low-carb diet is one of the most effective ways to shed stubborn weight, as it helps shift your body from burning sugar to burning fat as its primary fuel. This is what the Keto diet is based upon and why it works so well for so many people who struggle with various health problems. A big part of this diet is the consumption of various nuts. However, like all foods you need to know which ones are best for you and to avoid over-eating for you can have too much of a good thing. In this article, we will take a detailed look at everything you need to know about nuts.
7 Reasons Why You Should Eat Avocado To Improve Your Health
Avocados are one of my favorite foods and I would eat them most days and they are such a very popular food that they dominate posts on social media in foodie photos. However, there is more to avocados than being great for social media posts and delicious and satisfying to eat for they possess some amazing health benefits. They are high in fibre, packed with minerals, vitamins and nutrients that keep us healthy, and they can even help with weight loss!
Why Gut Health Is Critical To The Immune System & Overall Health
Gut health is a term that is thrown around a lot in the media these days but like everything to do with health it is very rarely explained well enough for the average person to understand. I am sure if it was explained correctly the information I am going to share in this article would be common knowledge and many of the chronic health problems we see today would either not exist or managed much better than they currently are. Gut health is something that I rate very highly for myself as it is something I have struggled with at times over the years and has been a big part of me developing an auto-immune disease. The first thing most people think of when they hear the term ‘gut health’ is how our body digests food. While this is definitely its major role, gut health is so much more than that as it can have a direct impact on the health of your entire body. It can influence the health of our immune system, and even your mental health, and works extremely hard to keep us healthy and happy. Our gut breaks down the meals we eat into a functional form that can enter the bloodstream and go where it is needed in the body. Unfortunately, our modern lifestyle with poor nutrition and high levels of stress can greatly affect the health of our gut leaving our body exposed to serious digestive diseases to food intolerance causing problems with how our body extracts nutrients from food. The message is clear, when gut health is compromised, we are guaranteed to face major health consequences.