Adopting a healthy lifestyle is not just about
altering your diet or exercise routine, but is more about strikinga balance in
your health regimen. With simple tweaks in your daily routine, you can make
your life a lot healthier and pleasant.
If you are unable to get the most of your routine
despite your best efforts, reconsider your habits. Here are three most common healthy
habits that might be making things worse for you.
1.
Eating Low Fat or Fat-Free Salad
Vegetables in salad are rich in vitamins
and nutrients, but you may kill its benefits by adding low fat or fat-free
salad dressing to your veggies. A study by Purdue
University reveals that low fat or fat-free salad dressings lack nutrient-absorption
capacity that can make it difficult for you to get the necessary nutrients from
your salad, making you lose some of the disease-fighting substances offered by vegetables.
The researchers further ascertain that salads
topped off with monounsaturated, polyunsaturated and saturated fat-based dressings
have high absorption capacity, especially for fat-soluble carotenoids.
Carotenoids are known for reducing the risks of several chronic and degenerative
diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, cancers and vision loss.
So, while you are cutting back on fat in your
salad, make sure that you do not reduce the benefits of vegetables. Salad
dressings with olive oil, avocados, nuts, canola oil, seeds or oily fish can be
effective options to boost nutrient bioavailability, while limiting fat intake.
2.
Avoiding Salt Completely
People are repeatedly told to cut back on
salt to reduce the risks of cardiovascular diseases. However, studies
claim that reducing salt intake too much may do harm, leading to serious health
risks. When you completely avoid salt, you deprive your body of minerals and
electrolytes that are key for achieving optimal health. Adding an acceptable amount
of salt into your daily diet can give your meal a gentle boost which may lower
the risks of cognitive impairments, fractures among the elderly, low birth
weight and other health issues.
3.
Cutting Back on Sleep for Exercise
Regular exercise is important, but working
out at the expense of sleep can do more harm than good to your overall health. Sleep
is crucial for overall physical and emotional health. Besides promoting mental
and psychological wellbeing, it can also reduce your risks of chronic diseases.
This doesn’t mean that you should skip exercise altogether. Instead, you need
to go overyour bedtime schedule to ensure that you strike a balance between
sleep and exercise.
Looking for a diet program to maintain a healthy
lifestyle? Speak with the nutritionistsat Brisbane Livewell Clinic to get a personalised diet plan suiting your requirements.
Book an appointment
with the nutritionist in Bulimba clinic or call at (07)-3861-5881 for more
information.
