Changing to a healthier lifestyle, reaps lifelong benefits

It is possible to naturally lower your cholesterol, reduce your high blood pressure, regain your energy, and reduce your weight for life. The answer is yes. Generally though, people decide to make major lifestyle changes only when they have reached a certain critical point in their lives, waiting until their health has deteriorated to such an extent that they have to do something about it. Most people know deep down that their lifestyle has contributed to their high cholesterol or high blood pressure or low energy levels or constipation or weight gain, aches and pains and more. So many conditions are related to poor nutrition, lifestyle and being overweight. All very fixable. The evidence of going ‘on a diet’ and the inevitable coming ‘off a diet’ doesn’t work.

Are you finding it difficult to lose weight? Maybe you are making some fundamental mistakes.  Some will have more of an impact than others; some will be very small while other will have a lasting effect. Hopefully this article will be able to help you identify and pin point some that you might be making and hindering your success.

One might be the “all or nothing” mistake – if you make your diet too strict, too difficult in which case you might be setting yourself up for failure because the guidelines you have set yourself are impossible for you to adhere to.

Don’t panic this can be different for each person – it doesn’t necessarily mean you have to go to the gym, unless you want to. There are many activities to choose from – find one you like as you are more likely to stick to it. Go to the gym, join a swimming club or play racquet ball, squash, or tennis. Make a commitment, try and get a friend to join you so you help each other.

Today science has confirmed the link with overwhelming evidence, that people who lead active life-styles are less likely to die early, or to experience major illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes, colon cancer, or obesity. A sedentary life can lead to more aches and pains – we “rust up” so to speak.

When people think diet they often think lettuce, thinking how boring it is. There are so many different types these days to choose from, dark green to light green, with curly edges, red, round, long etc.

In general lettuce has diuretic properties, good for fluid retention. The richer darker colours have more chlorophyll making them the type of lettuce excellent for cleansing the body.

Chilli Chilled Soup

There are many varieties available. It is possible to eat them cooked or raw. Wash them well before using them.

Large Stuffed Mushrooms

8 large flat mushrooms (leave whole)

Cooked Quinoa

Herbs

Spices

Sautéed Onions

Cooked lentils mashed

8 dried apricots finely chopped