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October 10,2008, Updated June 29, 2009
By Susan M. Callahan, Associate Editor and Featured Columnist
Good nutrition is a lifelong pursuit. But many people who
are just beginning their pursuit of good health need a
starting point. What is the best overall way to eat to stay
healthy, to maintain an ideal body weight, keep your heart
string and stave of diabetes. So, here are some basic rules.
1. Eat green. Make green vegetables the center of your
plate for lunch and dinner. Use protein only as a side dish.
Same with whole grains.
2. Eat Breakfast. Breakfast is the meal you eat after fasting
for 8 to 12 hours since your last meal, hence the name
"breakfast", meaning you are breaking your fast. You need
to eat breakfast not only fro effective weight control but
also to regulate your blood sugar. Even non-diabetics fall
victim to cravings caused by sugar swings without a solid
breakfast. What to eat for breakfast? Make it salmon on a
slice of whole grain toast. Salmon has numerous benefits.
It has omega-3 fatty acids which reduce your risk of heart
disease, control blood sugar and thus reduce your risk of
diabetes, and keep your skin glowing and young.
3. As much as possible, avoid sugar. Sugar causes a
process called glycation which happens which excess sugar
molecules attach to your red blood cells, making them spiky
and jagged. They slice and dice as they run through your
blood stream, shredding your arteries and capillaries. The
scarring that results causes high blood pressure, poor
circulation, premature aging of the skin and kidney and
liver damage. It also contributes to blindness, cold hands
and feet and is a direct cause of erectile dysfunction.
Americans eat an average of 150 pounds of sugar a year,
which has contributed to skyrocketing rates of diabetes.
You're just getting started. Find out more about sugar's
effect on your health and learn other healing foods to
improve your health and maintain your ideal body weight:
Foods That Shrink Your Waist / Sugar-The Disease
Connection / Ideal Breakfast for Diabetics / Ideal
Breakfast to Lose Weight / Speed Up Your Metabolism/
Bowel Movements Are the Key to Your Health
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