YOU may find it difficult to stick to your diet over the holidays. To help you celebrate minus the guilt, here are a few pointers.
Natural fat is best. Eggs, animal meats, butter, cheeses, vegetable oils all contain fat. But it’s considered natural for they are not substitutes. This kind of fat isn’t harmful to the body when taken in moderation.
What is considered deadly is processed fat which can be found in hydrogenated oils and overheated fat as in fried foods.
If disease is caused by inflammation, a diet of anti-inflammatory foods can prevent and treat disease. This is based on an article entitled “Effects of Lipids on Cancer Therapy” by C. Patrick Burns, MD, and Arthur Spector, MD. Increase your intake of Omega-3 fats (fish oils).
Fish fat is good for the heart and brain. At any rate, the rule is eat a little bit of everything.
Starvation diets don’t work. This can upset your internal system of burning fuel which your body needs regularly. So if your body runs on food as fuel, don’t wonder why you feel weak each time you withhold food. Withdrawal from food leads to overeating. So, the best way to diet is to eat regularly.
Carbo = protein. They have the same calories. Therefore, if you want to lose weight, don’t combine them. Eating both carbo and protein can cause weight gain, unless you exercise regularly.
Sweets are irresistible. And I am referring to sweetness versus real sugar. If you need to sweeten your coffee/tea, try coco sugar/coco honey fresh from the nectar of coconut or honey which is packed with anti-bacterial properties.
Honey mask
Start the day with 1 tbsp of honey after 2 glasses of warm water. Add one extra tbsp of honey and rub it on your face. It is a soothing balm for the face.
Note: If you wish to avoid artificial sweeteners (as studies have connected these to headaches and weight gain), read the label of the product carefully. If you have an addiction to sugar, cut back on your carbohydrate intake.
Cool aid loss
Our body has two kinds of fat: white and brown. White makes up 5-50 percent of your weight. Brown, 1 percent of total body fat. While brown fat may be insignificant, it regulates the fat-burning activity.
If your caloric intake is low, it will also slow down the burning of white fat. The key is to stimulate brown fat found in the shoulders, arms, neck area to speed up metabolism.
Healthy salad dressing
3 tbsp virgin olive oil
1 tbsp virgin coco oil
2 tbsp coco vinegar or apple cider vinegar
1 tbsp dried parsley
2 tsp sea salt
½ tsp mustard
¼ cup orange or guava juice
1 tbsp Kefir Probiotic protein mix
Omega butter
In a blender, mix 2 parts of unsalted real butter, 1 part extra virgin olive oil mixed with virgin coco oil. Add sea salt. Throw in 5 small leaves of malunggay (moringga). Refrigerate.
Any leftover can be used as body scrub.
Affirm: “My heart smiles and the world smiles, too!”
Love and light!
Healthy Kefir and Body Butter Scrubs is available at World of Wellness. Call 7233878 or 0922-8200575.
