You Really Are What You Eat

Dietary research recently has discovered 14 different nutrient dense foods that enhance good health over time. Termed superfoods, they have higher levels of vitamins and minerals, less calories and many antioxidants elements.

Beans (legumes), berries (especially blueberries), broccoli, green tea, nuts (especially walnuts), oranges, pumpkin, salmon. soy, spinach, tomatoes, turkey, whole grains and oats, and yogurt can all help stop and even reverse diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, Alzheimers, and some forms of cancer. And where one might have an effect on a certain part of the body, it can also affect the health of other body functions and performance, since the whole body is connected. With these 14 foods as the base of a balanced, solid diet, weight loss gimmicks and other fly-by-night programs can become a thing of the past in your life.

There are many ill-effects of an unbalanced diet. Low energy levels, mood swings, being tired all the time, weight change, uncomfortable with body are just a few signs that your diet is unbalanced. An unbalanced diet can cause problems with maintenance of body tissues, growth and development, brain and nervous system function, as well as problems with bone and muscle systems.

Low energy levels, mood swings, tired all the time, weight change, uncomfortable with body are just a few signs of an unbalanced diet. An unbalanced diet can cause problems also with maintenance of body tissues, growth and development, brain and nervous system function, as well as problems with bone and muscle systems.

If you are malnutrition, possible symptoms will include lack of energy, irritability, a weakened immune system leading to frequent colds or allergies, and mineral depletion that can trigger a variety of health concerns including anemia.

Since the body is connected, an unhealthy body resulting in an unhealthy spirit very much makes sense. When our body is nourished with superfoods and complement with other nutrient-dense and healthy fresh foods, we have a healthy and vitalized spirit as a direct result.

In many of todays prepackaged convenience food, vitamins and minerals are very much lacking. This affects not only our mental capacities, but will also cause irritability, confusion, and the feeling of being in a fog all the time.

About The Author As such, superfoods can be the basis of a sound, healthy, nutritious solution to curing many of these ailments and more.