Monday, 6 February 2012

What makes me tick?


 ü A healthy lifestyle will assist your natural body clock to get back into peak wellness as soon as you decide to make that change.

ü One of the body’s regulators of healthy living is the control or balance of your blood sugar.

ü To keep your blood sugar even and put you back in control, you should not leave more than three to four hours between meals or snacks.

ü Set the time for when you will eat. For example, 7am breakfast, 10am snack, 1pm lunch, 4pm snack, and 7pm light supper.

ü If you are an early morning person, you will be famished when you wake up.

ü Listen to your body and refuel with healthy nutrients that will get you through the day.

ü Top up at 10am with a mini meal; enjoy a hearty lunch that will prevent the afternoon slump.

ü Top up again at 4pm also with a mini meal and end off your day with something light and easy to digest before going to bed.

ü If you are a late night person, the last thing on your mind so early in the day is breakfast. That is ok as long as you have something substantial at about 10am. Your nutritional clock will just start later in the day. You may have your lunch at 2pm a snack at 5pm, light supper at 8pm and even a mini snack before bed.

ü The whole point of nutrition is to fuel up when your body requires fuel.

ü Eating a huge meal late at night and then sitting watching television is a recipe for disaster which will lead to obesity, diabetes and other problems.