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5 steps a week to a healthier and happier you

19/7/2021

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There are so many people out there telling you how to eat, what to eat, when to eat, how much to eat.  It all gets very confusing and to be honest a lot of the information out there is a load of old tosh!
 
So, lets simplify it a little!  Over the next 8 weeks I am going to give you 5 simple tips each week to help you to make you eating habits a little healthier for you, make your food work for you instead of against you.
 
This week I want you to incorporate the 5 tips and see how you feel, each week introduce the next 5 tips and so on.
 
  1. Slow down – our digestion starts in our mouth, when we chew our food and release digestive juices to help with the breakdown of our food.  When we gulp or swallow without chewing we disrupt the digestive process.  So slow down, chew 10-20 times per mouthful, put the cutlery down while you are chewing.
  2. Eat a good size meal – roughly ¼ of your food should be protein, ¼ should be starchy carbohydrates and the other ½ should be vegetables and fruit.  If you eat this way you won’t be craving and picking in between
  3. Cook – even if it isn’t in your comfort zone and you have got used to buying food ready made, cook.  The more you do it the easier it becomes and the more fun you’ll have with it.
  4. 80:20 rule – at least 80% of you grocery shopping should not have an ingredients list, in other words it should be fresh produce.
  5. Eat your greens (first) – if you are a bit green foods averse eat them first to make sure you get them in.
 
Keep an eye out next week for the next 5 tips
 
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    Carina Kennedy was formerly a Nurse, now a Nutritional Therapist and Herbalist living in the west of Ireland.  Her passion is food, health and teaching clients to gain control of their life with simple techniques.

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