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How to develop healthy eating habits

Dec 5, 2015 | Posted by in Tips and Thoughts | 0

Eating is an individual process and everyone of us relates it to different emotions. For some people it is the favorite part of the day, for some others it’s like the best friend’s shoulder that is always there whenever they are sad or a bit depressed. There are other people that link it with gatherings, celebrations, a good conversation or a good movie. What we know for sure is that what you eat definitely affects our overall health in a longterm and significant way. Said this, it is very important to develop healthy habits, that would just bring positive outcomes in our direction. I had some thoughts on this topic based also on my personal experience and decided to write them down in this post. 1. Clean your living area from food that just gives you an instant pleasure but no long lasting value. Let it be your room, your fridge (house) or office. Remove all the junk food and substitute it with healthy choices like fruit, vegetables and healthy grains. This was the first tip that helped me to transition to vegan overnight. As a student who lived alone and ate in the Mensa I used to not cookRead more …

Chew your fat

Jun 30, 2015 | Posted by in Tips and Thoughts | 0

Why is it important to chew your food? Rendesia e pertypjes korrekte te ushqimit. 1. Food is the source of life and as such it should be appreciated. Take your time and try to fully enjoy each and every single ingredient that is found in your food by savoring each morsel. 2. The process of the food breakdown and digestion starts in your mouth. Chewing signals the body to create and release enzymes that assist these processes. If we pass the food without chewing it properly then the stomach will need more time (and also encounter some difficulties) to properly digest them. When taken in the form of squeezed juices or smoothies, we can risk to lazy  our organism, by  turning our chewing muscles into jobless. 3. The more dissolved the food, higher the number of nutrients our organism can absorb. 4. If we chew the food properly and we eat slowly it will be enough for the body to understand whether it is satisfied or it needs more food to achieve the satiation level. In average, our bodies require 20 minutes to make this “judgment”. So, give it its time! 🙂 5. We spend calories while chewing, indeed :-D,Read more …