Diet’s Impact on Your Body
The Power of Nutrient-Dense Foods
Recent dietary research has uncovered 14 different nutrient-dense foods that time and again promote good overall health. Coined βsuperfoods,β they tend to have fewer calories, higher levels of vitamins and minerals, and many disease-fighting antioxidants.
Benefits of Superfoods
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, Alzheimerβs, and some forms of cancer.
The Consequences of an Unbalanced Diet
Conversely, the ill-effects of an unbalanced diet are several and varied. Low energy levels, mood swings, tired all the time, weight change, uncomfortable with body are just a few signs that your diet is unbalanced.
Symptoms of Malnutrition
Symptoms of malnutrition 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.
The Connection Between Body and Spirit
And since the body is connected, realizing that an unhealthy body will result in an unhealthy spirit only makes sense. When we nourish our body with these superfoods and complement them with other nutrient-dense and healthy fresh foods, our spirit will be vitalized and healthy as a direct result.
Modern Diet Concerns
Many modern diets based on prepackaged convenience foods are sorely lacking in many vitamins and minerals, which can affect our mental capacities as well, and cause irritability, confusion, and the feeling of βbeing in a fogβ all the time.
Superfoods: A Solution to Ailments
Superfoods can be the basis of a sound, healthy, nutritious solution to curing many of these ailments and more.