8 eating habits that could make a big difference in your wellbeing

Healthy eating habits improve all aspect of your life. They can increase your longevity, give you a much-needed boost in energy, and they also make a huge difference in your wellbeing.

If you crave proper wellbeing and you are at a loss as to how to achieve that, listed below are eight eating habits that will make a big difference in your life.

1) Eat Your Five A Day: The concept of “five a day” was not a marketing gimmick designed to get us all buying more fruit so that companies could make a bigger profit. It was simply a cool-sounding way to help us improve our health.

2) Cut Out Soda: An easy way to ruin your wellbeing is to consume lots of soda. Even diet soda is bad for you – artificial sweetener is in no way better than sugar! Soda can cause all kinds of problems, such as rotting teeth, and it can also mess with your mental health if you drink too much of it.

3) Eat A Healthy Breakfast: Do you skip breakfast? You probably shouldn’t. When you skip breakfast, it can often leave you craving food once you arrive at work or college. And once there, there really is only thing you’re going to do – head to the vending machine for a sugary treat.

4) Get Your Omega-3’s: To improve your wellbeing, it’s important that you get your omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3 fatty acids are good for brain health, and you can find them most predominantly in the likes of salmon and walnuts.

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5) Eat From A Smaller Plate: A funny thing happened in America in the 1960’s. Bigger plates were introduced. Why? Presumably because either people were complaining that their current plates weren’t big enough, or because food companies wanted their loyal costumers to eat more.

6) Drink Lots of Water: Ever felt unbelievable fatigued throughout the day? Maybe you’ve suffered from “brain fog” and just don’t really feel at it? It could be that you need more water.
Water is the best way to stay hydrated. It’s the elixir of life. It also flushes toxins from your body that were building up during the night, ensuing that you start your day feeling refreshed and mentally revitalised.

7) Throw Away The Table Salt: “But salt makes food taste good,” you might argue. Salt makes bland – often junk – food taste good. However, healthy food can be super delicious without the need to sprinkle salt over the top once you get it onto your plate.

8) Eat Healthy Snacks: If you must snack (and who doesn’t snack?), it’s important that you snack healthily. This means swapping your usual sugar snacks for things like nuts, seeds, a piece of fruit, or even yogurt.

 

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