A practical approach to healthy eating habits

By: Nehemiah Maxwell

A healthy diet will help you look better, feel better and live longer. I am sad to say however that they are so many people who do not have a healthy eating lifestyle. I frequently see this at the checkout line in the supermarket.
Much of the foods people purchase, such as french fries, fried chicken, microwave popcorn, doughnuts, margarine, cookies and pastries contain an artery-clogging fat called Trans fat. This fat can lead to type two diabetes, high cholesterol and other health problems. If you desire to live a long, healthy, vibrant life, you have to take care of your body by giving it the proper nutrition. More on this shortly.

Eating Healthy can be enjoyable-

Some people think of eating healthy as being boring and tasteless. I think that one reason they feel this way is because most of the commercial ads we see promote foods high in calories, fat, or sugar and only a small percentage of food advertising is done for fruits, vegetables, grains and beans. Thus if there was more nutritional education, more and more people would find eating healthy to be pleasurable and tasty.

The Bad News That Put Me On The Path To Healthy Eating Habits-

In 1998 my loving wife finally talked me into going to the doctor to get a check-up. I was not feeling sick but she clearly said that it was a good idea to get a yearly physical examination. Thank God I listened to her.
I have been athletic all my life. I run 18 miles a week. I also do 250 push-ups and sit-ups a week. So when I went to the doctor I was not expecting to hear the bad news he gave me. He told me I had borderline diabetes.
Diabetes can be very dangerous if not treated. It is one of the leading cause of death in the United States. It is a disease of the pancreas that causes the body to stop producing the insulin it needs to regulate blood sugar.
My doctor told me that I did not need to be put on medication, however he suggested I start reading some books on healthy eating. This was the beginning of my path to healthy eating habits that turned my health situation around.

Healthy Eating Has Helped Me And it Will Also Help You-

Today I can honestly say that I am in excellent health. I feel great, I sleep great, people tell me that I do not look my age, I maintain a healthy weight, I do not take any type of medication, my blood pressure is normal, my blood sugar is normal, my cholesterol is normal, my immune system is strong, and the list goes on.

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By: Nehemiah Maxwell. For at step-by-step guide on how to develop healthy eating habits visit us at www.healthy-eating-habit.com/index.html © Nehemiah Maxwell (2006) Nehemiah Maxwell is the Writing Host at Healthy Eating Habit.com Email- maximilium@comic.com

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