Top 8 tips on staying healthy

Top 8 tips on staying healthy – words Alexa Wang You live this life in just one body – taking care of it can be a rewarding and enjoyable process if you take the right approach. It doesn’t have to be a chore. Better health is a story of choices and habits, not restriction and punishing yourself. Good habits and behavioural change are the best approach to health, which carries over to other areas of life in significant and meaningful ways. Read on for inspiring ways to stay healthy without pain. It might be the most useful coffee break you ever take! Realise: Calories are Not the Bad Guy A calorie is a measure of energy. Nothing more, nothing less. There are less calories in 100g of cake than 100g of coconut oil. Calories don’t make a food healthy or unhealthy – though the number you eat determines your weight gain/loss. Calorie intake is a simple slider from weight loss to weight gain – not a bad, unhealthy, or dirty word. Your daily calorie requirements (TDEE – Total Daily Energy Expenditure — which you can calculate online) is key. If you eat more than this, you’ll gain weight, if you eat less than your TDEE, you’ll lose weight. Eat more, weigh more. Eat less, weigh less. Sounds simple, doesn’t it? Try Intermittent Energy Restriction No matter your weight or bodyfat, it’s important to eat less than your body needs sometimes. This is called intermittent energy restriction ( not the same as intermittent fasting, the fad diet) – and it doesn’t mean starving yourself. Eating less than you need at times helps to support cell health and long-term metabolic health. Not to mention helps to keep your weight under control or give a boost to a diet that’s plateauing. Intermittent […]

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