Cory Quirino's Inside Out

Keeping trim and fit need not be painful

Do you want to put someone half your age to shame?If your answer is yes, then read on. It is not as difficult as it may seem. You can develop a healthy habit or two that will make you look and feel better.

Fit tummy
While your concern at this moment may be external, remember that the tummy “problem” can be better addressed internally.

In short, if your waistline needs trimming, you have to control your intake of food. That is all. Sounds simple, doesn’t it? Here’s how.Program your mind to eat less. Know that less is more. Less food, more sexy.

There is a fine line between food reduction and starvation. Food deprivation/denial is not a safe diet. This will eventually lead to malnutrition and illness.

Eating too much, however, presents problems, too, such as weight gain, obesity, diabetes, hypertension.

The best practice of all is to eat a little bit of everything and not plenty of only one food group, like carbohydrates. Diets high in refined flour, sugar and carbohydrates, with little vegetable intake, can produce an unfit tummy. Diets too high in protein may lead to kidney overload.
Digestive disorders can become prevalent such as indigestion, irritable bowel syndrome, gastritis, constipation, etc.

Brain enhancer
Most people who reduce carbo in their diets will notice an almost instant weight loss (especially when combined with exercise).However, total carbo removal is dangerous to brain health as glucose, the chief source of its food, comes from carbohydrates.

Eat good carbs instead of bad carbs. These include whole-grain foods and vegetables like squash, cauliflower, broccoli.

Limit intake of baked goods, sweets, pasta from white flour, white breads, etc.
Still hard-headed about this issue? You prefer to protect your waistline at the cost of your brain health?

Know that your abilities for concentration, creative thinking and overall balance of the mind will be hampered. That is the price you will pay.

Eventually, this kind of self-styled regimen will lead to a breakdown of your body, as well as your brain.

No-chemical regimen
Stop all chemical or drug-related diet plans. The fad these days is to drink prepared formulas that are high in caffeine, ephedrine, etc. as meal substitutes. This is tantamount to starvation or diet based on “speed.”

Sure, you get a boost of energy and your appetite is controlled but you are slowly wasting away. Besides, it is no fun to see a man or a woman sitting at a banquet and just staring at the food.If you want a quick trimming program, eat more vegetables and fruits and less meat and carbs. But absolutely do not drop a major food group.

Cleanse your system
A healthy colon is the secret to great skin, high energy and general good health.Do the following:
Increase water and non-chemical liquid intake.Fast once a month (hydrate with coconut water, water and fresh vegetable juice—carrot/apple, romaine lettuce, sugar bits).Sweat. It’s a great way to release toxins. Exercise regularly. Plain brisk walking for 30 minutes daily is good enough.Have a weekly organic coffee enema. For more information, call Dr. Omar Arabia at 4266363 or 9296090.

The timeless message of Hippocrates, father of medicine, bears repeating: “Let food be your medicine.”I ask: “If food is medicine for the body, what is the food for the heart?”
Happy choice

If you choose to be happy, then your choices in life will be happy as well.Here’s a simple technique: Work backward. In short, always see the result of your actions by the choices you make. This includes your choice of food for the body as well as food for the heart.
Love and light!

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posted by Misteryo Philippines Network (MPN) @ 3:04 AM