Food – Just Fuel or More Important?
It is a saying as old as time itself and very popular with doctors and mothers alike, and it goes “you are what you eat”. What they mean by this of course is that whatever we put into our mouths has a direct influence on our health, fitness, beauty and even mood. It has got to stage now where you move for being told what you can and can’t put in your mouth. It is not always easy to know which advice to follow though and which is the most import, so lets examine some of the most important foods to control.
Salt. For a long time, people didn’t even know about the harm that salt can do to the body. An agency called the FSA in the UK suggest that 6g of salt is the maximum that anyone should need in a day. If you are very active then you will need more salt in your diet as it is lost via sweating and important to muscle function but most people should cut down as high in salt intake is closely linked to high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. Rather than put it in your body, salt is good at conditioning skin and is in fact an ingredient in numerous skin care products
Fats. There are types of fat that are vital to the functioning of our body, including maintain organs, skin and vision. If the fats that we needed were the saturated type (trans fats) then there would not be so much of a problem as lots of people eat vast amounts of these, but unfortunately its not, it’s is the unsaturated fats that we need. Organ failure, diabetes and joint issues are among the many conditions that result from elevated saturated fat intake, not to mentioned the risk of obesity. It won’t matter how many times you have a manicure, inside and out will not be great if you don’t watch your fats
Water. This is not something you eat of course, but you should not underestimate the power of the H20. Ideal water intake levels are dependent on factors such as temperature, body size, age, humidity etc, although most experts recommend taking in 1-2 lts per day if possible.Water is not only very important for internal processes of the body, but additionally it has a large influence on external appearances, so if your a big water drinker you wont need any exfoliating scrub treatments as frequently
