Healthy Food? Definition of the Week.

Healthy – adjective, healthier, healthiest.
1. possessing or enjoying good health or a sound and vigorous mentality: a healthy body; a healthy mind.
2. pertaining to or characteristic of good health, or a sound and vigorous mind: a healthy appearance; healthy attitudes.
3. conducive to good health; healthful: healthy recreations.
4. prosperous or sound: a healthy business.
5. Informal. fairly large: I bought a healthy number of books.
So what in reality constitutes healthy food?

I think our best focus here would be definition option #3: “conducive to good health.”: Good eating habits are conducive to good health. That is what dictionary.com says anyways, but who decides what is healthy and what is not? What does an item of food have to have in order to be deemed a “healthy food?”
It would seem by the current standards it’s a bit objective. You could come up with a food rating system based on what is conducive to good health based upon each food item. Since our bodies are made up of things that need vitamins, minerals, proteins, fats, and carbohydrates it seems like making a list of foods that are healthy isn’t really that much of a challenge.
The reverse, “unhealthy,” would mean a detriment to good health. : Bad eating habits are detrimental to good health.
What goes into determining when a food is detrimental to your health? What really are unhealthy foods?
Common sense would tell us that unhealthy foods are foods that provide little to no nutrients, vitamins, or minerals.
Sugar Free Jello Pudding
Low Carb ice cream
100 calories snack packs
Obviously, you can have a little of this stuff here and there but if your entire day’s meals were made up of this stuff you might not feel so well after a while. There is no real food there. A loaf of whole grain bread though is full of…wait, that has nutrients and all those good things.
Well a hearty granola and organic cereal full of all those vitamins and minerals is…wait that isn’t bad for you either?
A hamburger! There you go a lean ground beef hamburger on a whole grain sesame seed bun is….well full of protein, grains, iron…!
Potatoes
Carrots
Beans
Oats
Wait….!
How come all these foods are starting to get blacklisted? How come all these foods are in a category that is detrimental for your health?
Is it possible that what is detrimental to your health is the continuing misunderstanding of the difference between what is healthy QUANTITY and what is excessive QUANTITY?
Is it possible that the government and our society of cutting corners in all aspect of life movement and activity is the problem?
It isn’t carbohydrates, it never has been. It is society’s continuous movements towards laziness and technology. The only fix is in education in the aspect of energy need and usage for one’s body.
Instead of trying to worry about remaking a food pyramid and giving a call to carbophobic arms, we need to come up with a solution to save our society from evolving into a couch cushion.

7 Secrets on How To Burn Fat

Lifestyle Change: You need to be thinking for the long-term. This is not something you will do for a few weeks and then hope that your weight loss stays off. Unless you have adopted a change in how, when, what you eat for the better on a permanent basis then chances are you will inevitably be wasting your time.

Exercise: Ok, maybe you're not a person who enjoys going to the gym but then who says you have too?! Excercise could mean anything from brisk walking, light jogging, swimming or whatever takes your fancy. The important thing is that you are doing something. I'm sure you have heard all that before but have you heard about exercising less but with more intensity? That is an idea that may just suit you.

Eat Nutrient Rich Foods: I cannot stress this enough. Most of the time we don't become overweight because of the amount of food we are eating but moreover because of what we are eating. Focus on the foods that will help you satisfy your hunger in a healthy way. Keep away from "fad diets" that focus on particular food groups. Our bodies need to take from all the groups in order to function healthily. There is no other way around it.

Check Your Stats: There is no point in you going through all these gradual changes if you haven't got any measurements or basic statistics to observe your progression. Before beginning your road to contentment make sure to measure all the main areas of your body and get a body fat percentage check at your doctors or from a fitness professional. This will help motivate you.

Positive Environment: Try to surround yourself with positive people. For some, their peers can be very influential. If the wrong advice is given or if their mindset is of a negative nature then chances are you will follow in that path.

Find A Mentor: Find a friend who is into health and fitness, someone who eats healthily and has a positive outlook. Hire a fitness professional to get you on the right track by motivating you to achieve your goals.

Take Action: Procrastination is a major reason why many people never get to achieve their goals. It's not good enough to find a solution to a problem and then just let it sit there until you decide it's the right time to implement it. Take action!

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Health is Wealth

With increasing work pressures and busy lifestyles, we often fail to pay attention to our body's health and fitness needs. This is when illnesses take over and lead to poor health and fatigue.
A healthy and fit person is often happy and positive about life. Each one of us should make it a point to take care of our health and physical fitness.

Here are a few simple tips for keeping healthy and happy -

- Exercise Regularly - A good half hour of regular exercise and aerobics workout can do wonders for you. Exercise is essential to keep your body fit. Running, cycling, swimming and brisk walking are some of the ways by which you can reduce fat and burn excess calories.

- Take the Stairs - If you feel that you do not get enough exercise during the day, look for and utilize simple opportunities to walk and move about. For instance, take the stairs instead of the elevator while going up or coming down. Of course, this depends on the number of floors you need to go up or down and what is comfortable for you.

- Avoid Smoking and Drinking - Remove negativities from your life if you want to be happy and healthy. Drinking and smoking can lead to multiple diseases and illnesses and have negative effects on your body. It is generally seen that those who smoke and drink heavily are susceptible to heart attacks, cancer, high blood pressure and diabetes.

- Think Positive - Your body reacts to your mood and state of mind. An unhappy person is more prone to fatigue and other illnesses. Adapt a positive lifestyle and be happy and content with who you are.