In human life, there’s nothing as important as our health; all other aspects of our life depend on it. Only a healthy person will have the strength and energy to work, learn, earn, travel the world, and do what they love. Most importantly, living a healthy life guarantees living longer, which is a prerequisite to having enough time to achieve your life desires. All these are the reasons you need to give your health a priority that emphasizes its vitality.
We see news from every corner of the world today talking about the importance of health and ways by which you can improve it. However, there is now so much information that many people are now confused about the right thing to do. We can say these people are experiencing information overload. On the other side are people that have been fed with the wrong information and are now having health problems instead of progress. Today’s article aims to break some of the myths and provide you with nutritional facts that can help you improve your health. Let’s dive in.
Eating at regular intervals does not help you lose weight.
Nowadays, many people believe that one of the effective ways to lose weight is to eat a small portion of food at regular intervals, such as two to three hours. In reality, this has no place to stand in the world of truth. Experts report that the rate at which you consume and how much of it you take at a particular time has little to nothing to do with fat burning or weight gain. This means that you need not inconvenience yourself trying to eat every two to three hours. Rather, you should avoid junk food and eat a healthy diet to satisfy your hunger when you need it.
News headlines are not your friend.
When it comes to your health and, most especially, the kind of diet you should consume, give little consideration to what the news has to tell you. The reason for this is not complex to crack; the news is always ready to share anything new, and health news is no exception. So, they can easily share discoveries that have not been fully backed by scientific research that are safe for human health. More so, the headlines often do not correlate with the content presented, which means that you can get the wrong information if you depend solely on the news headline.
Soft drinks and fruit juice are almost the same.
With the rate at which the campaign against soft drinks regarding human health is going presently, almost everyone now knows that soft drinks are a threat to a healthy life. Surprisingly, few are those that know it is nearly the same thing as fruit juice. Some even believe that fruit juice is a boatload of healthy nutrients. Although fruit juice contains beneficial antioxidants, it contains as much sugar as soft drinks. Fruit is unarguably better than soft drinks, but that doesn’t take away the high sugar content, which is not a friend to your health.
It will help if you feed your gut bacteria.
It will help if you feed your gut bacteria.If you are someone that keeps himself up to date about health information, you have probably heard of gut bacteria and how important it is to your health. This is one of the facts you will hear today. Your guts contain bacteria that are vital to you with regards to brain function, weight gain, and immunity. Just like every other part of your body, these bacteria need to be fed adequately with high-fibre foods. Therefore, it’s crucial that you consider them when deciding on the diet you should take. Feed your gut bacteria and enjoy the feedback of sound health they give you.
Supplements cannot replace whole food.
When you lack some nutrients, it is always advisable that you take supplements that will give you the required nutrients. Nevertheless, it can never take the place of real fresh food. Apart from the fact that supplements are not foods that will satisfy your hunger and cravings, whole foods also provide you with varieties of trace elements that you cannot get from supplements. Give more consideration to eating a healthy diet even if you take supplements.
Don’t trust health claims on packaging.
Most of the companies that produce most of what you eat (especially processed foods and soft drinks) package their products with many things that can trick people into thinking that what they’re offering is healthy for them. So, whenever you want to buy a product, don’t decide based on what you see on the package.
There is more health advice now than ever before, which explains the need to understand what is helpful from the myths that can mislead you. Some of these facts are what you’ve seen today. Whenever you hear anything new about health, always relax and look out for the authenticity before you start applying them. Remember that your health is wealth.
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Recommended books for further reading
- How Not To Die: Discover the foods scientifically proven to prevent and reverse disease
- Eat Yourself Healthy: An easy-to-digest guide to health and happiness from the inside out
- Keto Diet: Your 30-Day Plan to Lose Weight, Balance Hormones, Boost Brain Health, and Reverse Disease
- The Fitness Mindset: Eat for energy, Train for tension, Manage your mindset, Reap the results
- The Fast 800: How to combine rapid weight loss and intermittent fasting for long-term health
