Food for Thought

Have you ever looked on the food packets you buy to see exactly what your eating? Can you even pronounce some of those words, never mind know what they actually are?!

The truth is, if you want to be healthy, and especially if you want to lose weight, you really need to stop eating processed and packaged foods. 
If you're eating fresh and whole foods (basically the kind which don't need a label) you won't need to count calories or anything like that. Your body recognises this as food and will digest it accordingly. The problem with processed and packaged foods is that half of these so called ingredients are unrecognisable to your internal systems and therefore will go straight to your fat stores and just keep getting bigger.
This is why many western countries today have around 38% of their population as obese because they don't know any better. People think by buying, low fat and so called 'healthy' packaged meals they are eating healthy, when in fact there is probably no nutritional value at all in these ready-made meals.

Do yourself and your body a favour and keep it fresh....It tastes so much better anyway and your body will thank you for it.

If your interested on reading more on the subject check out the links below......food for thought, most definitely :-)

Education is the key.

http://www.juicemaster.com/au/shop/books/slim-for-life-freedom-from-the-diet-trap.html

http://www.beyonddiet.com

Have a Healthy and Empowered Week

Much Love & Gratitude

Is eating affecting your mood?!

Have you noticed that when you eat certain foods, they make you feel lethargic and unmotivated and then others will make you feel energised?

If you are wondering why you never have any energy or motivation to get the things you want done...then before you do anything else I recommend you look at what you are eating.
It's too easy nowadays with all the fast food joints and ready meals to put absolute crap into our bodies. Most of these things have absolutely no nutritional value and lots of addictive additives. This is why when we eat them we feel drained but we'll go back because of the additives.

It only takes a week for you to get used to a new taste and it become normal for you so when you try a new healthier lifestyle of different foods don't give up on the first day, at least give it a week.

If you keep your eating to only fresh and whole foods, you will notice your energy will rise, mainly to the added nutrition but also because you won't have all the additives of package foods.

You know the saying 'You are what you eat!' It couldn't be more true.

I challenge you for the next week to keep a food diary with a difference. 
Not only will you write down everything you put in your mouth but make a note of how you are feeling before you eat it and also after you've eaten. 
You may even start questioning yourself before you eat something, "Do I really want to eat this or can I make a better choice?"
You will find with this new level of awareness, you will begin to make smarter and healthier choices for your body.

Have an Empowered and Healthy Week

Much Love & Gratitude

www.empowering-matters.com

Maintaining Good Health without Traditional Medication

Do you find that you fall ill more often than people  around you? Have the doctors told you that your immune system is weak? Honestly, there is nothing to worry about it. Instead of taking one pill after the other, you need to start concentrating on more important things. 

The body’s natural barrier from external agents is its skin. The skin is made up of three basic layers, each of which protects our bodies from antigens and infections present in the atmosphere. Many-a-times, it is damaged skin that allows for diseases to enter our bodies. While most people may not realize this, the better you take care of your skin, the better you cope with bacteria in the atmosphere. 

Ensuring that the skin is moist at all times is vital. Once it depletes its supply of oil and moisture, the skin hardens and starts to crack. These creases act as gateways for harmful antibodies to get into the body. For special skin conditions, it is better to see a doctor. However, way of living and diet play a very large role in how your body responds to its environment. 

Diet is imperative to healthy living. Identify whether minerals, vitamins, carbs, and fats are all a part of your regular diet. If you have a health condition, fight it by supplementing your body with the required substances through your dietary habits. Apart from this, keep a positive attitude. Soon you will find improvements in your condition.