People of today are adopting healthy lifestyles, and the combination of lifestyle changes, advancements in public health, and improved healthcare is contributing to a longer life expectancy. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is essential to minimize stress and ensure optimal performance.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013

The most important meal: breakfast

Breakfast means to break your fast. After dinner or last evening snack, you fast or stop eating, until last morning meal. You will notice marked improvements in mood and energy, with fewer cravings for junk food, when you eat a breakfast that is high in water, protein, good carbs (loaded with antioxidants) and healthy fats.

Breakfast is needed for refuel human body. A study reported that high school student who eat breakfast are more alert and have better cognitive function. The same goes for adult too.

When people skip breakfast, they may go as long as 18 hours without food. Many people mistakenly believe that skipping breakfast will help them lose weight, but it doesn’t work. According to the Mayo clinic eating breakfast is actually good for weight loss.

Have a forever young breakfast with protein (eggs, whey protein, fish, or meat) and high nutrient, fiber rich foods (fruits, nuts, berries or veggies), and wash it down with tea, water, soymilk, or nonfat milk.

There was a study found that the breakfast bunch received several important benefits:
• Lower BMI (average body weight)
• Reduced risks of diabetes, metabolic problems and obesity
• It help maintain a healthy weight
• Improved mental alertness throughput the day – It gives the ability to concentrate in school or workplace and be more creative.
• Gives the body it first nutrition and energy of the day

Breakfast jumpstart your system when you roll out of bed in the morning by increasing your metabolic rate about 25 percent. This revs your energy up and improves your ability to perform both physically and mentally.
The most important meal: breakfast

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