Five Keys to Healthy Eating

Since nutrition seems to create the biggest challenge for most of my clients, I developed what I call the Five Keys to Healthy Eating.

The keys are summarized here:

1. Enjoy what you eat— surprised? You shouldn’t be. You acquired a taste for coffee or beer, so why not healthy foods and beverages such as what we have in DXN products? Stop going on a diet, and change the way you eat.

2. Believe in what you are doing— you know what the weak words are, like “try” and “hope.” If you “hope this is going to work” then it won’t. Find a product, program, or method that you believe in.

We’ve all had a sense of knowing that something would come to pass. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to find that balance in life that gives you the same sense of peace and knowing.

3. Practice moderation— the best advice about healthy living was penned by Hippocrates around 400 B.C. He said, “If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health.” Stop going on extreme diets and being either “on” or “off.” Find that “sweet spot” in the middle.

4. Be flexible with new ideas— diets come and go. So do fitness trends. Sometimes the idea that seems strange is the one you’ve been waiting for.

Just because one style of eating helped you lose weight the first time doesn’t mean it’s what your body needs for continued health. Try out new ideas and find the ones that fit.

5. Learn to hear your body— most people are used to eating junk. Even though the body knows this food is not good, you simply tune out the “noise.” By getting back in touch with your body and instincts, you can learn how to eat because the answer is right inside you.

If you really learn how to listen, your body will share with you how much protein you need, how many vegetables and pieces of fruit to eat in a day and whether you’re getting enough fluid.