Healthy Living | 7
WHAT TO
DRINK
A BALANCED DIET BASED ON FRESH, NATURAL INGREDIENTS THAT ARE BOTH
DELICIOUS AND FILLING IS EASIER THAN YOU THINK, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOUR BODY
IS WELL HYDRATED. WE OFTEN MISTAKE THIRST FOR HUNGER, SO DRINK PLENTY
OF FLUIDS THROUGHOUT THE DAY TO STAY ON THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW WHEN
COOKIES AND CAKES ARE AROUND.
healthy diet is the key to
Your brain tissue is around 85%
maintaining good health, and
A this includes what you choose water, so be sure to drink six to
to drink. Make sure you regularly eat
eight glasses a day. Have a glass
foods and consume drinks that are
of water before you eat to increase
rich in vitamins and minerals, and
your feeling of fullness. You can
low in saturated and trans fats. When
add fl avor to plain water with
combined with exercise, a healthy
lemon, cucumber slices or a splash
diet can help you lose weight, lower
your cholesterol level and improve of fruit juice. Limit the amount of
the way your body functions. With a
diuretics — such as coffee and
doctor’s recommendation, a vitamin
carbonated drinks — that you
pill can help you get enough vitamins
consume. A diuretic increases
and minerals, but your body benefi ts
urination, which can drain your
the most from eating a variety of
body of the fl uids it needs.
healthy foods and choosing your
drinks wisely.
drinking
water green tea herbal tea
Water is necessary for healthy If you can’t give up caffeine, Herbal tea is another great alternative.
body and brain function. swap diuretics like tea and It comes in many different fl avors, from
Drinking plenty of water can coffee for green tea, which is a jasmine to peppermint (which may
help reduce the risk of kidney healthier choice. Benefi ts may help some digestive problems) and
stones and help prevent include a boosted metabolism chamomile (which may help you sleep).
constipation. (the pace of your body’s Fruit teas are also a healthy, benefi cial
processes), increasing HDL option. They are caffeine-free, contain
(“good”) cholesterol and a vitamin C and are less dehydrating
decrease in tooth decay. than other types of teas and coffee.
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