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Tracy Tredoux’s 12 simple health tips


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As with every New Year, 2023 began for many as an opportunity to set new goals and commit to improved habits. Away with the old, in with the new. Two months in, however, the excitement has worn off and, for many, their New Year’s resolutions may have fallen by the wayside. There’s no better time to get a handle on your health than today, yet for many this is easier said than done, as there’s so much conflicting advice out there. Here, nutritional therapist Tracy


Tredoux shares some simple advice that’s helped many of her clients along their journey to better health. 1. Start slowly and make it simple. Rome wasn’t built in a day and lifelong habits take time to change. Focus on progress, not perfection. Every positive change will have a positive effect.


2. Acknowledge, accept, and own the important role you play in your own health care.


3. Recognise the part food plays in health and that each one of us


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8. Exercise more. As Plato said, “Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical exercise save and preserve it.” This doesn’t necessarily mean running on a treadmill and going to the gym daily. For some, over- exercising can itself be a stressor. Walk more, take up a sport you enjoy, climb stairs instead of taking the liſt, pace up and down when on the phone, try skipping and include weight-bearing exercise a few times a week.


is unique, with individual needs and responses. Some may do better on a grain-free diet, others may need more healthy carbs. Keep a food journal if you have symptoms aſter eating to help identify any food you may be sensitive or intolerant to and cut that food from your diet, at least temporarily.


4. Avoid processed foods. If a food comes in a box with a list of ingredients, some of which you don’t recognise, chances are that your liver doesn’t recognise them either.


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5. Eat a balanced diet. Carbohydrates provide energy; protein provides the building blocks of muscles, bones, skin and blood; and healthy fat is vital for proper cell structure and function. If you avoid any of these food groups for an extended period, your health may well suffer the consequences.


6. Avoid foods that spike blood glucose levels, i.e., sugar and refined carbohydrates (white bread, pasta, bagels, cake, crackers etc). Such spikes are inevitably followed by an energy slump, leading to more cravings for quick release energy hits. Including protein and healthy fat with each meal helps to slow the release of glucose into the bloodstream and will help control your blood sugar levels throughout the day. Excess sugar in the blood ultimately gets stored as fat.


7. Eat the colours of the rainbow. Each colour has unique health benefits. Variety is the spice of life and increasing the spectrum of fruit and vegetables in your diet ensures you’re providing your body with a wider source of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and phytonutrients necessary to support health and vitality.


9. Aim for better quality and quantity of sleep. Sleep deficiency is linked to many chronic health conditions, yet many underestimate the impact lack of sleep is having on their health.


10. Stress less. It’s not necessarily about getting rid of the


stressors in one’s life, but rather about increasing stress coping mechanisms such as deep breathing, meditation, yoga and finding professionals who can help.


11. Detox gently by identifying your sources of toxin exposure and avoiding them in the first place; drinking more water and including other daily detox habits such as rebounding, sweating more via sauna and exercise, dry body brushing etc.


12. Become more in tune with your body. Symptoms are the only way your body can communicate to you that something’s not right. As the saying goes, “If you listen to your body when it whispers, you won’t have to hear it scream.”


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