Bii o ṣe le ṣubu sinu ẹgẹ igbesi aye atansọ: awọn iṣeduro ijẹẹmu

A healthy lifestyle has become a lifestyle trend — according to the #HLS hashtag, Instagram (an extremist organization banned in Russia) produces more than 18 million posts. People take care of the body to become healthier and more beautiful, improve the quality of life. But even in a barrel of honey there is a fly in the ointment. Sometimes under the #healthy lifestyle tag you can find “bad advice” …

unhealthy health

People randomly try different methods that seem effective to them: eat buckwheat, chicken breast and salad, exclude gluten and dairy products from the diet, count every calorie, “work off” the eaten piece of bread in the hall, buy biogranols and sweeteners, because “it is useful for health and youth. However, instead of energy, a slender figure and a radiant appearance, stress, irritation and hatred for the whole world appear, which lead to physical and psychological illnesses.

«What’s the problem? — you ask. “After all, these people adhere to the rules of healthy eating.” But it is not. Strength training, monotonous diets, restrictions without expert advice, buying pseudo-healthy products are signs that you have fallen into the trap of a pseudo-healthy lifestyle.

A “real” healthy lifestyle is always individual. Not necessarily one suits what suits another — everyone has a different metabolism and hormonal levels. That is why it is so important to contact the experts. A nutritionist can be compared to a personal fitness trainer. There is no single training program in gyms — the trainer adapts the exercises for each person. The same goes for a nutritionist: he gives individual recommendations on nutrition based on a whole range of factors: age, weight, activity, test results, previous diseases. 

How to recognize a pseudonutritionist

Healthy eating and sports should help us feel cheerful and happy. Sometimes doctors, fitness trainers and nutritionists try to impose rigid norms and rules on us. This can lead to negative consequences for the body: 

• apathy, loss of strength;

• onibaje wahala;

• àtọgbẹ;

• orthorexia nervosa and other eating disorders.

In order not to harm the body, you must carefully approach the choice of a specialist to whom you entrust your health. You have an unqualified nutritionist in front of you if he:

• excludes foods from your diet, but does not offer a replacement;

• demonizes sugar without trying to figure out why you want chocolate;

• recommends taking more than 4-6 dietary supplements at the same time;

• makes up a diet of monotonous foods, colors and tastes;

• makes you “work out” what you eat in the gym;

• divides food into «harmful» and «useful»;

• advises buying pseudo-healthy foods, such as granola, sweeteners, purchased yogurts, instant cereals, fresh juices.

A competent nutritionist would never allow such an approach. His task is to help achieve the goals and lead the client to the right diet without strict prohibitions that “kill” food intuition.

You are a qualified person if he:

• does not solve the problem of dietary supplements;

• fills deficiencies with foods, spices and herbs;

• explains that cravings for sweets are caused by a lack of chromium and / or magnesium, and introduces foods rich in these trace elements into the diet;

• does not recommend buying «fashionable» healthy products.

Pseudo-useful products

I would like to tell you more about pseudo-useful products. People think that the inscriptions «BIO», «SUGAR-FREE», «DIET FOOD», «IDEAL FOR THE FIGURE» automatically make products useful, help diversify the diet, lose weight and make up for all deficiencies. Unfortunately, this is the most common misconception that nutritionists at MIES encounter in practice.

I will share with you a list of 5 pseudo-useful products and tell you how they can be replaced.

Store bought granola 

Advertisements stubbornly insist that granola is an ideal option for a full breakfast, but this is not so. Her main problems:

• Calorie content: There are about 100 kcal per 400 grams and an increased content of sugar / sweeteners, which dramatically increase blood glucose levels, and fructose has a direct blow to the liver.
  

• The content of phytic acid, which prevents the absorption of minerals and vitamins.

It’s much healthier to make your own granola: soak oats and nuts, add berries, and pair it with protein for a complete breakfast.

Awọn aropo suga 

Agave syrup, Jerusalem artichoke, coconut sugar — substitutes for fructose — harm the liver and, over time, provoke insulin resistance. Some artificial substitutes are carcinogenic and have even been banned in Europe and America.

I recommend not demonizing sugar and not trying to cover up the lack of proteins, fats and minerals with sweeteners, but learning to eat well and bring health to balance.

Wara porridge 

During cooking, the milk protein denaturalizes. The amino acid lysine reacts with lactose, forming complexes that are difficult for the body to digest.

The combination of carbohydrates (cooked cereal) + milk (lysine) + sugar + fat (palmitic acid) leads to acne, insulin resistance and intestinal problems.

If you do not have signs of lactose intolerance, inflammatory diseases, then you can add real milk to ready-made salty porridge.

Yoghurts in tetra packs

Popular store-bought yogurts contain sugar, vegetable fat, colorings, and a preservative. They are thermally processed and devoid of beneficial microflora.

If you are not lactose intolerant, then yogurt can normally be on your menu once or twice a week. But under the condition of home production — from real milk and with live bacteria.

alabapade

Freshly squeezed juices are a pure solution of sugar, fructose and water. They are practically not processed by saliva enzymes, do not linger in the stomach and enter the intestines immediately. Dramatically increase blood sugar and provoke a jump in insulin.

• It is better to eat fruits in their pure form. 

• Add some fruits and berries to vegetable or green juices.

• Do not drink juices on an empty stomach, especially if your stomach is acidic.

This list will help you navigate what is useful and what is not, and not be fooled by marketing ploys.