| We're always being told that we need to eat healthy | | | | out of your hobbies and interests, and you even get on |
| foods. But why? What does it really mean to be | | | | better with people. |
| healthy? These are the questions I try to answer in | | | | Athletes and sports people try to achieve optimum |
| this article. | | | | health, because they know it will dramatically improve |
| Most people know that it's good to be healthy. But I've | | | | their performance. So why shouldn't non-sporty people |
| started wonder whether people actually fully | | | | try to achieve optimum health too? Wanting to |
| understand what it means to have good health. A lot | | | | perform your best in life in general, that should be |
| of people probably think that being healthy means | | | | enough motivation. |
| looking good, maybe losing weight, and perhaps even | | | | By eating the right kinds of foods, you are literally |
| living longer. But I think that the problem is that this is | | | | fuelling your body with the right kind of fuel it needs in |
| where most people's thoughts on the subject end. | | | | order to function effectively. By eating fresh fruit, |
| The thing is, when you are healthy it effects every | | | | vegetables, whole grains, and good sources of protein |
| aspect of your life. You have more energy, you sleep | | | | (nuts, eggs, fish, seeds, beans, pulses, and lean meats), |
| better, you are able to concentrate better, you feel | | | | you really are giving your body and brain the best |
| happier, you enjoy life more, you get more pleasure | | | | chance of looking, feeling and performing well. |