What Is a Healthy Diet?

1. Plan meals for at least a week in advance and include lots of high fibre vegetables and fruits and try to avoid refined carbohydrates. The more organically produced your food is, the better. Did you know that chemicals have an effect on the enhancement of increasing cholesterol levels?



Various food stores have plenty of fresh organic fruit and vegetables available such as lettuce. Vegetables with high fiber content will reduce the LDL cholesterol because of low or even no cholesterol that it contains. Remember there are some, and be on the look out, foods that enhance LDL.



2. Is eggs part of your diet? If so, more egg white than the egg yolk is better. If you are diagnosed with LDL cholesterol, you will know that egg yolk is a no go for you.



Having baked foods in your diet? Rather replace it with products that are made from whole wheat and pasta made from cereal. Unrefined sugar is a better alternative for beverages. The processes that refined food undergoes necessitate chemicals for whitening or refining, but involve a health risk for you as customer.



3. Water – we know it and most don’t do it or even know why it is necessary. You can only benefit from drinking more water. Water helps the complete digestion process of your body, restoring the cleaning stability of your system which improves blood circulation.



4. The fresher the food, the better. Synthetically produced food or baked foods are usually produced or prepared with additives, colouring and by products to increase shelve life.



5. Do you like strong coffee, enjoy chocolate beverages, soft drinks or beverages filled with caffeine? You are risking yourself to certain cholesterol levels. The alternative will be fresh fruit juices instead of manufactured beverages with high sugar, artificial colouring and some additives.