Nutrition and a healthy lifestyle

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By Lindsey Santos

Nutrition and a Healthy Lifestyle Good nutrition is not just a luxury of a few people, because consumption patterns

Health is not about the eventually modify industrial practices. weight you lose but about the LIFE you Diet and Exercise gain! –DR.Josh Axe

What you eat matters more than how you work it off, but fitness will push you past plateaus and help you achieve your ultimate goals.

References Mayo Clinic Staff. (2016, October 13). Exercise: 7 benefits of regular physical activity. Mayo Clinic. Retrieved from https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/fitness/in-depth/exercise/art20048389 National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NIH). (2017). Calculate Your Body Mass Index. Retrieved from https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmicalc.htm Step To Health. (2017). Get to Know the New Food Pyramid to Live a Healthier Life. Retrieved from https://steptohealth.com/get-know-new-foodpyramid/


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Ø The base of the pyramid are habits that should be repeated at least five times a week. Ø Full grain and whole grain products are slow-acting carbohydrates that should be chosen in comparison to its low nutritional counterparts. Ø The pyramid also includes extra virgin olive oil to point out the necessity of consuming healthy fats and omega-3 fatty acids. Ø Finally, you have your meat and processed foods. Perhaps the most important part about this category in this new food pyramid is that it warns about the risks involved in protein-rich diets ______________________________________________________________________________________

Calculating your Body Mass Index (BMI) Weight (lb) BMI = 703 x ---------------------Height^2 (in^2)

Categories: Underweight = <18.5 Normal Weight = 18.5-24.9 Overweight = 25-29.9 Obese = 30 or greater ______________________________________________________________________________________

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Exercise controls weight Exercise combats health conditions Exercise improves mood Exercise boosts energy Exercise promotes better sleep Exercise puts the spark back into your sex life Exercise can be fun…and social

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