11 STEPS TOWARDS A HEALTHY LIFE

A healthy and fulfilling life is the desire of everyone but only 2-5% of the global population actually follows the steps leading to a healthy life. A Healthy Diet is one of the major elements in keeping one fit and healthy. In today's scenario, the whole world is in a rush, everyone has a busy lifestyle and people tend to follow unhealthy food habits, pick up smoking, drinking and do no physical activity due to which they get engulfed in the trap of diseases and are not able to lose weight, weight loss. It is important that before we find ourselves trapped in diseases, we get alarmed and start practicing a healthy diet. Wellversed brings to you 11 steps to a healthy diet which guarantees you a good life ahead.

1. Prefer whole-wheat grains and bread over refined and all purpose grains. 

Whole wheat grains are known to be the original vegan product directly coming from the farm in comparison to the all purpose and refined flours and grains as they are processed and impure. Switching to whole wheat bread, whole wheat pasta and other whole wheat grains instead of white bread, white pasta etc can help the body to boost its immunity and prevent the body from getting easily prone to chronic diseases such as heart problems, type 2 diabetes etc. It also increases the average lifespan of a person and boosts the overall body health since most of the problems arise from adding the refined food items in our daily diets. 

2. Drink Enough Water

Water is the most important element of the earth without which human existence is impossible. Water generally goes underrated and people tend to drink less water in comparison to the amount of foods they eat. It simply leads to dehydration, which further leads to constipation and other gastrointestinal problems. It is recommended to drink at least 2-3 liters of water daily in order to stay hydrated and maintain the salt and sugar balance of the body. Water should always be taken before and after a diet and not between consuming the meals to prevent indigestion and breathing problems. 

3. Shift to unsweetened tea from sweetened beverages.

A healthy lifestyle's important rule is to consume the appropriate amount of calories, neither much less nor more. We tend to forget this rule and do not pay attention to calorie intake due to which we get obese and have other weight related problems. The consumption of sweetened tea, soda and other beverages is one of the major calorie adding ingredients in our diet. A person generally consumes these drinks 1-2 times in a day, unknown with the fact that one bottle of soda might contain 140 calories alone. Therefore it is advised to switch to bulletproof coffee or unsweetened tea and soda to save the body from extra consumption of carbs and calories on a whole. Studies show that consuming unsweetened tea can save 7,840 calories and 448 teaspoons of sugar per month if one drinks about 2 servings of soda or sweetened tea a day. 

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