Diet Aides That Really Keep You Fit

 Ovarian Cancer Meal Plan An ovarian cancer meal plan will help prevent and treat the disease. Treatments for ovarian cancers leave you depleted from vitamins and minerals. A healthy meal plan is crucial for revitalizing those vitamins and minerals. Cruciferous vegetables, fruits, soy, and foods that contain quercetin have all been proven to reduce the risk for ovarian cancer and fight the disease.  Preventing Ovarian Cancer Cruciferous vegetables are very rich in glucosinolates, a phytochemical, that was studied in 2018 (1950 participants) which discovered them to reduce the risk for ovarian cancer due to the vegetables proven anti-cancer properties (Kubala). A case-controlled study of diet and ovarian cancer, conducted in China in 1999-2000, found fruits and vegetables to reduce the risk for ovarian cancer, however, diets rich in salted vegetables, fat, and fried foods increased the risk (Zhang et al). You definitely want to eliminate salt from your vegetables. Diets rich in salt are

Making Exercising a Top Priority Exercising should be a top priority in your life. It will help you sleep, keep your weight under control, reduce your risk for metabolic diseases, and help you to live longer. Most exercises consist of aerobics, anaerobic, and agility training.  Exercising Increases Your Lifespan Exercising adds years to your life, helps with weight loss, prevents cancer and heart conditions, improves your sex life, helps people sleep better, and improves your lung functions (Mayo Clinic). Exercise is proven to help you live longer, providing improved functioning inside your brain along with stronger bones and muscles - especially as you age (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Include Family and Friends Make exercise fun by including your family and friends in the routines, choose activities besides the gym like basketball, horseback riding, tennis, or even an evening stroll around the neighborhood (Robinson et al).  Sometimes including friends and family in t

Eat Healthy Without Worrying About Calories Metabolism is more about energy than weight loss. Usually, articles and other materials for boosting your metabolism are related to weight loss. It is true that metabolism has to do with burning calories, but obese people usually have a high natural basal metabolic rate. Metabolism is more about the energy it receives from your diet and how it is disbursed throughout your body for vital functions.  Calorie Restrictions is Bad Calorie restrictions and rapid weight loss makes it increasingly difficult to lose more weight as it disrupts your basal metabolic rate (BMR) by slowing it down; a faster BMR burns more calories at rest, but it does not necessarily lead to weight loss because obese people usually have higher BMR's naturally (Cleveland Clinic). Metabolism is Not About Weight Loss or Gain Research has shown that people who consumed more of their daily calories as protein, had a higher metabolic rate (Olsen). You gain weight by taking i

Reduce Cardiovascular Risk Your heart health is very important. Sodium, saturated fat, and sugar cause serious heart ailments, including death. Eating a healthier diet is proven to reduce this risk, even restoring your heart from heart disease and cardiac damage.  Too Much Sodium Increases Blood Pressure Sodium is both good and bad for the body. Sodium helps with nerve and muscle function and helps to balance the fluids in your body (Medline Plus). 90% of Americans consume too much sodium which increases blood pressure (blood pressure related deaths are around 500,000 annually) and puts people at risk for heart attacks and strokes (CDC). Too much sodium will attract an excess of water into your bloodstream, increasing the blood volume (high blood pressure), and is not always associated with salt, it can be tasteless which is why it is very important to check the labels ( FDA) .  I had no idea sodium was good for the body. I always thought it was bad and associated with high blood press