Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Top 5 Superfoods You Should Be Eating

That term superfoods gets thrown around quite a bit.  But what does that mean exactly?  To me, it means healthy foods that are going to improve the quality of your life, with the rich nutrients that they supply.  Usually, if you’re eating the right superfoods, you should be feeling better. You won’t fatigue as quickly, you’ll have more energy, and you’ll be able to regulate your digestive system.  Here are the best 5 foods that can help:


1) Eggs

Eggs are great for a wide variety of reasons.  But mainly because of the amount of protein they provide, as well as the healthy and rare nutrients found inside the yolk.  There’s a lot of misleading information out there about eggs though. While it’s true you don’t want to eat more than one whole egg daily, as long as you limit your intake, the cholesterol isn’t bad for you at all.  But be sure to listen to your doctor first, if you have a history of heart problems.

2) Salmon

Another superfood because of the rare nutrients that it provides.  Omega 3s are one of the healthiest things you can ingest for your circulatory system.  These essential fatty acids are ideal for lowering your cholesterol, and removing bad fats from the blood stream.  Salmon is full of them.  The healthy fats also digest more slowly, so you feel a lot fuller during the day, after eating Salmon for lunch!

3) Lean Beef

While red meat isn’t always the healthiest, it can be great when eaten in moderation.  Keep your portion sizes smaller, and make sure it’s lean low fat beef.  Then you’ve got yourself one of the healthiest natural sources of iron, as well as lean protein.

4) Oatmeal

This is one of your ultimate food sources for essential nutrients.  Oatmeal is fantastic for digestion, and great for lowering your cholesterol as well.  But it’s a perfect grain because it digests slowly in the body.  So you feel full, but it releases slowly throughout the day so the urge to overeat is pretty much nonexistent.

5) Kale

You may not know about the healthy benefits of kale, but it’s become one of the most popular super foods out there these days.  That’s because of the powerful phytochemicals you’ll find within the leaves.  They can help to lower your risk of cancer, heart disease, hypertension and diabetes.  All four are some of the leading causes of death in most Western countries.  That’s why this is a food that needs to be a part of everybody’s diet.  Try to eat kale raw though.  The most benefits come from when the leaves and even stem are eaten raw.  The more you cook kale, the more nutrients you actually cook out of the plant.

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