16 September 2009

A Healthy Diet versus Supplements

With people leading busy and stressful lives in the 21st century more and more people have turned to taking supplements as a quick and easy way of getting their daily vitamins and minerals.

These are fine to take in small doses or every now and again when you’re feeling especially run down and tired but having a healthy and well balanced diet will always be better for you then swallowing lots of tablets every day.

Try to be careful and do some research into the best brands before taking carbohydrates and protein powder supplements as sometimes the labelling can be misleading and some have very little nutritional value.

The best thing is to eat little and often. Rather then having 3 large meals a day try to have 4-5 smaller meals with healthy snacks spaced out to achieve your 5 a day (aiming for 7 is even better).

Try more variety and take pride in the food you buy and prepare as the food you eat fuels your brain and body and superior fuel leads to superior results.