Benefits of healthy eating and exercise in life

Posted on April 21, 2014 by john in Fitness tips, Health care, Health Food

Healthy eating is a great complement to more easily develop our exercise, but also the caloric intake (energy ) should be fair to provide and what we spend - should be neither more nor less than the necessary requirements ; and also varied.

Sport and healthy eating are two key elements to avoid typical diseases of aging, such as Alzheimer’s or cardiovascular problems, one could say that in general the aging.

Today in our country there is a large percentage of children who are obese or overweight. This is caused by a sedentary lifestyle caused by the apprehension parents to leave the children out into the street which is justified by the risk actually means ( despite being often just an exaggeration) - and / or new entertainments as the TV or computer, and junk foods that are promoted by the media.

That is why diseases previously only seen in the 3rd age, today is also present in infants and adolescents.

The aim of this paper is to show the importance of healthy eating for fitness and life.

Benefits of a healthy and balanced diet

Experts say that increased physical activity and a healthy diet can reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by up to 60 % of cases. Thus, scientific research shows that at least half of all cases of diabetes in adults could be avoided if weight gain with a healthy lifestyle is combated.

The work initiated by Health includes the implementation of a comprehensive plan dedicated to childhood obesity, which combine measures to promote healthy eating by actions to promote exercise and fight obesity.

Exercise and a healthy diet, allied to slow aging

Physical activity is the most effective in improving quality of life and functional impairment attenuate age-related mechanism. That’s what experts say Manuel Castillo Garzón, Professor of Physiology, University of Granada, who says that ” the only two truly therapies that have been shown effective in slowing the aging process are exercise and diet (… ) “.

HEALTHY EATING AND GROWTH IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

If proper nutrition is important for maintaining the health of adults, it is even more for children and adolescents as it is necessary for growth and development. During childhood and adolescence, dietary habits and exercise can make the difference between a healthy lifestyle and the risk of disease in later years. At different stages of life, different nutrients are required. Therefore eating habits should be taught.

In the event of risk of overweight, must also be considered height and age, which is variable, and if the event that the minor does not want to strive to lose weight is given, it should necessarily go a specialist ( nutritionist ), to guide the whole family, since, normally produced by habits of the whole family.

Exercise and healthy diet to prevent Alzheimer

Exercise and healthy eating to prevent loss
memory over the years

These healthy habits benefit patients with Alzheimer
and Parkinson.

Beware of what and how much we eat

Hypocaloric feeding is recommended to have a longer life and grow old without Alzheimer’s. As a third means reducing the amount of food
daily routine, ie down from 3,500 to 1,200 calories. when
is fed with this reduced calorie diet to transgenic mice
expressing a mutated human gene that cause Alzheimer them is checked
the number of amyloid plaques in their brain is reduced
55 % compared to the same transgenic mice which are
fed with no such restriction.

Another recommendation made ​​is frequently eat foods rich in selenium, magnesium, calcium, acid
polyunsaturated fat and vitamin E.

Healthy eating : Key in the prevention of cardiovascular disease and in patients with ischemic heart disease

Scientific studies conclude the real benefit of diet on cardiovascular disease.

For the supply has a preventive and curative effect on cardiovascular health should be accompanied by exercise.

Obesity, cholesterol and hypertension are some of the major risk factors involved in cardiovascular disease and can be controlled through diet.

Good habits of life, including food is essential, prevent heart disease. ” The heart-healthy dietary guidelines include daily intake of fruit and vegetables, olive oil and fat-free products : skinless poultry, lean meats, fish… ” says Dr. Mar Moreno, section chief of Eco Service cardiography University Hospital la Paz ( Madrid).

Cardiologists remember that diet and exercise are two of the pillars on which the control of any of the major risk factors - obesity, cholesterol and hypertension, cardiovascular disease settles.

conclusions:

Exercise along with a balanced, healthy and varied diet will enjoy life in all its intensity and as Manuel Castillo said, make your years of living life with greater intensity.

You have to put the batteries and make the effort to
perform frequent exercise, eliminate fatty acids
saturated food, not overeating and select
dietary ingredients and avoid Alzheimer’s.

To get to a healthy life to old age always follow a healthy diet, according to age - not only for children but it also all abultes and needs