Eating For Your Body

Food experts and parents up and down the country have been warning us since the beginning of time that “we are what we eat”. Roughly translated this saying means that every part of our body (and potentially mind) is affected in some way by the things that we put in our mouth. It has got to stage now where you move for being told what you can and can't put in your mouth. It sometimes all gets a little much to take in however, so here are 3 of substances that have the biggest impact on our bodies.

Salt. It is only reasonably recently that we have been made aware of the harm that salt can do to us. An agency called the FSA in the UK suggest that 6g of salt is the maximum that anyone should need in a day. Those people who are very sporty or drink lots of water may need higher levels of salt in their diets as they lose it through sweating. The majority of people need much less than they are currently eating however as it is attributed to heart failure, stoke and elevated blood pressure.  Rather than put it in your body, salt is good at conditioning skin and is in fact an ingredient in lots of skin care products

Fats. We need different types of fat in our diets in order to maintain healthy cells and for all the various functions of the body. They are generally unsaturated fats that we need and not the type that most people get far too much of, which are saturated fats (AKA trans fats). Organ failure, diabetes and joint issues are among the many conditions that result from elevated saturated fat intake, not to mentioned the risk of obesity. It won’t matter how many times you get a manicure, your appearance and health will not be great if you don’t watch your fats

Water. Whilst you might not strictly eat water, it is vitally important to your health. Ideal water intake levels are dependent on factors such as temperature, body size, age, humidity etc, although most experts recommend taking in 1-2 lts per day if possible.Water is not only very important for internal processes of the body, but additionally it has a large influence on external appearances, so if your a big water drinker you wont need to have skin firming treatments as frequently