Food experts and parents up and down the country have been warning us since the beginning of time that “we are what we eat”. Does this mean that if someone only eats Chinese takeaways they will become fat and unhealthy? What they mean by this of course is that whatever we put into our mouths has a direct influence on our health, fitness, beauty and even mood. You only have to spend 10 mins in front of the TV to be bombarded with messages about what is good for you, what is bad for you, and what you simply cannot live without. However, if you are not an expert its pretty hard to filer out the really important info, so here is is for you, the foods with the biggest influence on our insides and out.
Salt. Up until relatively recently, salt was not considered to be a bad thing for us and was rife in lots of peoples diets. The Food Standards Agency in the UK state that people should have no more than 6g of salt and day and most people exceed this. 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. There are types of fat that are vital to the functioning of our body, including maintain organs, skin and vision. If the fats that we needed were the saturated type (trans fats) then there would not be so much of a problem as lots of people eat vast amounts of these, but unfortunately its not, it’s is the unsaturated fats that we need. In basic terms, you will not only become overweight if your saturated fat intake is too high, but you’ll be putting yourself at risk of getting blood pressure and heart problems, joint problems and many more. It won’t matter how many times you get your body wrap, 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. Although many experts suggest you drink 2lts a day, it really depends on myriad factors such as age, location, activeness etc. Water is used in every element of the bodies functioning but also has a large impact in appearance, so if you drink enough of the stuff you won’t need any skin firming treatments as frequently
