What does good nutrition look like?With the wide variety, and often contradictory information on diet and nutrition available, it can be challenging to come up with a sound eating and supplement plan.  It is important to adopt diet and lifestyle choices which will build good health and immunity.

Getting Started

Making better food choices doesn’t have to be as hard as the latest, greatest health guru makes it out to be. Start simply, be persistent and never say 'die’ or ‘diet’ for that matter. Eating for health is a lifestyle choice, not a quick fix.

Minimize consumption of sugar, refined grain products and caffeine.

Short term, refined sugar use can cause fatigue, weight gain, arthritis and depression. Long term, the list of potential ailments includes dental cavities, heart disease, yeast overgrowth, hypertension,  hypoglycemia and emotional illness. Consumption of refined grains also contributes to a loss of essential nutrients and to a number of ailments including obesity and digestive disorders. Whole grains play an important part in the eating plan, providing B vitamins and other important nutrients.  Reducing caffeine intake is also important. Caffeine is found in coffee, some teas and pops and chocolate. It is an addictive stimulant that acts as a diuretic (causes increased loss of fluids from the body). It interferes with the digestive process, flushes calcium from the body and can contribute to insomnia, irritability, dizziness and fatigue.

Sugar, refined grains, and caffeine play a large part in adrenal exhaustion. If you experience fatigue, insomnia, digestive upsets, irritablility, depression, heart disease, PMS, or menopausal syndromes, chances are your adrenals are underfunctioning.  Our adrenals are our fight or flight glands and they help us to maintain good energy and vitality. In our stressful world the adrenal glands are responsible for keeping us 'up', however prolonged stress and improper diet lead to adrenal burnout.  If you are 'tired but wired', chances are your adrenal glands are burnt out and it is time to rest, relax and rejuvenate.  A diet of natural foods, organic fruits and vegetables, with plenty of whole grains, along with an exercise and relaxation program will help you to maintain healthy energy levels and avoid the dips associated with adrenal fatigue.  Supplementing with a pharmaceutical grade   multi-vitamin such as the Usana Essentials and a B complex is important as well.