Written by Catherine Saxelby
on Wednesday, 25 February 2009.
Tagged: guides, healthy cooking, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle
When it comes to healthy eating habits, men are the sicker sex. The best way to a man's heart (and prostate, bowel, bones, liver and kidneys) does seem to be what goes into his stomach. Hey, guys! This is a call to action for YOU!
You blokes have got to wake up to yourselves and start eating better. Stop leaving all that nutrition stuff to the women folk, whether it's your girlfriend, wife or mum. You need to look after your health as the statistics are looking, well, pretty bad. Compared to females, you men:
So, here are 10 easy things I reckon the average male could do to junk the rubbish:
Your body will thank you for it. Less fat, more fibre, more vegetables and less salt all spell better health and more energy long term. They would improve a swag of health problems ranging from constipation to cholesterol.
And it's those years after 50 I'm worrying about. Not when you're 20 and think you're "invincible". That time in later life when heart disease, diabetes, gallstones and bowel problems rear their ugly heads.
That time when you want energy to keep up with the grand children or to take up a new sport or walk up all the steps of the Eiffel Tower on your trip overseas.
Good food can all help here. Just ask any woman!
Catherine Saxelby has the answers! She is an accredited nutritionist, blogger and award-winning author. Her award-winning book My Nutritionary will help you cut through the jargon. Do you know your MCTs from your LCTs? How about sterols from stanols? What’s the difference between glucose and dextrose? Or probiotics and prebiotics? What additive is number 330? How safe is acesulfame K? If you find yourself confused by food labels, grab your copy of Catherine Saxelby’s comprehensive guide My Nutritionary NOW!
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