The Dash diet

Make yourself younger with what you eat following the right food combination diets. Following a good diet plan can help you improve your health too and improve your skin texture. What you choose to eat affects your chances of developing long term chronic diseases. The only diet I’ve read so far that was highly recommended and promoted by the government was the DASH diet. DASH stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. The 24 year old study pushes on the idea eating little meat and dairy but plenty of fruits and vegetables. According to a new study in the April 14, 2008 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, adherence to the diet reduces coronary heart disease and stroke in middle aged woman. The diet was said to lower blood pressure and was associated to reduction of low density lipoprotein or bad cholesterol.

Eat less salt! The combination of the diet plan and reduced sodium intake gives the greatest benefit. Remember that the lower your salt intake is the lower is your blood pressure. Your health could be a problem. Make changes in what you eat and drink, maintain a healthy weight and be moderately physically active on most days of the week. Blood pressures may be reduced with an eating plan that is low in saturated fat and cholesterol but high in fruits, vegetables and fat free or low fat milk products. DASH included whole grain products, fish, poultry and nuts. It discouraged consumption on foodstuffs with lean red meat, sweets and sugar containing beverages. The diet is practically rich in potassium, magnesium, calcium, protein and fiber.

A small weight loss already helps to lower your risk if you are over your standard weight. The best way to lose pounds is by doing it gradually in an increasing regular physical activity such as swimming or walking. The most important things is to total about 30 minutes of activity each day but to avoid weight gain it should be a total of 60 minutes per day. To get started your physical activity program can be as simple as a 15 minute walk around the block each morning and evening. Set a schedule and try to keep it.