Cause Your Health Counts

“You are what you eat”… basically what you put into your body is what you’ll get out of your body. Good nutrition is like baking a cake. The proper ingredients are what “make” the cake.

Good nutrition starts with a good recipe. Eating 5 to 6 small meals every 2 to 4 hours on a daily basis is a key element in proper nutrition; and it makes for a good recipe. Knowing the proper amount of protein your body needs for recovery as well as an adequate amounts of vitamins and minerals allow your body to function at it’s fullest potential.

Focus on establishing eating patterns: Consume a visually equal portion of lean protein, starchy carbohydrates and fibrous carbohydrates.(One servicing size is about the size of your fist.) Use these nutritional eating tips to help guide you through your training. Yes, “training”. Nutrition is a major component of proper training. It will help you maintain a certain energy level during your workout sessions as well as assist in increasing your metabolism rate causing you to lose some inches around your mid-section.

Nutritional Eating Tips

1. Consume 5 to 6 small meals each day.
2. Consume an equal serving size of proteins and carbohydrates.
3. Eat vegetables 2 or more times per day
4. Avoid consuming foods that contain 20% or more of their total calories from fat.
5. Drink water in fluid ounces equal to half your body weight each day.
6. Always eat before you get hungry and drink before you get thirsty.
7. Avoid carbohydrates 4 hours prior to bed time.

Nutrition can be an area where many struggle in an attempt to reach their personal fitness and health goals. With nutritional consulting, a personalized nutritional program can safely and effectively help you in reaching your goals. Nutritional programs are all customized for your body type to meet the needs of your specific activity level.

Vitamins and Minerals

Do you count on store bought foods to give you the vitamins and minerals you need? Most grocery stores carry food grown on mega-farms where the soil can be depleted of vital nutrients through over use. Much of the farming today focuses on production, not quality.

A good quality multi-vitamin is a good place to start when it comes to the need to supplement your daily dietary needs.

Over 35% of Americans take nutritional supplements, and for good reason. Modern diets contain highly processed foods and many foods grown on the farmlands depleted of important minerals. A natural organic factor such as nutrients and phyto nutrients helps support vitality. The US FDA defines nutrients as nutritional elements that are necessary for humans to live.