Summary
Lifestyle medicine offers effective strategies for managing weight and promoting overall health. Adopting a balanced diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins can help maintain a healthy weight. Portion control and mindful eating can also be beneficial. Regular physical activity, including aerobic exercises, strength training, and flexibility exercises, can help burn calories and improve metabolism. Managing stress through techniques such as meditation, yoga, or deep breathing can also support weight management. Adequate sleep and staying hydrated are also important factors. Additionally, seeking support from healthcare professionals or joining a weight management program can provide guidance and motivation on the journey to a healthier weight.
What is plant-based nutrition?
Summary of the benefits that a plant based, whole food diet can provide from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.
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One of the main ways to help manage your weight is to adopt a more plant based and whole food diet. Many of the modern foods we find generally at the store are highly processed and contain many chemical and synthetic ingredients that don't directly come from any plant or animal. Our bodies aren't well designed to break down and use these synthetic nutrients as well as they can with natural ingredients. That's why a diet that incorporates more whole foods, and plant based nutrients is an important factor in helping to lose or control weight.
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Counting Calories?
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Counting every last calorie can be overwhelming sometimes. But if you know just the basics of how many calories different kinds of food servings have on average it can be easier to "guestimate" your calorie intake so you don't have to count every last calorie.
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