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Are your habits making you fat?

One of the main ideas I try to convince people to undertake and possibly the best piece of wisdom passed onto me is that being healthy is a habit and a lifestyle, not something you can do for a short while and reap the benefits.

David Zinczenko, Editor-in-chief of Men's Health Magazine, was one of the first people I chose to follow on Twitter.  Not only does he drop very wise words of wisdom, but he also authors the great "Eat this, not that!" books.  Click on the following link to see a list of habits that make you fat:

20 Habits that make you fat - By David Zinczenko

A few of these habits I would like to highlight:

- #1 Eating "Low-fat"
    Usually low-fat = more sugar to "enhance" the taste so be careful!
- #3 Sleep
  Remember that a lack of sleep is detrimental to your physical health!
- #5 Drinking Soda
  Diet is just as bad as regular.
- #6 Skipping meals
  Doing this makes the insulin spike the next time you eat a meal = more fat stored
- #11 Eating off large plates
  If you recall the Food Experiment YOU should try post that I put up a while back, this actually works
- #15 Not drinking enough water
  One of the biggest problems people have is not drinking enough water, how is your H20 intake?

10 Cheap Superfoods you want to make part of your diet!

First off, I would like to apologize for not having posted anything in the last month or so.  I really have no excuse but I will make a greater effort to make my posts a little more frequent!

Secondly, I've been known to bore people with all my health related babbling.  The only take home message I would recommend is changing little habits to your diet and lifestyle to improve your overall health.

The following is a list of 10 foods you should include as part of your healthy everyday diet.
I've highlighted a few of these foods as a short summary.  If you would like to read the full article, please click on the link at the bottom!

1. Sweet potatoes - despite the name, this veggie is nowhere near as full of starch and sugars as a potato.  Also, one of my favorites as a side dish!
2. Low fat Milk - try to drop the fat percentage in the milk that you choose to give milk that extra benefit it already provides.
3. Hard boiled eggs - The best source of protein.
4. Black tea - Caffeine is a good metabolism boost!
5. Mango - Filled with vitamins and plenty of phenols for your body to self-heal.

Read the the other 5 foods here:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/07/cheap-health-food_n_919547.html#s323375&title=Kale