Following a healthful diet has many health benefits, including building strong bones, protecting the heart, preventing disease, and boosting mood. Good nutrition is extremely important in optimizing health and longevity.
“You are what you eat.”
The nutritional value of what goes into our bodies really does affect our overall health. Adults who eat a healthy diet live longer and have a lower risk of obesity, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and certain cancers.
Nutrition is an essential aspect of a healthy lifestyle and the importance of getting it right cannot be overstated – let’s start by going into the benefits of having a nutritious diet.
A lot of us mistakenly associate weight loss with fad diets, but eating a nutritious diet is really the best way to go about maintaining a healthy weight and at the same time attaining the necessary nutrients for healthy body function.
Our immune system requires essential vitamins and minerals in order to function optimally. Eating a wholesome and varied diet ensures your immune system functions at peak performance and guards against illnesses and immunodeficiency problems.
If you’re happy, you’re more likely to be active. Eating the right foods can help you be happier, therefore leading to more bouts of healthy exercise. Since regular physical activity is a necessity for disease prevention, healthy eating therefore helps in the equation.
There’s no denying the health benefits that come from nutritious diets. Incorporating a healthy diet into your lifestyle will automatically reduce your risk for serious, life-threatening diseases, so why not give it a try?
We have an in-house nutritionist/functional medicine practitioner who has a wealth of experience covering medical issues such as; digestion, obesity, tiredness, irritable bowel syndrome and many others in both adults and children.
To book an appointment please contact us on 📞 0207 838 6180 or email contact@cpmedicalclinic.com