When you eat right and live well you’re making a conscious decision to be healthy inside out. This can easily be accomplished by implementing a few steps and adjustments. For example, being more aware of what you eat. Physical activity and avoiding harmful substances like tobacco and excess alcohol.
To get you started, below are a few tips to help you achieve a colon-friendly lifestyle as well as exercise.
Eat Right and Live Well
Be sure to consult your doctor before starting a new exercise routines or changing your diet.
01. Exploring Healing Benefits of Fruits & Vegetables
Nature has been good to us humans, but can nature say the same about us? Farmers and the state of the climate all impact our ability to eat right and live well. Fruits and vegetables are loaded with nutrients to protect against several chronic diseases including colorectal cancer. Vitamins, minerals and chemicals like saponins are all anti-cancer agents already contained in many fruits and vegetables.
02. Slow Down on Red Meat
We need protein that is provided by many types of meat. Protein provides the building blocks for our body and organs. Red meat provides high-quality protein necessary for building enzymes, bone, muscle, and other tissues. However, research has linked regular consumption of red meat to a number of health problems. For instance, digestive tissues, heart disease, kidney problems, and some cancers.
As the say goes, ‘too much of a good thing can be bad for you’. Such is the case with eating red meat in abundance.
03. Go Easy On The Sugar
In a word, sugar is practically in all foods. Consequently, avoiding sugar can be a challenge. But eating foods high in sugar may be associated with some cancers. In fact, one study found that the risk of cancer rises twofold in women with high sugar diets.
04. Watch The Fats
Whose with me on this? There are many discussions about cooking oils. Which types of cooking oils are best for you if you’re trying to eat right and live well? In addition to all the different brand manufacturers, they each have categories of cooking oils. Obviously, this is confusing, even for the most educated and avid food label-reading person.
Moreover, oils weren’t a big deal centuries ago and many of today’s cultural food dishes contain fat products. Nonetheless, high intake of saturated fat and trans fat is also linked to high risk of developing colorectal cancer.
So, the question is, ‘Are there good fats’? Absolutely, and they are known as monounsaturated fats found in olive oil and omega-3 fats in fish.
05. Milk Does The Body Good
Remember that slogan from the 1980s? It was built on the idea that drinking milk promotes healthy bones and muscles. Low-fat dairy products, such as skim or 1% milk, low-fat yogurt, and low-fat cheese are sources of anti-cancer substances. These substances are calcium, vitamin D, conjugated linoleic acid, and probiotics.
06. Up Your Fiber Intake
Foods rich in fiber impacts the overall health your digestive systems. For this reason, natural food is better for you than boxed or other processed foods. So, which foods are high in fiber? Here’s a short list:
- Skins of apples
- Berries
- Raw vegetables like spinach
- Avocados
- Beans
One of the many benefits of fiber is to help eliminate bile from your system.
07. Give Your Digestive System a Bath
Have you gone about your day and realized at bedtime that you didn’t drink enough water? Then try to consume as much water as possible before going to sleep? This happens to many people, at least once. Water is life and it’s essential in the plan to eat well and live well. As such, always stick to the standard of drinking at least 8 glasses of water daily.
08. Colon Friendly Exercise
Exercising greatly enhances all plans to eat well and live well. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle includes eating healthy as well as physical activities. Exercising has proven to be an unexpected friend in the fight against cancer, including colorectal cancer.
A nurse study revealed that exercising reduces a woman’s risk of developing colorectal polyps by 50%. And a scientific study found this data beneficial for men. With this in mind, even with a busy lifestyle, you can still sneak in physical activities. Even if it’s walking the stairs instead of taking the elevator.
I hope you enjoyed it!
Marcey,
XOXO
DISCLAIMER: The content in this blog is for informational purposes only. And not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical condition or replace your healthcare professional’s advice and guidance. If you suspect a medical condition, please seek medical attention immediately.
