Healthy Body Healthy Mind – 80/20 Eating Rule Tips to Help Achieve Both

Healthy body healthy mind. 10 simple healthy eating tips to help you achieve both. Use these 10 tips on a daily basis, alongside following the 80/20 rule and you'll soon begin to reap the benefits of a much healthier lifestyle.  

Hey Folks, something different today.

When I was studying for my nutritionist qualifications I learnt some great keeping it real healthy eating tips.

So using that information that I learned here's a post I've written for you called healthy body healthy mind which has some of my top tips to help achieve both. I hope you find it useful.

Why Do We Need A Healthy Body?

Our health is the greatest gift we have. Too often it’s underestimated and taken for granted. We need our health so that we can pursue every opportunity and chance at happiness that life has to offer.

If you’re reading this and you’re lucky enough to have a healthy body that’s in good shape you should try and do everything you can to keep it that way.

I’m not saying it’s easy, I’m just saying that it’s mindful to think of what you are doing to yourself when you know you are doing something unhealthy.

It’s far better to keep to a healthy lifestyle of sensible eating and a reasonable exercise routine which your body will thank you for.

In turn your mind will focus on the more positive side of life. A feeling of well-being and happiness. Enabling you to continue to pursue whatever it is that you enjoy doing.

So just how, exactly, do you go about attaining this ultimate level of health that can lead to a fulfilling and happy life? That leads to a healthy body and a healthy mind?

I have to tell you there is no quick fix. No quick diet or sudden exercise routine to jolt the system to a state of nirvana.

The way to good health for both the body and mind is to make small sustainable changes for the better, which can, and will, last your lifetime rather than opting for those quick fixes I mentioned earlier.

My top 10 healthy eating tips to help you achieve that healthy body, healthy mind:-

1) Drink more water

Aim to drink at least 2 litres (3 – 4 pints) of water per day to prevent dehydration.

Hydration is a vital part of being healthy.

Make it a priority to carry a water bottle around with you and refill it throughout the day.

2) Aim for at least 7-8 hours sleep a night

Getting enough sleep at night goes a long way to protecting your body.

People who get a good quality sleep on a daily basis tend to make better food choices and have slimmer waistlines.

The reason for this is that when you are sleep deprived and constantly tired you crave more energy and may be tempted to reach for food of a higher fat and sugar content to get that energy.

3) Eat breakfast

Studies have shown that breakfast is important in maintaining a healthy body weight.

Many people who have not eaten breakfast snack on foods that are high in fat and sugar.

After having slept for 7 – 8 hours your body needs to be properly refuelled.

Breakfast doesn’t need to be a huge effort; keep it simple for mornings when you have to be out of the house fast.

Better still, prepare the night before like this delicious strawberry chia overnight oats recipe.

4) Take your own lunch to work with you

This means you are fully in control of the calorie content that’s in the food that you’re eating, plus it will save you money.

Soup, like this leek sweet potato and rosemary recipe is one of the easiest things to make in bulk and then freeze in individual portions.

You simply take a soup out of the freezer the night before work.

Microwave it at your work place or heat it before you leave for work and take it in a thermos.

5) Eat on a schedule

A person who eats 2,000 calories throughout the day will often have more energy and tend to lose more weight than the person who eats the same amount of calories all at one meal.

Eat breakfast, a mid-morning snack, lunch, a mid-afternoon snack and dinner.

See how we follow the 80/20 rule for eating for more details.

6) Cook at home more

Plan your weekly meals and do a weekly grocery shop.

You will make better food choices, save money and be less tempted to opt for a home delivery if you’ve food in the house.

Check out my recipe page for lots of healthy recipe ideas.

7) Choose whole grains

Oats, brown rice, wholegrain rice, quinoa, bulgur wheat and whole grain bread - choose these instead of highly processed white or enriched grains.

Whole grains have a lower glycaemic index and so they don’t affect your blood sugar levels as much as simple carbs.

Plus they still hold all the vital vitamins and nutrients that processed grains have had removed.

8) Eat more greens

Brussels sprouts, broccoli, green beans, peas etc. Green vegetables are extremely nutrient dense foods.

Not only do they help to fill us up and contain hardly any calories but they also provide our bodies with an essential range of vitamins and minerals.

9) Exercise

Start by walking more. Leave your desk as often as possible at work. Go for a walk in your lunch hour and after dinner.

Aim for 10,000 steps per day. You can get an app for your mobile or a pedometer to track this.

Join a gym and set up a regular exercise plan that you can stick to and you enjoy.

It takes time and it’s not easy starting out but remember how good you feel when you’ve finished, concentrate on that and you’ll keep to it.

10) Treat yourself

Remember the 80/20 rule. Eating healthy is not a chore, it is a sensible lifestyle involving moderation and balance.

Enjoy your favourite treats every now and then. Don’t deprive yourself, you can indulge because you eat healthy for the rest of the time.

Look forward to that piece of cake or glass of wine because you will have earned it.

These are simple steps that you can put into practice now.

There’s no having to wait until 1^st January to start this as a New Year’s resolution.

Even if you’re reading this having set yourself a New Year’s resolution that didn’t quite come off and you fell back into your unhealthy ways, well that was then, this is now.

Don’t beat yourself up, make a list of how you can start achieving these small steps on a daily basis and take control of your own healthy destiny.

That one, where you feel good and healthy about yourself in your mind because you’ve treated your body with respect and given it good, healthy choices.

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