SIMPLE RULES FOR PROPER NUTRITION

I get a good bit of email messages carrying the pleading question, "How should I eat?" Looking for simplicity in my response, I've listed below ten laws of wise eating; a concise summary of the rules of self feeding as logical, as natural as awakening, washing, clothing, working and retiring. These numbered steps should not be regarded as mean disciplines near impossible to achieve or maintain. They should be ordinary habits established long ago that perpetuate blessed living.

Why, I wonder, are they so foreign to so many?

1. Eat breakfast — don't skip.
2. Eat an additional 4-5 meals throughout the day.
3. Space them somewhat equally.
4. Eat a pre-workout meal for fuel, a post-workout meal to rebuild.
5. Assure a protein, carb, fat balance — accent protein.
6. Supplement with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants.
7. Drink plenty of water.
8. Beware of excessive sugar, fat and salt intake.
9. Add considerable fiber. More green salads.
10. Avoid late eating, stress eating, gulping.

Do we fail to put gas, water and oil into our vehicle, a mere hunk of lifeless steel that transports us across town? How much more must we consider and carefully regulate the ingredients we put into our favorite bodies.

Reread the list, considering its worth and simple application. Practiced one day at a time, this is a piece of cake. Oops!