Balanced Diet

Balanced Diet

Drinking Soft Drinks & Skipping Breakfast

Food consumption at breakfast seems to increase activity and improve metabolism.

A five year Minnesota public school study demonstrated that breakfast eaters gained fewer unwanted pounds. This occurs despite the sugar content because there was more fiber and less fat in the cereals and eggs.

On the other hand, people who consume even one diet soda a day are more likely to develop the metabolic syndrome over the years than one who dines daily at a fast food restaurant. Plus the artificial sweeteners are excitotoxins, which can cause tingles, uneasy feelings and even neuropathy with long-term use. Diabetics should avoid those sweeteners or use the herb stevia, or D-xylose.

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Obesity

Obesity

It’s the word that’s on everyone’s minds. But you might also ask, how does obesity relate to your eyes? Well, remember that my thesis is that the entire body is interconnected, and harmony of the parts requires balance.

Studies have indicated that obesity and increased saturated fat intake are intimately related to greater chances of development of cataract and macular degeneration. But obesity also tends to decrease one’s activity, energy level and outlook. Being overweight lends a greater risk of having a heart attack, becoming diabetic, and developing a number of cancers.

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