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Food experts and parents up and down the country have been warning us since the beginning of time that “we are what we eat”. Does this mean that if someone only eats Indian takeaways they will become fat and unhealthy? What they mean by this of course is that whatever we put into our mouths has a direct influence on our health, fitness, beauty and even mood. As a result we are always being told to eat this, drink that, avoid these. It is not always easy to know which advice to follow though and which is the most import, so lets examine some of the most important foods to control.

Salt. Up until relatively recently, salt was not considered to be a bad thing for us and was rife in lots of peoples diets. 6g of the stuff is what the UK Food Standard Agency states we should not be exceeding per day if possible. More salt might be needed by people who lose a lot through sweating or by diluted body salt levels by drinking lots of water. For 90% of people however, a reduction in salt levels is advisable as it has been closely linked with heart, blood and liver problems. Rather than put it in your body, salt is good at conditioning skin and is in fact an ingredient in lots of skin care products

Fats. There are types of fat that are vital to the functioning of our body, including maintain organs, skin and vision. If the fats that we needed were the saturated type (trans fats) then there would not be so much of a problem as lots of people eat vast amounts of these, but unfortunately its not, it’s is the unsaturated fats that we need. Organ failure, diabetes and joint issues are among the many conditions that result from elevated saturated fat intake, not to mentioned the risk of obesity. It won’t matter how many times you get a body wrap, your appearance and health will not be great if you don’t watch your fats

Water. This is not something you eat of course, but you should not underestimate the power of the H20. Although many experts suggest you drink 2lts a day, it really depends on myriad factors such as age, location, activeness etc. Water is used in every element of the bodies functioning but also has a large impact in appearance, so if you drink enough of the stuff you won’t need your skin firming treatments quite so often

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