Breakfast – and why you should too

Continued from Yesterday
•Enables normal metabolic rate and activity – the body needs fuel and when it doesn’t it begins to slow down calorie consumption. Breakfast gets the metabolism up and running and burning calories at a normal rate.

•Maintains a normal insulin response — studies indicate that skipping meals leads to hyper insulin response when calories are later consumed, which in turn encourages fat accumulation

•Provides energy when you first need it — I need energy first thing in the morning and am now able to hit the ground running

•Gives clarity of thought – I’ve experienced a noticeable difference and an improvement in concentration and efficiency

•Gives Essential nutrients — the nutrients that are bypassed by skipping breakfast are essential to good health

•Lower cholesterol, which reduces the risk of heart disease as suggested by researchers

•Satisfies hunger- I always said I’m not hungry in the morning – well, now that I’ve adopted healthy eating habits I am. No more late night snacking leads to a healthy appetite in the morning

•Time for Morning Contemplation – taking time out first thing in the morning is enjoyable and provides an opportunity to think, pray and prepare for the rest of the day

•Family time – breakfast has increase the time I spend with my family

As I mentioned above, this has made a big difference in my health and daily routing, not the least of which is weight loss. I’ll detail some of my other changes in future posts but hope that this one will encourage my friends to consider breakfast as an essential to the start of each day.

http://www.diabetologica.com/category/lifestyle/

http://www.depsyl.com/

http://back2basicnutrition.com/

http://bionutritionalresearch.olhblogspace.com/