Skipping Breakfast A Mistake You Don’t Want To Make

It has been known for a long time that the most important meal of the day is breakfast, but it's the most skipped meal of the day. All you hear is I'm too busy or I'm so late. Did you know that whenever you skip breakfast, you are telling your body "I want to get fat" it's as simple as that. Eating breakfast is everybody's nutritional priority.

Many studies have concluded that breakfast eaters are less likely to be overweight, and eating a healthy breakfast rather than pastry, is the key.
So if you have a high fiber cereal for your morning meal rather than a ham and three cheese omelet or even skipping the meal altogether you are off to a better day already. So if you are running late at least have fruits like apples, bananas and grapes.

Another thing to keep in mind is that low calorie breakfast foods seem to lead to better food choices for the rest of the day. This in may help people to control their weight better.

Many people tend to think they are saving time by skipping breakfast. Some think avoiding breakfast would be a good way to reduce calories because they are usually not hungry in the morning but this sets a very bad precedence for your day with negative consequences for your metabolism.

Breakfast got it’s name because it breaks the fast that you went through while you slept. If you skip the first meal of the day, your body gets the message that you are still fasting which slows down your metabolic rate and this is the beginning of a metabolic downward spiral.

Without breakfast, you will start your days activity with very low blood sugar meaning you will be lethargic, have less energy, and will be very hungry. This leads to overeating at the next meal or reaching for an unhealthy mid morning snack, like a candy bar, in order to get extra energy. The other effect is it also makes you eat more during lunch or dinner.

Replace the junk food with natural foods such as fruits are some of the best foods you can have for breakfast. I also try to choose foods that have some protein, good carbohydrates and healthy fats for my first meal of the day.

I have tried Lean Body Instant Breakfast Shakes They are quick, convenient whole-food breakfast solutions when I was in a hurry. They had enough whole food nutrition to keep me going and tasted pretty good also. I also grab a banana or an apple and that beats skipping breakfast.

B Is For Banana

A is for Apple, but B is for Banana. Banana is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and might even be called a super-food.

Many of us have been trying to get more fruit into our diet lately, and some information about the banana and the effects on the body makes for fascinating reading. Even though we eat more fruit than in the past, we might still rely on supplementation to keep us in peak health.

In athletics, coaches advise eating bananas about a half hour before a game for an extra boost of energy. The research says that two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90 minute workout. Bananas contain three natural sugars, sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber.

Keeping fit is only part of why we need them in our daily diets. Bananas can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions.

This tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, so it’s perfect for high blood pressure. The US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke. Research in The New England Journal of Medicine, stated eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%.

One survey undertaken by MIND on people suffering from depression indicated that many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, which helps you to relax, improves your mood and therefore you feel happier. Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer tryptophan.

Bananas have vitamin B6, which assists in regulating blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood and help calm the nervous system. They can also assist people in quitting smoking. The B6, B12, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in a banana, helps the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.

If you are Anemic bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood because they are high in iron.

Have you heard the expression "going bananas" It comes from the effect they have on our brain. Students at a school in England were helped through their exams by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power by making them more alert. Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates the body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.

Because bananas have a natural antacid effect, try one if you suffer from heartburn. It neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach. Due to the fiber content including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without having to use laxative.

A quick way to cure a hangover is with a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.

If you are pregnant, snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness. In addition many other cultures see bananas as a "cooling" fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand , for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.

Are you into natural alternatives? People say you can remove warts by taping a piece of banana skin on them with the yellow side out. Also people claim that rubbing mosquito bites with the inside of a banana skin reduces swelling and irritation.

Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found stress and pressure at work leads to binging on comfort food like chocolate and chips. Researchers found the most obese hospital patients were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. Their conclusion was that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, control blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.