We can’t control our genetics, but we can control the way we nourish our bodies. Eating a healthy diet — along with exercise — is one of the most important things you can do to reduce your risk of developing chronic health conditions like diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.
Research shows that in order to maintain a healthy weight, a healthy diet is very important. After all, you can take in calories much faster than you can burn them off! The U.S. Office of Disease Prevention and Health PromotionTrusted Source recommends eating a variety of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy, and lean protein, while limiting sodium, added sugars, and trans fats.
Our busy modern lives don’t always make it easy for us to plan healthy meals. These books provide a guide to different types of healthy diets and plenty of recipes and hacks to keep your eating on track.
Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating
There’s lots of advice out there about carbohydrates and diet, and not all of it is grounded by science. Dr. Walter Willett uses research to debunk fad diets like Atkins and South Beach. He even offers a critique of USDA guidelines concerning carbs. In “Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy,” he offers a guide for balancing your diet to include the right ratio of carbs, fats, proteins, and other food groups.
The Blue Zones Solution
Author Dan Buettner defines Blue Zones as places in the world where people have recorded as living the longest. “The Blue Zones Solution” explores diet and lifestyle techniques used in areas like Okinawa, Japan, Sardinia, Italy, and more. Buettner explains how you can apply these to your own daily life. There are recipes and checklists to help you create your own Blue Zone.
Hungry Girl Clean & Hungry
So many of our foods today have processed with artificial ingredients, which can be harmful to long-term health. In “Hungry Girl Clean & Hungry,” the healthy eating website and TV show tackles clean eating. All of the recipes use clean ingredients, and they’re all easy to make with ingredients from any supermarket.
