| Time is of the essence when you don't have any. | | | | already become readily in tune with the fats and |
| Meal planning is something more and more families | | | | grease associated with these foods. |
| are running out of time to do. Getting the family | | | | That is not good. Over time, the body breaks |
| home from school, off to the extra curricular | | | | these down and it becomes "saddle-bags", "love |
| activities, home, showered, and into bed. Don't | | | | handles", and "tire-tummy". What are those? That |
| forget to squeeze in dinner. | | | | is when you body has so much excess fat that it |
| Our meals have become more accustomed to a | | | | no longer knows where to store it. These |
| faster paced lifestyle that our bodies cannot keep | | | | deposits are than transported to the abdominal |
| up with. Fast food has become a commonplace | | | | area of the body where they sit, and wait. With |
| practice in our "on the go" lives. So much to the | | | | no exercise and a lack of water, the increase for |
| point that Fast food restaurants have altered | | | | the risk of heart disease and other cardiovascular |
| some of their menus to keep their audiences | | | | diseases increases phenomenally. |
| happy. | | | | Not everyone can grab the running shoes and hit |
| Salads, apple slices and milk are now more | | | | the boardwalk, but small changes to start make a |
| prevalent on the menu than ever before. But | | | | big difference. Grabbing a glass of water instead |
| what we don't stop to think about is all of the | | | | of juice is just the beginning. The increase in |
| preservatives that go into those foods so that | | | | water will help to flush out some of the extra |
| they can be made, stored, frozen, shipped, frozen | | | | sugar that is still around the kidneys. Celery or a |
| and defrosted or fried. | | | | small sandwich before going to a restaurant just a |
| Many of these preservatives can be directly linked | | | | little to "tide you over" is best. |
| to the increase in childhood obesity, and further | | | | The best restaurant tip? Eat your salad last. After |
| on even migraines. If you do eat junk food, | | | | a large dinner at a restaurant, eating the salad last |
| consider when you do. How does your body | | | | assists your body and increases the enzymes |
| react? Is there an increase in bowel movements | | | | required to break down foods. You will leave the |
| and stomach cramps? What about headaches, are | | | | restaurant with a nice full feeling, instead of an "I |
| they more prevalent? If you are not experiencing | | | | ate too much" feeling, and it will also assist your |
| these than chances are that your body has | | | | body by increasing enzymes to break it down. |