Health from the inside out

The more you look at these programs about health and diet, the more you should realise that your body is an intricate machine, and that what you feed it can have good and bad effects on the body.

The more bad food that you eat or even if you are eating large amounts of good food, it will have a devastating effect on your body and can cause serious problems to your health.

The body is an instrument that needs to be looked after properly. You need to eat the right amount of food to provide your body with the nutriments that it needs.

For example if your hair does not look healthy then try eating meat, eggs and fish. Healthy hair needs iron but to aid the absorption of iron you need to increase your vitamin C.

So if you are not feeling good then maybe it is time to look at what you eat.

Ways to improve your memory

The only reason that your memory starts to fail as you grow older is because the brain gets neglected. The saying use it or lose it comes into play but there is many things that you can do to keep your brain young.

Eat foods that are rich in omega-3 such as oily fish, like sardines and mackerel. This will provide the brain with the much needed DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), to keep it in good condition. It is thought that DHA can help prevent dementia.

Eating blueberries and strawberries have also been found to aid the brain. It has been found that rats when fed on blueberries and strawberries have increased learning abilities, such as short term memory and concentration.

Exercise is another good way of helping your brain. Exercise can consist of walking, running or cycling. Exercise helps boost your heart to pump blood faster around the body and brain, so getting more oxygen to your brain.

Your brain needs to be looked after so it can serve you for as long as possible.