Healthy Living Essentials For The New Age Woman...

Being a woman,you have special nutritional needs.you have to look your best,sail through puberty,marriage,pregnancy and menopause.A healthy diet can make you look and feel good.A balanced diet generally is composed of proteins,fats,carbohydrates,minerals,vitamins,fibres and enough water.
Here are some important essentials:

• Include foods such as whole grain bread,chapati,brown rice,wheat bran,barely etc.
• include pulses and legumes,which are rich in proteins.Paneer,tofu and soy milk are rich in phytonutrients and are heart healthy.
• Folate is important for women especially during pregnancy.It helps in iron absorption.You can get folate from oranges,beans,asparagus.
• go green.include green and colourful veggies to freeze that youthful look.green leafy vegetables such as spinach,brocoli,fenugreek leaves,cabbage etc.are full of iron.
• Fruits are filled with fibre and anti-oxidents that get rid of tha free radicals responsible for ageing.
• Nuts contain monosaturated fats,which help lower cholestrol and polynsaturated fats,which prevent heart disease.Nuts are rich in protein,calcium,phosphorus,zinc,copper,selenium,folate and vitamins A and E.
• Calcium helps in bone health and prevents you from developing osteoporosis.Consume low fat dairy products,dark green leafy vegetables,soy products,grains and fortified calcium products.
• Water is not food:yet it is an important nutrient,which your body needs.It helps rejuvenate your skin and aids digestion.Drink around Eight glasses of water every day.
• quit smoking to avoid health hazards.
• Adequate quality sleep is as crucial as a nutritious diet.you need about 6-8 hours of sleep every night.Your sleeping time needs to increase when you are pregnant.