While Protecting Your Assets, Don’t Forget to Protect Your Health
Covid-19’s spread across our globe has created a lot of stress on our society and has been particularly concerning for our older population. While we await a vaccine, government agencies have stressed the importance of things such as frequent handwashing, wearing a mask, and social distancing as effective tools to slow it’s spread. In addition to these actions, good nutrition and a healthy, balanced diet has always, and will continue to be foundational in building strong minds, bodies, and immune systems.
One of our best defenses against illness, including and beyond Covid-19, is what we eat. The CDC has published healthy eating tips that are helpful in building a nutritious lifestyle in the age of Covid-19 and beyond.
Healthy Eating Tips
- Add healthy fats. Good sources of health fats include olive oil, nuts, seeds, certain types of fish, and avocados. Guacamole, anyone?
- Cut the sodium. Sodium increases blood pressure, which raises the risk for heart disease and stroke. Avoid processed and prepackaged food, which can be full of hidden sodium. I have personally found that scratch cooking allows me to control how much sodium goes into the meals I eat, and often doesn’t take much longer to prepare than prepackaged food.
- Bump up your fiber. Fiber keeps you regular, helps you feel fuller longer, and helps control blood sugar and lowers cholesterol levels. Pile on the fresh fruit, veggies, and beans!!
- Aim for a variety of colors on your plate. More colors means more vitamins and minerals.
Click here for the original article published on the CDC website.