Performance vs balanced food supplementations
How do you supplement your diet, what should you be considering in eating as part of a balanced diet when your training?
The food we eat plays a huge part in exercise recovery as well as playing a vital role in how we look and feel. Food is medicine and there is so much the average person is missing in relation to how certain foods can aid in reducing inflammation, increase blood flow and help remove waste products quicker from the body.
Most people want to eat less unhealthy food, become leaner and look better and also aide in their recovery form exercise as much as possible.
Exercise performance
Peppermint oil helps prevent fatigue. Orange oil and spearmint helps improve athletic performance. Rosemary increases the ability in learning and memory, impacts mood, brain wave activity and efficiency the autonomic nervous system (control of bodily functions, heartbeat, digestion etc.). Lemon enhances positivity.
Super charge Endocrine and lymphatic systems
The lymphatic system is the central part of your immune system. The Endocrine system helps balance throughout the body which is needed for optimal physical and emotional development. Exercise will supercharge these systems, helping someone recovery quicker, have more balance at all levels and perform at a higher level.
Reduce inflammation
Omega 3 fatty acids found in oily fish help reduce inflammation. Curcumin found in turmeric helps reduce inflammation. Zinc has been shown to reduce inflammation and help support the immune system.
Increase blood circulation
Blood circulation is so important in the prevention of illness, helping the body fix itself specifically when under stress physically and mentally, help oxygen saturation and energy efficiency just to name a few. Garlic, pepper, pomegranate, cinnamon, oily fish, vegetables, turmeric, citrus fruits and ginger to name a few of the foods that will help with blood circulation.
Increase basal metabolism
Boost your metabolism and lose weight naturally just from what you eat with the help of chilli, garlic, caffein, lean meats, seafoods, legumes, ginger, apple cider vinegar and coconut oil just to name a few.
Reduce appetite
Help reduce your appetite with the help of fenugreek, green tea and coffee to name a few.
Every one of us is different and certain foods might work better for some than others, it’s important to have a well-balanced diet and having such will ensure more variety and more balance physically and emotionally and improve health. Everything in moderation and with balance.
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