Healthy and varied food
With a varied diet you provide the body with sufficient minerals, vitamins, proteins, carbohydrates, fats and fibres, each of which contributes to the body. The nutrients can be found mainly in whole, natural and unprocessed products such as vegetables, fruit, nuts, seeds, herbs, fish, meat and eggs. The body is, as it were, a factory and food is the fuel that is indispensable for many processes in the body. Some nutrients, such as certain vitamins and amino acids (the building blocks of proteins) are produced by the body itself. Other nutrients are not, such as minerals and trace elements. The minerals calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, chloride and phosphorus are known to be essential for the body. Because minerals are substances that the body cannot produce itself, it is important to take them in through food or supplementation. Creating a healthy, complete and feasible diet, in which the total diet is complete and that does not lead to a decrease in muscle mass, is important when striving to lose weight.
Help with losing weight
In addition to creating a healthy lifestyle, there are also many well-known nutritional supplements that can support weight loss. Supplements that contain 'nutraceuticals' or 'herbs' are particularly interesting.
What is the ketogenic diet?
While in the past consuming too much fat was seen as a cause of an unhealthy weight, in recent years the focus has been much more on carbohydrates. The idea of a low-carb diet, such as the paleo diet or the stricter ketogenic diet, is that our body is not made to have carbohydrates as its main fuel, but that stable, saturated fats are the most efficient fuel for our body. The paleo diet in particular is based on the belief that it is important for our health to eat like our ancestors ate. It is about optimally nourishing the body by avoiding bread, pasta, sugar, legumes, grain products and salt. Low-carb eating is therefore not a 'waste diet' that revolves around calories, but a way of eating that focuses on the intake of vegetables, nuts, seeds, eggs, unprocessed foods and of course the intake of healthy fats instead of carbohydrates.
*1 Spirulina has an antioxidant effect, reduces hunger and supports weight management*2
*2 Health claim is pending European approval
