It’s always the perfect time to eat a little cleaner and greener. And we have just the plan to motivate you and make getting a fresh start easy.
Maybe you want to brighten your mood or feel less fatigued. Or you’re looking to lighten up your diet. Whatever your goal, we’ve got a simple solution. “A one-week reboot plan filled with delicious, healthy foods is just what you need to get motivated to eat well long-term,” says Dawn Jackson Blatner, R.D.N., a Shape advisory board member and author of The Superfood Swap. This means eliminating any foods that are weighing you down and loading up on those that benefit your body and brain. “Trading in refined sugars and flours, and other processed stuff you may be occasionally sneaking in, for whole foods that are nutrient-dense and full of flavor will make you immediately feel healthier,” says Blatner. That’s because simple carbs, plentiful in the foods you’ll be cutting out, are associated with fatigue, reports research in the Nevada Journal of Public Health.
Your mood will get a boost too. Eating more fruits and vegetables makes you happier and more con fident, research shows. These foods have nutrients that keep neurotransmitters functioning optimally, says study author Tamlin S. Conner, Ph.D.
And because you see the benefits of a jump-start right away, “it’ll help to cement good habits,” say Willow Jarosh, R.D.N., and Stephanie Clarke, R.D.N., of C&J Nutrition.
The ground rules
This story is from the June 2017 edition of Shape Malaysia.
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