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Im going to be joining kung Fu soon and im working out a lot but i want to eat healthier too. Im an extremely picky eater and the only vegetable ill eat is corn but i will eat any fruit.
also when i eat lunch it usually has a bolgna and cheese sandwhich, water,some cheese puffs and a cosmic brownie. and my breakfast is usually a hot pocket or cereal. what can i do?
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The answer starts with learning what is healthy and what is not. One place is a food guide, the best being published by the Health Dept. (in Canada, it's in the form of a triangle with fats at the small point and fruits and veggies at the long line), but it's necessary to read the chart on boxes, jars and bottles, which lists how many calories a serving, how much fat content (good and bad), fibre, and vitamins. So compare brands.
Discipline over your willpower and hunger pains also helps. It is medically popular to eat 5 small meals through the day, instead of 3 big ones. I don't (or try not to) eat "white"--nothing with white flower, white rice, white potatoes, and white sugar (but brown or honey are equally as bad). Remember, don't punish yourself, if you do give in once a week to a brownie. Just get rid of it as a habit. And lastly, the more processed a food is, the better to skip it--like any cold cuts, puddings, etc.
Try out one new veggie each week for a few days--like a bag of washed and peeled baby carrots. V8 juice and other ones which add fruit are good also. But fresh fruit and veggies are better, sliced chicken is better than bologna, skim milk better than chocolate..
Do you work out at home or a gym? If a gym, ask a few guys (or girls) about their diets. Make it a lifestyle, not a diet. And I hope it goes well with your Kung Fu.
The answer starts with learning what is healthy and what is not. One place is a food guide, the best being published by the Health Dept. (in Canada, it's in the form of a triangle with fats at the small point and fruits and veggies at the long line), but it's necessary to read the chart on boxes, jars and bottles, which lists how many calories a serving, how much fat content (good and bad), fibre, and vitamins. So compare brands.
Discipline over your willpower and hunger pains also helps. It is medically popular to eat 5 small meals through the day, instead of 3 big ones. I don't (or try not to) eat "white"--nothing with white flower, white rice, white potatoes, and white sugar (but brown or honey are equally as bad). Remember, don't punish yourself, if you do give in once a week to a brownie. Just get rid of it as a habit. And lastly, the more processed a food is, the better to skip it--like any cold cuts, puddings, etc.
Try out one new veggie each week for a few days--like a bag of washed and peeled baby carrots. V8 juice and other ones which add fruit are good also. But fresh fruit and veggies are better, sliced chicken is better than bologna, skim milk better than chocolate..
Do you work out at home or a gym? If a gym, ask a few guys (or girls) about their diets. Make it a lifestyle, not a diet. And I hope it goes well with your Kung Fu.
Are diet and lack of sleep large factors in the acquisition of certain mild illnesses and afflictions?
Graham T
The question title may sound complicated, but it really isn't. I'm just curious about something. Sometimes I tend to get mouth ulcers, white splotches on my fingernails and a yellowish coating on my tongue.
I remember when I used to ask my mother about these things, and she'd generally say it's down to my fairly unhealthy diet (though I've always been fairly slim) and low amounts of sleep. I was never sure if she was right, if she was guessing, or if she was just trying to make me sleep more and eat more vegetables. Who knows?
But anyway, I noticed that during summer holidays when I was off school for long periods of time, these three occurrences were rarities. Perhaps because I do indeed get significantly more sleep during summer holidays.
So do sleep and diet come into play with these conditions? If not, what causes them? I already researched each of them, so don't just copy a paragraph from wikipedia or somewhere I could easily have found on the first page of Google results.
Answer
Perhaps we don't like to admit that our mothers are correct but in this case, although your mother was not very specific in her logic, for all intents and purposes, she was basically correct.
You mention having mouth ulcers and coating on your tongue. These are two factors that I have found are very common among those people (including myself) who indeed have a diet that is lacking in certain elements as well as a lifestyle with poor sleep habits.
I have suffered mouth ulcers for a certain reason. Although for other medical reasons as well, I must eat a diet that contains all the recommended items in food guides (whether in the U.S. or Canada), it seems that I still manage to get these ulcers from time to time. I also have an unusual sleep pattern, getting only 4-5 hours of sleep per night and then I must nap for the remainder of time to 'catch up' to the recommended minimum of 7-8 hours sleep in a 24-hour period.
The primary reason which accounts for most of my troubles, and which may also be your concern, is that for most of my life, I have had one of the herpes simplex viruses. No, I don't mean the veneral disease 'herpes.' There are several different varieties of the herpes virus. One - which I am afflicted with, causes such problems as conjunctivitis (pinkeye), mouth ulcers, hives, cold sores and a few other irritating, and hard to eliminate concerns.
The only one of the above afflictions that I fortunately have not had to ever deal with is that of cold sores. My father had these but because they are part of the same herpes virus, he unknowingly passed the herpes virus along to me at birth. But because we do not start out as babies, and then in early adolescence, etc. with sleep problems or diet concerns (as a general rule), we do not encounter these things until later in life. Once we start having concerns about school, relationships, sleep problems and poor diet regimens, these problems such as yours and mine begin to surface once we reach a certain age - usually pre-teen and most assuredly, in the mid to late teens, early twenties and even for years afterwards.
I can only suggest that you try to obtain a standardized level of sleep as best you can - getting a minimum of eight hours sleep per night (regardless of summer vacation or other time off throughout the year) and most importantly, by trying to eat food items that you probably know are best for you. If one thinks about it, one usually knows when they are not eating the right foods, and/or at the wrong times, etc.
If you eat pizza (which is actually not considered 'junk food'), this is fine but not recommended every other day, for instance. The best things to do are those that you probably already know - eat a good breakfast; not a pop-tart but a wholesome cereal with bran of some sort in it, or whole grain bread and yogurt or fruit, etc. You get the idea, I'm sure.
Include as many vegetables and fruits, along with the whole grains for every day that you eat - not just once a week. That won't help. Also, maintain good oral health. Naturallly, if you have the same virus as I do, sometimes no matter how well you are keeping to a diet, sleeping well, going for regular dental checks - you will still encounter these annoying mouth ulcers and other similar problems until you reach a certain age.
Even then, you may still encounter them, as I do, no matter what. Please don't think that there is an instant cure because there isn't. By the same token, these types of viruses are in the long term, not serious, but are annoying and can take their toll on your patience. It may all sound very restrictive but just think how bad things could get if you eat whatever you want, whenever, and sleep a few hours here and there. By the time you reach a certain age, you will look and feel much older than you really are. You will feel lousy when you realize you could have done many things to prevent that from happening.
You sound like a clever and sensible person overall. If you try to maintain a solid regimen over the long haul, despite what all your friends may be doing - eating poorly, seldom sleeping much, partying, etc. - it is you who will win in the end. These friends will learn lessons the hard way and may encounter much more serious diseases or conditions than you.
At least you will know that you've done everything you could and can maintain some level of control with the conditions you presently (and perhaps may always) encounter from time to time.
I hope you will listen to me as well as your mother (despite the fact I am not a mother) as we both know what you should be doing. If indeed, you have one or more of the herpes viruses, as I do, there is a possibility that you will have many years ahead in which you will still encounter similar problems as you have now, but you can lessen their effects by following the best life regimens possible. Good luck and I think you will come out ahead in the long run! Please note my source(s) below and please know that I have never once researched an answer on the web. For me, it is not necessary.
Perhaps we don't like to admit that our mothers are correct but in this case, although your mother was not very specific in her logic, for all intents and purposes, she was basically correct.
You mention having mouth ulcers and coating on your tongue. These are two factors that I have found are very common among those people (including myself) who indeed have a diet that is lacking in certain elements as well as a lifestyle with poor sleep habits.
I have suffered mouth ulcers for a certain reason. Although for other medical reasons as well, I must eat a diet that contains all the recommended items in food guides (whether in the U.S. or Canada), it seems that I still manage to get these ulcers from time to time. I also have an unusual sleep pattern, getting only 4-5 hours of sleep per night and then I must nap for the remainder of time to 'catch up' to the recommended minimum of 7-8 hours sleep in a 24-hour period.
The primary reason which accounts for most of my troubles, and which may also be your concern, is that for most of my life, I have had one of the herpes simplex viruses. No, I don't mean the veneral disease 'herpes.' There are several different varieties of the herpes virus. One - which I am afflicted with, causes such problems as conjunctivitis (pinkeye), mouth ulcers, hives, cold sores and a few other irritating, and hard to eliminate concerns.
The only one of the above afflictions that I fortunately have not had to ever deal with is that of cold sores. My father had these but because they are part of the same herpes virus, he unknowingly passed the herpes virus along to me at birth. But because we do not start out as babies, and then in early adolescence, etc. with sleep problems or diet concerns (as a general rule), we do not encounter these things until later in life. Once we start having concerns about school, relationships, sleep problems and poor diet regimens, these problems such as yours and mine begin to surface once we reach a certain age - usually pre-teen and most assuredly, in the mid to late teens, early twenties and even for years afterwards.
I can only suggest that you try to obtain a standardized level of sleep as best you can - getting a minimum of eight hours sleep per night (regardless of summer vacation or other time off throughout the year) and most importantly, by trying to eat food items that you probably know are best for you. If one thinks about it, one usually knows when they are not eating the right foods, and/or at the wrong times, etc.
If you eat pizza (which is actually not considered 'junk food'), this is fine but not recommended every other day, for instance. The best things to do are those that you probably already know - eat a good breakfast; not a pop-tart but a wholesome cereal with bran of some sort in it, or whole grain bread and yogurt or fruit, etc. You get the idea, I'm sure.
Include as many vegetables and fruits, along with the whole grains for every day that you eat - not just once a week. That won't help. Also, maintain good oral health. Naturallly, if you have the same virus as I do, sometimes no matter how well you are keeping to a diet, sleeping well, going for regular dental checks - you will still encounter these annoying mouth ulcers and other similar problems until you reach a certain age.
Even then, you may still encounter them, as I do, no matter what. Please don't think that there is an instant cure because there isn't. By the same token, these types of viruses are in the long term, not serious, but are annoying and can take their toll on your patience. It may all sound very restrictive but just think how bad things could get if you eat whatever you want, whenever, and sleep a few hours here and there. By the time you reach a certain age, you will look and feel much older than you really are. You will feel lousy when you realize you could have done many things to prevent that from happening.
You sound like a clever and sensible person overall. If you try to maintain a solid regimen over the long haul, despite what all your friends may be doing - eating poorly, seldom sleeping much, partying, etc. - it is you who will win in the end. These friends will learn lessons the hard way and may encounter much more serious diseases or conditions than you.
At least you will know that you've done everything you could and can maintain some level of control with the conditions you presently (and perhaps may always) encounter from time to time.
I hope you will listen to me as well as your mother (despite the fact I am not a mother) as we both know what you should be doing. If indeed, you have one or more of the herpes viruses, as I do, there is a possibility that you will have many years ahead in which you will still encounter similar problems as you have now, but you can lessen their effects by following the best life regimens possible. Good luck and I think you will come out ahead in the long run! Please note my source(s) below and please know that I have never once researched an answer on the web. For me, it is not necessary.
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