Practical Tips that will Help You Optimize your Weight.

Questions of weight preoccupy most people throughout their lives. Most people seek easy solutions to lose weight quickly, but these usually do not last long. To maintain an optimal weight adapted to our body structure, it is necessary to have a healthy diet and a healthy lifestyle. Moderate but routine physical activity is critical to our health and to maintaining a healthy weight.

These guidelines may seem steep initially, but they can also improve your health. 

It is essential to weigh regularly, once a week. (No need to weigh every day.)

Consumption of foods and beverages.

1. Eat many natural, unprocessed foods, mainly vegetables and fruit. (Preferably organic and not genetically modified.)
2. Try to minimize your free sugar intake. Starches are necessary but in limited quantities. The best carbohydrates are moist carbohydrates.
3. Deep-seawater fish containing omega-three fatty acids is essential to avoid chronic inflammations.
4. Cut your animal protein intake by 50% or more.
   • Minimize dairy cow products. Goat's milk and yogurt are much better.
5. The digestive system needs edible oils and fats to emulsify food.
   1. Natural sauces are excellent emulsifiers and are highly recommended.
   2. Dietary fiber (found in the plant-based diet only) and fermented products are essential for balancing gut flora.
   3. Dietary fiber carries this emulsion to the bowel, feeds the good bacteria, and regenerates intestinal walls.
6. Two essential elements, iodine and selenium, are needed to properly function the thyroid hormones that control metabolism. Regularly eating Brazil nuts (in small quantities), pink Himalayan salt, or seaweed is an easy way to get these two elements.
7. The best options are drinking water, tea, ground black coffee without sugar or milk, or freshly squeezed juices.
   • Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages are not recommended.
   • Drinking a glass of water during a meal will not do any harm.

The 8:16 diet has many benefits.

(Complete rest of the digestive system from early evening to the following day.)

Eating habits and food composition.  

8. Eat 2.5 -3 meals during the daytime and 2-3 small snacks. (If needed)
9. Eat only during the day, and let your digestive and immune systems rest at night.
10. Try to eat animal proteins with only small quantities of starches. The best combination is vegetables and fruit.

Recommended lifestyle.    

11. Good night's sleep and moderate exercise are essential for good health and weight loss.
12. Controlled solar baths are essential for proper physiology. (Sun tanning)   

Those interested in losing weight should consider adopting a healthier lifestyle, inevitably resulting in optimal weight. If you are interested in a "simple diet" without lifestyle changes, although required, you should consider that the result will probably be short-term.

Link: A balanced, varied diet is the most suitable anti-inflammatory diet.