{"id":604,"date":"2016-07-01T06:00:35","date_gmt":"2016-06-30T20:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.delina.com.au\/?p=604"},"modified":"2016-06-29T22:01:16","modified_gmt":"2016-06-29T12:01:16","slug":"plant-based-foods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delina.com.au\/health\/plant-based-foods\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Impressive Reasons To Eat More Plant-Based Foods!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During flu and cold season, building your immunity is very important. One way you can do this is by eating more whole, plant-based foods. Here are athlete and author Brendan Brazier\u2019s 4 reasons why you should start incorporating more nutrient-dense foods into your diet.<\/p>\n<h2><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">1. Plant-Based Foods Provide Energy<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Before the body can turn cooked food into usable fuel, it must produce enzymes to aid in the digestion process. A healthy person can create these enzymes, but it costs energy, which creates a nominal amount of stress. As we get older our enzyme production naturally slows down; if we are not getting enough enzyme-rich foods in our regular diet, our enzyme-production system will have to work even harder.<\/p>\n<p>Plant-based foods, particularly raw foods, are easily digested and assimilated, which directly translates into additional energy by means of an increase in net gain. Enzymes that contribute to overall health and aid digestion are not present in cooked food; heating above 47 degrees Celsius destroys them. This is not saying that all of your food needs to be raw, however your body will benefit from you increasing your raw food intake. It\u2019s as easy as a side salad with a cooked meal or a large salad as a meal once a day.<\/p>\n<h2><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">2. Plant-Based Foods Help You Conserve Energy<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>When the body doesn\u2019t have to expend a lot of energy digesting, it can conserve energy for other functions. Plant-based foods are high-net-gain foods that deliver us energy by way of conservation as opposed to consumption. At the onset of eating, we begin spending digestive resources in an effort to convert energy stored within food\u2014also known as calories\u2014into usable sustenance to fulfill our biological requirements. And, as we know, whenever energy is transferred from one form to another, there\u2019s an inherent loss. However, the amount of energy lost in this process varies greatly and depends on the foods eaten.<\/p>\n<h2><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">3. Eating More Plant-Based Foods Will Help You Avoid Processed \u201cEmpty\u201d Foods<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Most processed foods and snacks are really just \u201cempty foods.\u201d These foods have plenty of \u201cempty\u201d calories but little nutrition, and are usually filled with starch and sugar. All of this can lead to quick weight gain and a feeling that you aren\u2019t satisfied.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.delina.com.au\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-606 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.delina.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/plant-food.jpg\" alt=\"plant-based food\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.delina.com.au\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/plant-food.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.delina.com.au\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/plant-food-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Highly processed, refined, denatured \u201cfood\u201d requires that significantly more digestive energy be spent to break it down in the process of transferring its caloric energy to us. While it\u2019s true that a calorie is a measure of food energy, simply eating more calories will not necessarily ensure more energy for the consumer. If there were such a calorie guarantee, people who subsisted on fast food and other such calorie-laden fare would have abundant energy. And of course they don\u2019t. This is a testament to the inordinate amount of digestive energy required to convert such \u201cfood\u201d into usable fuel.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>4. Eating More Plant-Based Foods Will Help You Sleep Better<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In addition to feeling better while you are awake, proper nutrition can help you sleep better. Balanced nutrition provides building material to replace aging cells with new, vibrant ones. Nutrient-dense, whole food reduces stress; a healthy diet improves cortisol levels and thus the quality of sleep. Better rested people do not crave sugary and starchy foods, since they simply do not require their stimulating energy. And in turn, high-quality sleep makes it easier to maintain a healthy diet. A person needs to have his or her nutrition needs met through quality food or quality sleep can\u2019t be had at all.<\/p>\n<p>If you find that you are struggling with your dietary choices, slipped into some bad habits or simply can\u2019t find the time to fit in meal preparation around your schedule, I can help! You can contact me through the following link:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bubbasbikelab.com\/consultant-nutritionist.html\">http:\/\/www.bubbasbikelab.com\/consultant-nutritionist.html<\/a> or phone 0402309997<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.delina.com.au\">www.delina.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/b2Vx4r\">SUBSCRIBE HERE to my Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During flu and cold season, building your immunity is very important. One way you can do this is by eating more whole, plant-based foods. Here are athlete and author Brendan Brazier\u2019s 4 reasons why you should start incorporating more nutrient-dense foods into your diet. 1. 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