6 Benefits of Eating Healthy Foods

There’s MORE to a healthy life than the number on the scale.

Check out 6 benefits of eating healthy foods and exercising that have nothing to do with the number on the scale:

1. More energy to live your life. Eating nutritious foods & consistently moving your body leads to higher energy levels.

2. Challenge yourself to a new fitness goal. Maybe you’ve never ran a mile in your life…. Why not try now? Or, can you walk 1 mile every day for 30 days? Nothing compares to the accomplishment of reaching a goal you’ve never achieved.

3. Keep up with your kids or grandkids. Being healthy means having the energy and the physical strength to keep up with your loved ones.

4. Better sleep. Eating fruits, veggies, and protein helps to regulate melatonin, which is a hormone that regulates sleep control.

5. Less illness, less medication, and (possibly) a longer life. Taking control of your health means lowering your risk of heart disease, diabetes, some forms of cancer, and other illnesses.

6. Eating ice cream without feeling guilty. Being healthy means trusting yourself to ENJOY your favorite non-nutritious foods in moderation, while knowing you have the skills to eat healthy and exercise most of the time. Feeling guilt or shame after eating certain foods is the opposite of being healthy.

Can you think of any other benefits to leading a healthy life that have nothing to do with your weight?