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<\/a><\/p>\nPhoto from blog.friendseat.com<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Processed, packaged foods VERSUS fruits and vegetables<\/p>\n Fake food VERSUS real food<\/p>\n No nutrition VERSUS real nutrition<\/p>\n The food choices you make will indirectly affect your life. You may not think of the significance now, but it is good to be aware now than later.<\/p>\n Are you ready to make informed food choices from now on? Below are 7 Power Tips on how you can start.<\/p>\n Intend to embark on a healthier lifestyle now for the right purpose. If you intend to lose weight for vanity sake, then you will get what you intend for. Make noble intentions to restore your health so that you can perform your religious obligations better to gain the pleasure of Allah.<\/p>\n Do you know what is in your burgers? What is the fuss about Genetically Modified food? Why do people get diabetes and high blood pressure? What is so unhealthy about fast food and instant noodles? You can simply Google for those answers. If you\u2019re into documentaries, I highly recommend you to watch documentaries like Food Matters, Hungry for Change, Fast Food Nation, Food Inc etc.<\/p>\n What is your current weight? How far away are you from your ideal weight? Do you know much food you need in a day? Do you feel sluggish and easily tired? Are you happy with how you look and feel about your own body? Are you ready to make the change towards a healthier you?<\/p>\n Now that you have decided to embark on this journey towards better health, it is super important to remove unwanted toxins in your body first. Take this simple analogy. Imagine Eid is coming and you are doing your house spring cleaning. Would you throw away all the dirt or simply sweep them under the carpet? You definitely want to throw the dirt away, yes?<\/p>\n Now that your body is clear of toxins, it is time to put in all the good nutrients in the body. Superfoods are a special category of foods found in nature. By definition, they are calorie sparse and nutrients dense meaning they pack a lot of punch for their weight as far as goodness goes. There are superior sources of anti-oxidants and essential nutrients \u2013 nutrients we need but cannot make ourselves. Having more super foods in our diet makes perfect sense for optimal health.<\/p>\n Knowing it is important to include super foods in your diet and actually doing it are two different things. You may wish to enroll for healthy cooking classes or Google for healthy recipes. For those who don\u2019t cook, please learn how to choose your food wisely.<\/p>\n Join a community of health enthusiasts and get active together. Pick up a sport or a new hobby. Hit the gym, go for a swim or enrol in a dance class. The key thing is to choose something you love and do it with people who will motivate you.<\/p>\n The journey towards a healthier you need not be so complex, just take action.<\/p>\n [quote]\u201cThe first step is always the hardest, but it’s the only way to reach the second step.\u201d[\/quote]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [divider] Have you heard of the saying \u201cYou are what you eat\u201d?\u00a0Eating has such an amazing influence in our lives, yes? We are so blessed to have easy access to Halal food here in Singapore. On average, most of us eat at least 3 meals in a day. Some of us eat snacks in between. Do […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3763,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[10,2049,721,173,2051,363,2050],"class_list":["post-3761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","tag-featured","tag-food-choices","tag-healthy-eating","tag-islam","tag-lose-weight","tag-muslim","tag-wellness"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3761"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3765,"href":"https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3761\/revisions\/3765"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}1)\tMake strong intentions<\/h3>\n
2)\tSeek knowledge<\/h3>\n
3) Understand your body<\/h3>\n
4)\tDetoxify your body<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/h3>\n5)\tEat more super foods<\/h3>\n
6)\tLearn how to prepare delicious healthy foods<\/h3>\n
7)\tGet active<\/h3>\n
\nSiti Teeya <\/strong>
\nTeeya was a fast food addict who is now a Wellness Coach. She aspires to spread nutrition knowledge to more people by conducting talks and offering one-to-one consultation on weight management and healthy eating. Get more healthy eating tips and motivation via her fan page ~ www.facebook.com\/HowToEatToLoseWeight<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"