{"id":694,"date":"2024-08-21T16:33:42","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T16:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amythedietitian.com\/staging\/8011\/quick-eye-makeup\/"},"modified":"2024-08-24T17:28:09","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T17:28:09","slug":"4-pillars-of-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amythedietitian.com\/staging\/8011\/4-pillars-of-health\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Pillars to Keeping a Healthy Mind & Body"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Healthcare professionals around the globe can agree that the key to building a foundation of health and wellness involves the four pillars of health. These pillars work together to keep your mind and body healthy. This includes improved immunity to fight off acute and chronic illness, blood sugar regulation, emotional health, sustaining a healthy weight, and much more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u00a0The 4 pillars include:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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  1. Nutrition (hydration included!<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Sleep<\/li>\n
  3. Stress Management<\/li>\n
  4. Movement<\/li>\n
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    1 - Nutrition (hydration included!)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    There is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to nutrition. Your nutritional needs depend on a wide variety of factors, including genetics, age, activity level, stage of your life, and gut microbiome. Optimizing nutrition with a wide variety of lean proteins and fruits & vegetables, while minimizing ultra-processed foods and refined sugar is supportive in creating a foundation of health. Easy food swaps include: trading white rice for quinoa or cauliflower rice or opting for a smaller portion of fermented sourdough or seed sprouted bread vs highly refined white bread, while adding in some healthy fats and proteins to optimize the meal. It is all about balance and strategically adding in nutritionally dense foods to optimize your health. Eating the rainbow is often overlooked, but such an important part of getting all the nutrients needed for overall health.<\/p>\n

    On average,<\/a> <\/strong>Americans typically consume about 1 L (4 cups) of drinking water per day, which doesn\u2019t sound like enough, right? Drinking enough water seems to be a struggle for a lot of people. At the end of the day, there is no getting around the fact that getting enough water is vital to your health. Water has the ability to flush toxins from the body and promote regular bowel movements. As a general rule of thumb, it\u2019s best to aim for half of your body weight in fluid ounces (ex: 150 lbs =75 fl oz of water). The exact amount of total water needed in a day depends<\/a> <\/strong>on many factors included – age, weight, activity level, climate, and overall health status (if you are fighting acute\/chronic infections).<\/p>\n

    In order to stay hydrated, you can always drink plain water, but to jazz it up, you can always add fresh mint, kiwi, parsley, lemon, cucumbers and\/or berries! Also, being mindful of implementing soups and water-dense fruits\/vegetables like watermelon, strawberries, cucumbers, zucchini and tomatoes into your daily rotation can help keep you hydrated as well.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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