www.valueslim.bizLet´s be healthy!

When people start a diet they usually set a goal weight for themselves. There are no set rules what this goal should be, but instead a goal is always individual and flexible. Lot of things like the dieters age, health and starting weight affect the target weight. But seen from a medical point of view the minimun target should be to reach a BMI of 30, because a BMI higher than 30 means a big increase in the risk of many health problems.

So it´s not always just the kilos you should be concentrating on. Besides BMI another good way to measure your progress is to take your body measurements. Healthwise it is actually more useful to measure your waistline than weight yourself. The right place for th is measurement

is 2 centimetres above the belly button. According to the World Health Organization guidelines  a women´s waistline shouldn´t be over 79 cm and a man´ s more than 93 cm.

A great way to reach your target when it comes to weight loss is the ValueSlim plan, an easy and healthy way to slim down.

So a healthy lifestyle is a combination of certain important elements: healthy diet and regular exercise.

These elements again are composed of several important factors. When it comes to a healthy diet one there is one thing it should definitely contain that is a good amount of veggies!

Vegetables are very important to people for numerous reason. For example vegetarians have been shown to live longer and not suffer from cardiovascular diseases as much as other people. But even if your not ready to be a 100 per cent vegetarian you can still enjoy the health benefit veggies provide.

A diet rich in vegetables helps keep both cholesterol and blood pressure levels at healthy levels. A good goal would be to eat about 500 grammes of veggies per day.

There is no point in eating just lettuce for the sake of reaching this goal. It´s better to mix it up and try different kinds of vegetables like pulses and root vegetables.  By eating a wide range of veggies you also get most of the health benefits as  the health benefits of vegetables seems to derive from the many nutrients veggies contain like fibre, vitamins, antioxidants etc. And different vegetables contain different nutrients.

Another  good tip is to eat veggies according to season. That is a good way of mixing new flavours into your dieta and enjoying the greens at their best. Value slim also advocates adding your own fruit and vegetables to it´s plan to create the perfect healthy-eating plan!