Key Takeaways

• A healthy diet should include high-fiber, starchy carbohydrates as the foundation of each meal.
• Eating at least five portions of fruits and vegetables daily supports long-term wellness and balanced nutrition.
• Including two portions of fish per week, especially oily fish like salmon, provides essential omega-3 fats for heart health.
• Reducing saturated fat, sugar, and salt intake helps lower risks of heart disease, obesity, and high blood pressure.
• Reading food labels carefully empowers individuals to make smarter choices and maintain sustainable eating habits.

Eating healthy is important because nutrition has a huge impact on our mental performance. What we eat and drink has noticeable effects on attention, concentration, and energy. But I’m not here to lecture you and tell you “Eh, please, make sure you always eat well because otherwise blah blah blah …”.

I’m certainly not a hypocrite, it happens to me first to “go wrong” and let myself go. It happens because it is absolutely normal when perhaps you are very tired or stressed, not to want to submit to a super healthy diet. Many times, therefore, I manage to restrain myself and still eat healthily, but when I can’t, I certainly don’t make a big deal out of it!…