Fresh vegetables: Try sliced cucumbers, bell peppers, mini tomatoes, sugar snap peas, baby carrots or sliced beets. You can eat them plain or dip them in hummus or a dip made with Greek yogurt.
This craving for salty snacks often indicates a deeper story—one tied to a sodium deficiency or even heightened stress levels. When stress hits, our adrenal glands can become overworked, and your body might crave extra sodium to compensate.
For Savory Snacks: If you prefer savory snacks, consider choices such as toasted nuts, pistachios, stovetop popcorn, a small turkey sandwich with whole-grain bread, edamame, cheese and crackers, veggies with tortilla chips and hummus, tomatoes and cream cheese on toast, roasted pumpkin seeds, kale chips, tuna with ...
You can enjoy the crunch without compromising your health by choosing nutrient-rich alternatives like veggie crisps, air-popped popcorn, nuts, and roasted chickpeas. Portion control, mindful eating, and pairing snacks with protein or fiber-rich foods are key to guilt-free snacking.
Bacon, sausages, ham, meat pies, sausage rolls and other meat dishes are among the foods that are adding the most salt (and saturated fat, too) to our diet.
To increase your sodium levels, consider eating foods like grilled or smoked meat and fish, sausages, chorizo, canned meat, cheese, tuna in brine, and salted nuts. You could add salt to your fresh salad, stews or soups, as well.
Examples of nutritious, filling snacks include hummus and sliced veggies, cheese with whole-grain crackers, and yogurt topped with fruit, nuts, and/or seeds.
Exercise before bed: Light exercises such as twists activate abdominal muscles, burn excess belly fat, and contribute to an ideal waistline. Combine core exercises with leg movements to target lower belly fat and achieve slimmer calves.
High blood pressure is a silent killer due to the fact there seems to be few to no symptoms that one can feel. That's why it's important to get your blood pressure checked regularly. Too much salt in the diet is damaging to blood pressure and also vital organs.
10 hours before bed: No more caffeine. 3 hours before bed: No more food or alcohol. 2 hours before bed: No more work. 1 hour before bed: No more screen time (shut off all phones, TVs and computers).
If you're frequently experiencing cravings for sweet foods alongside symptoms like fatigue, anxiety, stress, or lack of alertness, it may indicate deficiencies in crucial minerals such as calcium, magnesium, chromium, and B vitamins. It's necessary to consult a physician to consider supplementing with micronutrients.
