- Get enough sleep. Sleep deprivation can wreak havoc on your diet, and even contribute to weight gain.

- Exercise daily. Even 10 minutes of routine exercise can help your body maintain its peak fitness level.

Excessive consumption of alcohol can also wreak havoc on your diet. Alcohol inhibits body’s ability to absorb vital nutrients, such as calcium. In addition, alcohol in evening can interfere with your sleep cycle.

Other things you can do to improve you nutrition include incorporating lean proteins and fish into your diet. Fatty fishes including salmon provide key nutrients called “essential fatty acids” which help your brains abilityto function properly.

Nutrition is a choice. For you to be healthiest person you can be, it is vital that you make choices that are good for you and your well being. Adopting just a couple of strategies above will help you tremendously on your journey toward optimal health.

1. Raised insulin levels and insulin resistance

2. Lower metabolism leading to weight gain

3. An increase in fatty tissue and reduction in muscle tissue

4. Accelerated aging

5. Increased food allergies and intolerances

6. Overworked immune system

7. Increased risk of heart disease, obesity, diabetes and cancer

Carbohydrates, especially simple carbs like sugar and starch, are quickly turned into sucrose by body entering blood stream quicker thereby causing release of large amounts of insulin. The fewer carbs are eaten, less insulin is produced by body, and fewer calories are stored as fat. Less fat storage equals less weight gain and fewer carbs eaten equals less insulin in blood and body using its fat stores for fuel.

The premise behind every low-carb diet plan is that a body that produces less insulin burns more fat than a body that produces lots of insulin. Some plans encourage a period of extremely low carbohydrate intake so that body will enter a state of ketosis and more quickly burn fat stores - These are usually called induction periods.