Weight Loss and Eating Better Quality Food

I am reading this great book about the weight loss benefits of eating a diet rich in whole foods. I have always thought this is better for you because I know that the majority of our diets are too processed. Here is a little more information to swing you a little more to this way of thinking for weight loss and better health in general:

- whole foods have more natural, disease-fighting ingredients to keep us healthier
- whole foods force our bodies to work harder to break down food -- this activity keeps our digestive system at peak function, causes less insulin production (insulin production makes us fat) and forces our bodies to use more of the food rather than flushing it out
- whole foods have more vitamins and nutrients that satisfy you faster so you are not craving unhealthy food so much -- this is key to weight loss as many times we eat as our bodies are craving a nutrient it needs
- organic foods (particularly meat and diary) have fewer antibiotics for your body to become immune to plus, if the animals are plant-fed you are getting even more nutrients
- organic foods have fewer pesticides that cause illness and break down our bodily functions

When you eat better quality food (not sugar and white flour), your bodily systems work better helping you to feel fuller, crave food less and eliminate food more efficiently to keep your body in balance and help you lose weight.