Diet For Women

Eating well is one of the best ways you can take care of yourself—and those who depend on you. Women have special dietary needs during each stage of their lives, including adolescence, pregnancy, breastfeeding, and menopause. Regardless of the stage of life you’re in, committing to a healthy diet decreases your chances of developing obesity, heart disease, diabetes and cancer.

Eating healthy increases your energy level which makes it easier to juggle the variety of commitments you deal with every day. Read on to learn how to maintain a healthy diet, it’s easier than you think!
Good nutrition starts with the basics. A well-rounded diet, consisting of lean protein, complex carbohydrates from whole grains, fruits, and vegetables, with an emphasis on using the right kinds of fats, is a great way to stay healthy and prevent disease.
Dietary fats are necessary for good health. Vitamins A, D, E, and K are fat-soluble therefore, without fat in your system you wouldn't be able to absorb these important vitamins. Also, food would taste exceedingly bland, and your skin and hair would become dry and brittle.

There are three basic types of fat: monounsaturated fat (MUFA), polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) and saturated fat (SATFA), which include hydrogenated and trans fat. MUFA and PUFA are good for you; SATFA is unhealthy. How do you tell a good fat from a bad one? The degree of saturation is the tell-tale sign. A saturated fat (like lard), is solid at room temperature; an unsaturated fat (like olive oil) is liquid at room temperature. However, even good fats can turn bad. Exposure to air, light, and heat changes the composition, rendering them unhealthy.
Just like a car needs oil to run smoothly, your body needs essential fatty acids (EFAs) to hum at peak efficiency. The two EFAs your body can't make on its own, linolenic acid (omega-3) and linoleic acid (omega-6) are the ones being promoted in flax oil, evening primrose oil, borage oil, and similar EFA products you'll find in the supplement section of your natural foods store.