Common side effects of low fat diets are low energy, poor kidney function, slow healing process, vision and learning difficulties, infertility, dry skin and eczema.

Try extra virgin olive oil, coconut oil, flaxseed oil, nut oils, natural oils found in fish like salmon and most dark meat fish are full of omega 3, organic full fat yogurt, kefir, organic butters or ghee.

Fibre

The key to a healthy and properly functioning digestive system is fibre.

 Fibre speeds up the excretion of waste and toxins from the body, preventing waste from sitting in the intestines or bowel for too long.

Fibre will free you up from feeling bloated and constipated.

 So eat your vegetables and keep them as raw as possible.

Healthy fats won’t make you fat! Adding quality fats to your meals will reduce the insulin response helping to control blood sugar. Try adding just 1 tablespoon of coconut oil, fish oil, extra virgin olive oil or flaxseed oil to every meal.

Fruit Caution

Limit fruit -

This does not mean to totally cut out fruit from your diet as it provides us with essential fibre and nutrients.

But they do contain large amounts of sugar. So just don’t overdo it!

 

For weight-loss purposes, keep it to one or two servings a day and try to make the most of the low-glycemic type like grapefruit, apples and berries.

 

 Eliminate fruit juice -

It is a pure sugar hit with none of the fibre and less of the nutrients that are found in the fruit itself. 

Go for eating the real thing. 

Probiotics

Poor gut health will affect your immune system and the absorption of essential vitamins and minerals. All health beings in the gut. Taking a daily probiotic will improve gut and overall health.
Try adding apple cider vinegar to your diet, either as a dressing or simply add some to your drinking water to improve stomach acid.

Depression-driven over eating can be caused by a deficiency in omega-3 fatty acids.

Try adding good quality fish oil to every meal.

Vitamin C and Stress

Always stressed? Slight deficiency in vitamin C can increase stress hormone cortisol, in turn increasing abdominal fat storage and increasing your risk of all the health diseases that come along with it. Boost your daily vitamin C intake with broccoli, oranges, strawberries and dark leafy greens.