What Happens When You Start Eating Healthy?
Similar to what happens when you stop smoking, the moment you start eating healthy, nourishing foods, your body starts healing. Here is a snapshot of what starts happening:
Within 20 minutes - You start healing your gut. On average your gut bacteria start to divide and so what you eat either feeds or starves your gut.
Better Brain Function within a few hours - Ever eaten something that had a lot of sugar and you get that brain fog feeling? Proof that what you eat can negatively affect your brain by causing inflammation.
Hormones Start Stabilizing withing 72 hours - Within just 3 days of not eating processed foods and eating a balanced healthy whole food diet, hormones such as cortisol and insulin start to normalize.
Productivity Increases withing 2 weeks - Once adapting to a nutritious way of eating your energy can increase by 20% according to the World Health Organization.
Your Skin will Look Better - If you have a skin condition or acne, you should start to see an improvement within a month of making healthier food choices.
Thyroid Function Improves - According to Dr. Sara Gottfried, MD your estrogen and thyroid levels can get back on track after just six weeks.
Aging Slows! - Your telomeres which are part of your DNA which scientists are responsible for aging are shortened with poor health choices. However withing 5 years of eating consistently healthy they have been shown to lengthen.
Effortless Weight Management - Choosing to eat healthy on a daily basis by eating lots of fruits and vegetables has been shown to make it easier to manage ones weight.
