Follow The Health Equation
In losing weight, you do not simply target to drop your excess pounds. You also have to consider your
health condition aiming to live longer. You now know that Dr. Fuhrman’s
formula expressed in the equation H = N/C is crucial to a longer life.
You also realize that the key in using this formula for longer life is to increase
your intake of food with high nutrient density and decrease your intake of
unhealthy food, especially those with empty nutrients and low in fiber.
To appreciate and apply this formula more effectively, it will help if you understand why you need to
follow it in the first place. To do this, here are some of the common practices in human nutrition along
with the effects of these practices to weight and health.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Having a Sweet Tooth
It is human nature to have a sweet tooth. It is for this reason that this human nature can also be an
advantage when losing weight healthily. Your sweet tooth can direct you to one of the types that has
high nutrient-density- fruits.
Several studies prove that in consuming fruits, you are equipping your body with the strongest shield
against some types of the deadly ‘C’, namely: lung, pancreatic, prostate, esophageal and oral cancers.
Fruits are indispensable in benefiting from a healthy weight loss diet.
Other health benefits of fruits are the following:
• Delays the aging process
• Slows brain deterioration
• The strongest weapon in lowering mortality rate from cancers
The disadvantage of sweet tooth is that most people choose to satisfy it with commercial products filled
with refined sugar. Refined sugar is a major contributor to excess weight and all its complications.
Clearly, to benefit from having a sweet tooth, redirect your craving to eating fresh fruits.