We all know and understand the importance of putting the right kinds of food into our bodies and yet we continue to put fast food into our mouths and other junk because it tastes good. This leads to negative health impacts that affect us both physically and mentally. Our doctors are always yelling at us that we need to lose weight and eat more healthy food and we start off strong out of the gates and then lose interest after a time.

It can get confusing when it comes to knowing about the right kind of foods that we need to consume but the general rule is that you should always try to pick what is known as real food. Wanting and finding it are two completely different things but GPA Wholefoods have everything that you could possibly need all in one place and all readily available. If you are still a little bit reluctant to add more whole foods into your diet then maybe the benefits of doing so can help you to make better choices.

• Your blood sugar levels – Diabetes is a growing problem here in Australia and the number of people who are diagnosed with it is growing all the time. Whole foods with added fibre and incredibly good at reducing your sugar levels and so this helps keep diabetes at bay.

• All your nutrients – If you eat lots of processed food, then all of the essential nutrients and vitamins are removed and you are just putting excess sugar and salt into your body. Whole foods contain all of your daily nutrients and so this leads to better health outcomes both physically and mentally.

• Better heart health – The incidences of heart disease is also going up year on year and whole foods contain essential antioxidants that give your immune system a push and we need more of this after coming out of the pandemic that kept us indoors for the best part of two years.

• Healthy skin – We all complain that we are looking much older than we are and so anything that slows that down needs to be embraced. Eating the right kind of food gives all your skin the essential protection that it needs to protect us from the large amounts of sunshine that we get in Australia.

Hopefully these four reasons can help you to make sound decisions when it comes to your diet and you will now include more whole foods in your daily meals.