I was never the dieter. Sure, I didn’t eat certain foods, but that was because I never enjoyed them growing up. I also felt that a lot of the foods I didn’t like had nothing to do with being health conscious. That was until I started having health problems and decided to change the way I eat. Not only did I start eating foods that would help me maintain a healthy weight, but I started eating more alkaline foods that are better for the body.

Fruits in the morning:

Waking up with a slice of watermelon is one of the best ways to start your morning. Eating fruit for breakfast will not only help you think more clearly, it will also help you lose weight and stimulate the digestive tract to energize the body. Eating a clean and light breakfast in the morning is a great way to transition the body from a fasted state to a fed state.

Several reasons why you should start eating fruit for breakfast:

1. Improves the detoxification phase

Between 7 and 11 in the morning, the body goes through the heaviest phase of detoxification. Eating fruit will help bring healing energy to this detoxification process.

2. Stimulates the Digestive Tract

Eating fruit for breakfast infuses the body with beneficial enzymes, fiber, and probiotics that help stimulate digestive juices in the stomach and expel old waste from the day before. Fruit fiber cleanses the colon like a broom, leaving you feeling light and fresh.

3. Wake up the body

Natural fruit sugars are just what the body needs to wake up to. Instead of reaching for your coffee, try making a coffee replacement shake that will help keep your brain alert and energized. Remember, the brain runs out of glucose, so if you want to stay focused throughout the day, eat a nice water-rich fruit meal for breakfast!

4. Lose weight

The fruit provides the body with quality nutrition and also helps to release excess toxins by expelling old waste from the intestines. Eating lots of fruit in the morning (and throughout the rest of the day) eliminates excess toxicity and waste storage. This in turn helps with your body’s natural weight loss process. You can lose weight naturally by eating the right foods that will jumpstart the process.

5. Creates an alkaline environment for the body

The first thing people think when they eat fruit is that it is too acidic, which is not true. Lemons are actually one of the most alkaline fruits on the planet. They may be acidic in form, but once they reach the stomach, the minerals (such as potassium and sodium) dissociate to make them alkaline (through a variety of metabolic processes). All fruit is alkaline, so make sure you eat plenty of fruit in the morning if you normally eat a standardized diet.

There are numerous diet plans out there. The key to weight control is to adopt a healthy diet that meets your dietary needs. Losing weight naturally is always the best way to go. You just have to find out which natural diet works for you.