Living a healthy life has many components to it. You should be active, but you also need to get enough rest. While you should tend to your physical health, you also need to address your mental and emotional health. And of course, you ought to eat healthful foods that provide the necessary fuel to get you through the day.

Some forms of carbohydrates are best to avoid if you are a health-conscious individual. We’ve compiled a list of ways you can minimize your carbohydrate intake while maintaining the health benefits that carbs provide.

If you aren’t entirely willing to give up meat, but you are interested in the health benefits of eating more fruits and vegetables, a plant-based approach could be right for you. But how do you get started?

Lettuce has quite a few health benefits and it’s something that is generally pretty easy to incorporate into your diet. There are a lot of dishes that you can just add lettuce too as an extra source of nutrition. Plus, you can totally grow it yourself, which is always a nice benefit in its own right.

By the time most children are in elementary school, they know the basics of healthy eating. But whether or not they actually have good eating habits depends on what is learned and practiced at home. Healthy, or unhealthy, eating habits are established very early in life and can indeed set the stage for how healthy we are as we age.

Saladmaster has always provided a platform for our Life Changers to inspire others. You should not be surprised to learn that over the years we’ve had some of our top leaders publish books — sharing their valuable experience and insight.