FIX YOUR DIET To Heal The Body & Mind TODAY | Dr. Uma Naidoo & Lewis Howes

Meal Prep

Uma Naidoo emphasizes the importance of meal preparation for maintaining a healthy diet, even for experts like herself. She shares her personal struggles with time management during the pandemic, which disrupted her meal prep routine. To regain control, she designated Wednesdays as her meal prep day, making large batches of chia pudding, a versatile and nutritious option.

The thing that I really had to relearn was my time management around food preparation.

--- Uma Naidoo

Chia pudding, made with chia seeds and coconut milk, can be customized with various toppings and flavors, making it a convenient and healthy choice for any meal 1.

   

Sweet Alternatives

For those looking to reduce sugar intake, Uma Naidoo suggests healthy alternatives like berries, cinnamon, and honey. These options provide sweetness without the negative health impacts of refined sugar. She explains that honey, in particular, offers additional health benefits such as boosting immunity.

Honey has a lot of other health benefits. It helps immunity, it helps a lot of other stuff.

--- Uma Naidoo

Additionally, she advises supporting detoxification through hydration, fiber intake, and practices like infrared saunas, which can improve mood and overall health 2 3.

   

Vegetable Hacks

Uma Naidoo recommends filling your plate with fiber-rich vegetables like cauliflower, cabbage, and Brussels sprouts to manage overeating. These low-calorie options are nutritious and help maintain stable blood sugar levels. She also shares a hack for making potatoes healthier by baking and cooling them to create resistant starch.

By filling my plate up with a lot of those veggies, low calorie going to fill me up, going to be nutritious.

--- Uma Naidoo

This process lowers the glycemic index of potatoes, making them a better choice for maintaining a balanced diet 4.