This question should be asked by a doctor when he or she
sees a patient. When an individual goes to see a doctor,
that individual may have a health issue, and it is the
responsibility of the doctor to find out if there is any
connection between the patient's diet and the health issue
in question. Healthy eating is healthy living: healthy
eating focuses on the nutritive value of food to eliminate
many health problems in life.

What do you eat? Many people simply don't know what they
are eating, or can hardly recall what they were eating even
only a short while ago. If you ask someone in a fast food
restaurant about the food he or she is eating, that person
may not be able to tell you much about that food being
consumed. At best, that person may be able to say the food
is not very healthy, but may not be able to explain why is
is not healthy. It is not surprising that people know
little about food. They just eat without thinking.

Many people's food choice is based on only two factors:
convenience and availability. To many, the nutritive value
of food is never a priority. Even many doctors' knowledge
of food is elementary, and very limited.

We are living in a fast-pace society, in which we
compromise everything in the name of speed. There is a
Spanish proverb: "A man too busy to take care of his health
is like a craftsman who is too busy to take care of his
tools."

You need to slow down, and appreciate your food. This is
the first step towards healthy eating. When you appreciate
your food, you will be mindful of what it is that you eat,
where it comes from, and why you should or should not eat
it. Mindfulness of what you eat is healthy eating.

For example, you may have second thoughts about eating
processed food, which is no more than "destroyed" food.
Processed food is nutrient deficient: the vital element in
the food is removed, and is replaced by salt (to mask the
bad odor of spoiled food), sugar (to increase your food
cravings), food colorings (to make it more visually
appealing), and preservatives (to make it last longer on
the shelf). If you are more mindful of what you eat, you
may start wondering why you, a living person, are eating
"dead" food.

For any food item to be qualified as "food," it must meet
certain criteria: it must provide energy and nutrients. You
do not consume food that gives you only empty calories,
that is, calories without the nutrients for energy and
satiety. An individual needs a certain amount of calories -
depending on the physical makeup as well as the level of
physical activity - to sustain life and wellness.
Insufficient calories will cause hunger and lack of energy;
excess calories, on the other hand, will result in weight
gain.

Food is simple and natural as provided by nature. But
scientists would like to "improve" on it by additives and
even genetically altering it.

What do you eat?

Knowing what you eat is healthy eating.

Putting is the smallest form of the golf swing, but is also
the last thing you do to complete the hole. If you master
putting, you master the game of golf.

Putting is an art, and it requires a proper tool to express
that form of art. The putter is quite different from other
golf clubs. First of all, there are many different designs
in putters. Generally, putters are the shortest of all golf
clubs, and they are designed to roll the golf ball when it
is on the green. The most significant difference between
the putter and the rest of the golf clubs is the grip: it
is flat on the top of the shaft to allow you to place your
hands comfortably on the grip without exerting undue
pressure on the equipment. To master putting, select the
right putter, with which you are most comfortable.

Putting is the simplest golf swing because it requires of
you the fewest movements. However, these movements are
critical to your golfing success.

To master golf putting, it is important to keep your body
still and in a solid position before you start your stroke.
Hold your putter around the handle with both palms facing
each other, while your thumbs are pointing straight down
the shaft to the head of your putter. Your putter has a
<i>sweet spot</i>, which is the weighted spot of the club
that enables the golf club to spring off the face of the
club. Now, rest the flat spot on the bottom of your
clubhead flat against the surface of the green, and set
your putter on the green such that the sweet spot
(indicated by a dot or line on the putter) is directly
behind the center of the golf ball.

Focus your eyes directly on the golf ball. Bend comfortably
as far as you can, while keep your arms hanging freely.
Ease up on your legs and arms with your feet shoulder-width
apart. Flexibility of muscles is essential to mastering the
stroke.

In a pendulum motion, strike the golf ball with your
shoulders and arms moving together. And that is it! It is
just that simple!

However, to master putting, you need to remember these golf
putting tips.

Always keep your legs, hands, as well as head and torso,
still and solid while moving your shoulders and arms to
create the pendulum motion in your putting stroke.

In golf putting, distance is more important than direction,
because a golf ball rolling with the correct distance tends
to come closer to the hole than one with only a correct
direction. Therefore, it is important to control the length
of the stroke and the contact off the face of your putter.
Accordingly, for a shorter putt, do not slow down the
motion; likewise, for a longer putt, do not speed up the
motion. Learn to master maintaining pace consistency with
different distances. Given that the direction of the golf
ball is controlled by the face angle of your putter, always
align the clubface perpendicular to the target line.
Maintain that position when you strike the golf ball.

Putting is a simple game to play but difficult to master.
However, it can be done through practice and observation of
putting tips outlined above.