Lisa Sarah John suggests these elementary changes in your diet that is bound to keep you in high spirits

MAGIC pill isn’t the answer to revitalising yourself. A little reshuffling of your eating habits, a dash of exercise and a couple of litres of water intake daily is all you need to keep that awful lethargy at bay.

As a diet counsellor and sports nutritionist to the National Cricket Academy, I have seen that what we eat has a profound influence on our bodies, our day-to-day energy levels, work output, mental performance, social well being and finally our long term health status.

Here are my top five food groups (okay, two are drinks) for more feel-good-now vitality.

Stay Awash With H2O
We all know that the human body is 60 per cent water, which is easily lost as perspiration, urine, saliva and other digestive juices and enzymes. This loss needs to be replaced daily. Research indicates that we require at least eight to10 glasses of water daily.

Keep in mind, there is no fitness or good health without water.

Water’s main tasks include regulating your body’s internal temperature and flushing out toxins. If your water intake is low, your saliva and perspiration become highly concentrated, and eventually your mouth and body will give an offensive odour. Signs enough that you should drink up some more ASAP.

Remember that juices, coffee, tea, etc, are not included as part of water intake. Sip water throughout the day and increase the intake while exercising, during hot weather and while on a weight reduction programme. Plain water is one of the best tonics for good health, so stick with it.