Best nutrition from food or supplements nutrition basics
Nutrition has two components the ingestion of macronutrients
for growth and energy and the absorption of micronutrients for optimum physiological functioning
macronutrients include carbohydrates proteins and fats
Macronutrients also synthesize to produce
micronutrients vitamins and minerals during digestion for example oranges have carbohydrates
Macronutrients but also contain vitamins B and C
micronutrients we can also use vitamins and minerals in supplement form as
micronutrients to boost our dietary intake and achieve optimum nutrition
many people appreciate the value of using food supplements in the diet and this hub will consider this along with
discussing the benefits of eating real foods instead of processed ones the benefits of real food an
American journalist and food writer
Michael Pollan who has a special interest in nutrition makes the following points about what he defines as real food
He differentiates between real foods and processed foods. He defines the latter as edible food-like substances
he postulates that the food we eat should be as near its natural state as possible rather than
Processed in other words it is best to eat what our great grandmother would recognize as food
You can read more about his seven rules for eating. He also proposes a useful suggestion for food shopping
That is it is better to buy food in the perimeter aisles of the supermarket
Rather than in the inside aisles the items with a long shelf life are in the middle aisles while the more nutritious
Perishable foods are in the outside aisles in the circumference of the store
He also outlines that there is a direct relationship between the spoil rate and the nutrient density of the food
the more nutrient-dense
Nutritious the food the quicker it spoils it follows from this that foods with a long shelf life are less
Nutritious a very important point that he makes which is of particular relevance
To those with weight management issues is our to molecular medicine
It has been known for centuries that deficiencies in certain vitamins can lead to illness
The best known example is scurvy a vitamin C deficiency
Common in sailors on long voyages from the sixteenth until the 18th century
Another example is rickets a vitamin D deficiency
Common in children a century ago. However, it is only since about the
1950s that research has been pioneered into the benefits of using vitamin therapy and treating illnesses as well as preventing them
There is a lot of evidence that taking vitamins and/or minerals in excess of the recommended daily
Allowance for certain diseases can address the causes and treat the symptoms of some illnesses?
this approach is known as or to molecular medicine and there are
Conventional doctors who have changed their treatment protocol in favor of an emphasis on this approach
for example
Abram Hoffer was a pioneer into the use of niacin therapy for the effective treatment of mental illness and advocated that it can cure
schizophrenia
Niacin is also used effectively to manage cholesterol
Linus pauling the only person to have won two Nobel prizes
introduced the term more to molecular medicine in the nineteen sixties to define and describe the use of mega vitamin therapy for the treatment of
specific diseases with a particular emphasis on vitamin C
He defined order molecular as having the right molecules and did extensive work in developing this area of expertise
Why take supplements?
It is said that we have to eat eight oranges to get the same nutritional value
Our grandparents got from one orange at a recent vitamin mastery summit
Which I participated in it was proposed that even though our stomachs may be full
We can be starving at a cellular level because of inadequate nutrient density in our food
Charlotte Gerson of the Geron Institute explains the reason for this
She states that the soil in which our food is grown is impoverished because of intensive farming practices
The many minerals that occur naturally in the soil are leached out of in this way
chemical fertilizers typically replace only three minerals
nitrogen phosphorus and potassium
the other minerals for example iron zinc
Copper selenium are not replaced
So they are not in the plant food that we eat to be absorbed in our digestive process, hence. They are deficient in our diet
Furthermore the practice of using chemical pesticides in agriculture adds a toxic element to the already
Nutritionally limited foods, we are eating
Above are some of the reasons to do the following eat food in its natural state
preferably organic
Take the necessary
Supplements to address this nutritional imbalance what supplements should we take the work of Abram Hoffer?
Linus pauling and other 20th century pioneers of nutrition therapy also known as order molecular medicine has demonstrated
Conclusively that higher doses of some nutritional supplements are of great benefit in the treatment of some specific
Health conditions I will give further details of some of these in other articles
For those of us fortunate enough to be healthy. The Food Matters website has a good protocol for the four nutritional supplements
We should take daily to maintain optimum health they have compiled this Fab Four from consultation with health
specialists in many disciplines over the past eight years
They are vitamin C
essential fatty acid for example
Omega-3 these are the supplements that I take on a daily basis and they are a good guideline for healthy individuals
healthy eating habits
You may not agree with some of the following ideas for healthy eating because some of them are very different from what we are used
To when we think about diet and nutrition but try to keep an open mind on them
Even if you disagree do not eat in a habitual way only eat when you are hungry
not just because it is Meal Time our
Ancestors did not have a regular supply of food and they managed fine between feast and famine
Our bodies are designed to store food as fat and other forms of body fuel in reserve
So is no need to constantly eat regularly, of course, it is a good idea to eat every day
But don't do so just because you are in the habit of it
Similar to the above use your body clock to tell you when to eat instead of the clock on the wall
Regular meals are very overrated
Let your body tell you when you are hungry before you eat just don't eat mindlessly as a routine
Eating makes a lot of hard work for your digestive system
So you might as well give your body nutritious food instead of junk food because it has to do the same work to digest both
Make it worth your body's while to process good wholesome food while digesting it
Remember that hunger can mimic thirst you might feel hungry when you are actually thirsty
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