Healthy Life - Nutrition

NUTRITION IN - DEPTH

Nutrition is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary (in the form of food) to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with good nutrition.
Nutrition is the science of nourishment, and the study of nutrients and the processes by which organisms utilize them. Nutritional science investigates the metabolic and physiological responses of the body to diet. The study of nutrition is based on concepts and principles that have been established and tested by the scientific method. Poor nutritional status can have a profound effect on physical capabilities and affects all functions of the human body. All living organisms need good nutrition to grow and function properly.

Nutrition is a serious subject: your life expectancy as well as its quality depend on it. By eating better, you can considerably improve your health, and, after a while, you it is possible that you may no longer need to take any medication. But go about it properly: nutrition must not be taken lightly.

Carbohydrate supplies the body with 4 calories per gram.
Protein supplies the body with 4 calories per gram.
Fat supplies the body with 9 calories per gram.
Carbohydrate, protein, and fat provide the body with calories.
Vitamins, minerals, and water provide no calories.

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A healthy balance of carbohydrate, protein, and fat per day is:

Carbohydrate 55-60%
Protein 12-15%
Fat 30% or less
poly 10%
mono 10%
saturated 10%

Make sure you only eat good quality products, preferably organically grown, and not altered by heat. To benefit from a more natural diet in the long term, and especially if you want to obtain therapeutic results, it is essential to:
-Learn to balance your meals correctly and buy quality foods. Long-term
practice requires a real re-education with respect to your eating habits, something that goes much further than just reading a book.
-Have regular medical check-ups, and to not interrupt or alter any medical
treatment or diet you have already started, without consulting your doctor.

You will benefit rapidly, both physically and psychologically, from a more natural, healthier, simpler and powerful diet, that will eventually not only give you a feeling of greater well-being, but also more gastronomic pleasure than a diet of adulterated junk food.

The health care modalities that have the least risk of adverse effects should be the first choices where practical.