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You Are What You Eat

these are some of the lifestyle related

diseases on the increase in today's society.

obesity, cancer, diabetes, heart disease,

stroke, high cholesterol and digestive problems.

some diseases are

hereditary but more and more can be

attributed to lifestyle. one of the main

contributing factors is our diet. hence

the expression "you are what you eat".

doctors tell us the way you eat and how

you prepare your food can affect how we

look, how we feel and how long we live.

Why are Lifestyle Diseases Increasing Today?

the phrase "you are what you eat" is

absolutely true. our bodies are made out

of the foods that we eat from the very

start.

our brains are constructed from the

omega-3 fatty acids that we get from our

mother.

from the very beginning our bones are

constructed from calcium and

other minerals that we get from our

mother. we need nutrients from the very

start to physically build our bodies.

it's not just the physical building of

our bodies that are provided by

nutrients but also the daily

maintenance and repair function.

interaction between all the different

body cells and how they communicate all

of that is totally dependent on your

diet. the diet should almost exclusively

be formed of naturally occurring

products that are not processed.

low in salt, low in hydrogenated oils,

low in trans fatty acids and importantly

low in saturated fat. we have busy lifestyles

and we often tend to overlook the

components of things that we eat.

rather than using the term of a

diet - use the terms dietary modification or dietary strategy

where there is a change in

the overall relationship with food.

how the individual eats on a regular basis

and much more care when

choosing food. really look at how

you prepare that food, how you cook that food

and use everything that you have

within your control to make sure that

what you're eating isn't just delicious,

isn't just gonna satisfy those senses of

having beautiful colors which is going

to encourage us into variety, having

wonderful smells which is going to

encourage us into having things at their

peak ripeness, having things that look

fantastic which is going to be appealing,

but also foods that carry all the

nutrients that we need to be well and to

thrive in the modern world.