Diet refers to what you eat-healthy or unhealthy. Food has the power to promote health & longevity or sickness & disease. The body needs the appropriate amounts of vitamins, minerals, protein and carbohydrates to thrive: Healthy foods provide these nutrients.
Victor Lindlahr an English nutritionist, was a strong believer that food controls health (Palmer, 2016). Throughout the years, nutrition research has proven that he was right. The Wellness Book: The Comprehensive Guide to Maintaining Health and Treating Stress-Related Illness by Herbert Benson and Eileen Stuart provide readers with information on maintaining homeostasis and preventing disease through diet and nutrition. This book is for anyone who is interested in learning how to maintain or restore health and wellness to their body.
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Genetically modified organisms (GMO) claim to increase crop yield which decreases food costs, reduces pesticide use, increases food quality and nutrition and increases the world’s food security (Nature Education, 2014). Some of these claims are true but at what cost to the environment, how does it affect the health of human beings and animals and as consumers do we deserve the right to know what foods are GMOs? I will show the pros and cons of GMOs so you can decide for yourself if GMOs are a blessing or a curse.
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Choose my plate is a great resource to track the food you are eating to determine whether or not you are getting the adequate amounts of nutrients. It was created by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to educate individuals of healthy lifestyle choices. There is a tool to track physical activity, portion sizes, cooking tips, eating on a budget, body mass index (BMI) calculator and much more important information. Knowledge is power and this site has plenty of nutrition knowledge. When your body receives the right nutrition, food becomes medicine.
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