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Live a Longer and Healthier Life An unexpected research finding with
great practical significance is that experimental animals live longer
with much lower rates of disease when they consume less than the
recommended daily allowance of calories. The finding is unexpected
because we associate less-than-optimal nutrition with poor growth and
health, and common sense tells us that we do better if we are well
nourished. In fact, most of us may be overnourished, and too much of a
good thing may be doing us harm. An adequate diet is one that provides
not only enough calories but also all of the nutrients necessary for
efficient metabolism without any excesses that promote disease. What
constitutes a good diet is a matter of controversy, and much of the
controversy is based on emotion rather than reason. An average person needs less than 2,000
calories daily, with 300 to 400 of the calories coming from fat.
Present labeling laws are helpful in determining your caloric intake,
but maintaining your weight or losing weight is much more complicated.
The FDA supports two ways to diet: increase exercise and decrease the
intake of food. Dieting
Can Make You Fat That's it? The secret to a long and
healthy life is diet and exercise? Not really! Metabolism slows down
during a diet, and the body burns fewer calories, causing more fat to
be stored as a protection against extended "famine." When
the food supply is restored, the metabolism is slow to respond, and
the body stores even more fat. In humans, this yo-yo phenomenon is
harmful - starvation diets simply fool the body into starting a famine
cycle. Once the diet is over, we are back to where we started, or
worse. Granted, exercise programs help keep
the metabolism active, but most of us are about as committed to our
exercise programs as we are to our diets. We fall off the exercise
program at the same time we end the diet, increasing the yo-yo effect.
Then how should we combine dieting and exercise into a healthy life? First we need to modify our diets,
lowering caloric content without greatly reducing the amount or the
appeal of food we consume. The best way of lowering caloric content is
by cutting the fat content in our diets. Fat has almost twice as many
calories per gram as protein and carbohydrate. Second we need to restrict caloric
intake either by fasting or by eating a limited diet one day a week.
Our body's metabolism will not react quick enough to begin a
"famine" cycle during a one-day diet. Fasting should include
plenty of liquids, with enough fruit juices to maintain a minimum
caloric intake. When fasting, reduce the intake of supplemental
vitamins and minerals, as some supplements may become toxic if not
consumed with adequate amounts of food. Vitamin
Supplements Our bodies don't benefit from the food
we eat, but rather by what is digested, assimilated and eliminated.
The food is taken in, broken into smaller and smaller parts until it
can be absorbed and the by-products discarded. Enzymes digest all of
our food and make it small enough to pass through the intestines into
the blood. Enzymes are a part of every metabolic process in the body,
from the working of our glands to the proper functioning of our immune
system. Enzymes require vitamins and minerals to do their work. Many manufactured vitamin and mineral
supplements, because they are fractionated (broken down into basic
elements), are treated as toxic waste in the body. Some minerals in an
unnatural form can accumulate and cause harmful effects. Fortunately,
many commercial vitamin and mineral supplements are so badly
formulated that they pass right through our digestive systems without
breaking down and being absorbed. Unfortunately, we haven't received
the benefit that we paid for. Many people are now using all-natural
herbal forms of vitamin and mineral supplements. Because these are in
a natural form, they are more easily absorbed than manufactured
supplements. They are also much less concentrated than manufactured
supplements, and so are often safer. However, it is always best to
consult with your personal physician before taking any nutritional
supplement. The proper supplements, combined with proper diet and exercise, can help you live a longer and healthier life. Brought to you by: World Wide Information Outlet - <http://certificate.net/wwio/>, your only source of FREEWare Content online.
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