DIET FOR A HEALTHY YOU
To understand about diet we must know a little of what is going on inside our bodies when we eat our food.
There is a very complex action on the food we eat by digestive enzymes such as protease, an enzyme that can break down protein and amylaze, one of the enzymes that can break down carbohydrate. These processes break the food we eat down into micro-nutrients such as amino acids (the building blocks of protein), vitamins, minerals, fats, carbohydrates. Only foods that have been broken down this way can be absorbed into the systemic system of the body.
There are a number of things that can interfere with the proper digestion and absorption of foods into our bodies. Some factors are illness, pollution, and stress. The air we breathe and the water we drink are part of our daily food intake. If these are polluted then the absorption of our food will be affected.
Heart and vascular diseases, gastric and indigestion problems are the most common problems that affect our quality of life as we grow older. We have looked at some of the problems such as stress, pollution, smoking, and lifestyle that are all critical in reducing our quality of life.
It is now time to look at the most important part of our daily life and that is what and how we eat. We, ‘as Australians, need a diet to suit us, not bits and pieces that we have picked up from tradition or the junk foods that are tempting us around every corner. Vitamins cannot take the place of the well-balanced diet.
Diet is the cornerstone of all therapy and, unfortunately, most Australians do not recognise this.
Patients suffering from a variety of complaints such as indigestion, constipation ask ‘Is there something natural that I can take to solve my problem?’
The answer is yes, but that is not the answer that I give my patient. My approach is to look at the lifestyle and diet.
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