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Gradually, we are getting there. Nutrition to many people is
regarded as healthy foods but healthy meals are a necessity of a balanced diet.
Individual cells can only benefit from good nutrition if the food in the diet
is broken down into building blocks small enough to absorb. These nutritional
building blocks must then be distributed throughout the body then metabolized,
with crucial nutrients assimilated into the cellular machinery and waste Products
eliminated.
Nutritionists understand this distinction well. In other
words, diet is what we eat but nutrition is actually what our cells eat. So
diet could include your meals, smoking, and alcohol, consuming chalk or
charcoal, inhaling toxic pesticide etc as long as you consume it.
Nutrients pass through six separate and distinct stages as
our body works to support nutrition in each cell. These stages must operate
efficiently to attain optimum nutrition for the entire body. A slight breakdown
in one of the stages could reduce our chances for optimal health.
DIET
It consists of all foods, liquids and supplements that we
consume daily. A good diet is the first step to making sure our bodies receive proper
balance of nutrients necessary for optimal health. Our diet more times falls short
of the nutritional ideal.
DIGESTION
This begins with chewing and includes the action of acids
and enzymes. It is the process by which diet is broken down into simple
substances that the body can use for energy and in support of cells. For
instance; Lipids, Proteins and carbohydrates are broken into fatty acids, amino
acid and simple sugar building blocks respectively.
ABSORPTION
This is the process by which the products of digestion;
simple sugar, fatty acids, vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients and so on pass
through the lining of the intestinal wall and are taken directly into the
body’s circulatory system
CIRCULATION
Transporting the absorbed nutrients to each cell of the body
is the role of circulatory system. We may eat properly, digest properly and
absorb nutrients properly but if our circulation is impaired, nutrients may not
reach the cellular destinations. It ensures that blood gets to every cell to pass
on the nutrients.
ASSIMILATION
This is a delicate process by which nutrients are passed
through the membranes which surround each living cell. For the body cells to
grow, repair and rebuild themselves, proper assimilation is necessary. For this
process to take lace, cells especially their membranes must be healthy. Many scientists
believe that aging of organs and tissues occurs when cells deteriorate faster
than the body can repair them. For cellular repair to take place there must be proper
assimilation of nutrients. This is the reason why lipids and sterols are vital
for the body.
ELIMINATION
Whatever has a beginning must surely have an end. The final
stage of nutrition is the efficient elimination of waste from the body. It
begins at the cellular level and is completed through many other metabolically
active areas such as the skin, lungs, kidney and colon. It is essential that waste
is completely and regularly eliminated from the body. Just as all nutrients
used in the body are utilized in combinations, the six stages of Nutrition are
inter-related. Each one influences the activities of the others.
In our next article we shall be talking about how our diet
causes chronic diseases and possible remedy.
For
Nutrional consult/advise, diagnosis, Slim and Trim, Chronic diseases etc, feel
free to reach out to our hotline 07080226027 or send an email to
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