Disease Prevention By Eating Right!


by Michelle Lacroix - Date: 2008-08-09 - Word Count: 529 Share This!

NEWS BULLETIN!!!! The foods that we eat help to protect us from certain diseases! Wow, many people know this as fact; however, there is a vast amount of people out there that just do not realize that it is in our power to really minimize the chances of our bodies contracting certain diseases. Our bodies can take the food that we eat and turn it into energy. However, our body cannot produce several things that we need in order to survive. In order to do the things that our cells need to do to be healthy and to get by in life, our body has to receive several types of vitamins and minerals. Our bodies do not make these vitamins and minerals; they are instead gleaned from the food that we eat.

There are many ways to get vitamins and minerals from food, so a balanced and healthy diet is always recommended. If you are eating foods from all of the food groups in a balanced manner daily, you are going to find that you are getting most of the correct vitamins and minerals needed. This means that your cells are going to be able to do the work that they need to do to make your body function correctly.

However, if you are not able to get the vitamins and minerals that you need, you are going to find that your body will eventually not be able to function correctly. This is why some people choose to use vitamin and mineral supplements - because they know they aren't getting the proper amount of vitamins and minerals through what they eat.

Whether you get your vitamins through the food that you eat, or through quality supplements, there is no joke that they are very good for you, and in fact they are essential for you to stay healthy. One of the main jobs that vitamins and minerals do for you is the prevention of disease. When your body has the correct vitamins and minerals, your cells are able to break them down and use them in many different ways. The best way that they use the vitamins and minerals is to use them to strengthen themselves and put up barriers against disease. The barriers that are built with the correct vitamins and minerals will allow you to not get sick as often and to not be as prone to disease.

If you truly want to be healthy, you should make sure that you have a balanced diet that includes the vitamins and minerals that are needed to make your body strong and healthy. This will increase your immune system, helping to prevent all kinds of illnesses. If you do not have a healthy diet, or dislike many of the foods that are good for you, using a quality supplement with high values of vitamins and minerals (anti oxidants are also crucial to good health!) would be an important addition to your daily intake.

Let's face it; especially as we get older, our bodies need us to be even more careful with diet as a tool to keep functioning properly. Whether through food or supplements,
vitamins and minerals should be taken daily!

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Michelle Lacroix-Toro resides in Southern Florida with her husband and three sons. A few of the biz's she works are www.mammothlist.net/?r=5918 and www.MicSanMoneyMaker.com. She can be reached @ mgabalot@peoplepc.com.

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