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NUTRITION
Food is vital to our health. It provides the building blocks for growth and repair, and fuel for energy. It is a key element in the length and quality of life. Poor diet contributes to weight gain, heart disease, cancer, and a host of other diseases. Below is a practical plan that provides a complete balance of essential nutrients for radiant good health.
1. Eat a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, grains and nuts, seeds and legumes, prepared in a simple tasty way. This will furnish all the nutrients the body requires. For maximum health and energy, the human body needs a low fat, moderate protein, high carbohydrate diet with sufficient micronutrients and fiber.
2. Avoid protein from animal sources. Animal products provide an excess of fat, cholesterol, and protein; they often carry harmful viruses and bacteria, as well as hormones, antibiotics, and other chemical concentrations.
3. Limit fat, sugar, and salt. Select naturally sweet foods such as dried fruit rather than refined sugar, and choose olives, nuts, and avocados --- all in moderation --- rather than refined fats and oils.
4. Eat a good breakfast, a moderate lunch, and a light supper --- or skip the evening meal entirely. A large breakfast containing a proper balance of nutrients will give you steady energy all morning. According to the notable Alameda County study, eating breakfast has nearly as much of a positive impact on health and longevity as abstinence from tobacco. Timing is an important factor in dietary health. Food eaten in the morning is used during the day. Taken in the evening, it is stored as fat. Studies have shown that people have lost as much as ten pounds a month merely by timing their meals correctly.