Why is Nutrition Important?
It's a Matter of Life and Death!
 A frequent question asked today is "Why is nutrition important?" This question is being asked by dieters, health care professionals and scientists alike. New information is coming in almost daily emphasizing the importance of nutrition.
Why is nutrition important? Because bad genes can be turned off and good genes can be turned on by the foods we eat. Food can ignite disease, food can prevent disease. Food can kill, food can heal. Don't eat your way to disease and death. Choose the right food and you can eat not just to survive but to thrive!
The Importance of Nutrition
In the recent past, the simple answer to the importance of nutrition was that food fuels our bodies with the nutrients needed to stay healthy, grow and work properly. And so we eat. We eat any food that gives us the basics- calories, protein, fat and carbohydrates.
And we eat food a-plenty- canned food, boxed food, jarred food, processed food, frozen food, vacuum-sealed food. You name it, we eat it. After all, it's all food and food is the fuel we need to stay healthy, grow and work properly.
But, we aren't staying healthy. Our bodies aren 't grow properly. Our bodies don 't work properly. We eat but we aren't nourished. We grow fatter but our bodies are starving for proper nutrition. And we're getting sicker.
With recent discoveries made in food and nutrition research, we are learning that nutrition is not a matter of eating just any food. There is more to food than calories, protein, fat and carbohydrates- a whole lot more!
Nutrition Study
As we get sicker and sicker, the pharmaceutical, ‘health care’
industries and insurance companies are growing healthier (bank accounts). Fortunately, there is also growing interest in the studying the importance of nutrition, looking at the effects of nutrients on our energy, wellness, fitness, health and disease.
Daily we read of newly discovered connections between our health and our food. As new information is discovered, the true importance of nutrition is coming to light and the field of nutritional research is expanding. I think the most exciting is the study of the interaction between diet and genes.
Study after study from decades of research confirms the importance of nutrition- the direct connections between food and health. Science is slowly uncovering the marvelous mysteries of God’s creation, including the miraculous healing power of the foods He designed for us to eat.
If we go to the Bible, we'll find the first nutritional experiment ever done demonstrating the importance of nutrition recorded in the Book of Daniel...
Daniel was among the finest young men captured by the King of Babylon when the Babylonians over ran Israel, and was to serve in the King's court. He was to be fed from the King's table of fine foods and wine.
Daniel objected and preferred his own choices, which included vegetables (pulses) and water. The chief steward was afraid for his head, but agreed to a trial.
Daniel and his friends received his own diet for 10 days and then were compared to the King's men. As they appeared fitter and healthier, they were allowed to continue with their own foods, not defiling themselves with those of the King.
What Good Nutrition Can Do For You
Good nutrition can
- Give you vitality and energy for life
- Give you mental clarity
- Help you stay at a weight that's right for you
- Boost your immune system
- Improve sports performance
- Delay the effects of aging
- Keep you active and fit into old age
- Help beat tiredness and fatigue
- Protect teeth and keep gums healthy
- Enhance your ability to concentrate and possibly alter mood
- Ward off serious illnesses like heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and gallbladder disease
- Slow or even reverse diseases you may have now!
More than just the absence of disease, true good health is a state where you enjoy all the energy, vitality and benefits life has to offer. Use the power of healthy foods to positively affect how you feel, how much energy you have, and the length and quality of your life.
Scientific evidence is clear and definitive that proper nutrition plays an important and significant role in reducing the risk of degenerative diseases, and in providing long-term health and longevity.
Basics of Good Nutrition
There's a lot of conflicting information out there when it comes eating. Food is 'big money'and many people want a piece of that money pie! The demand for nutrition professionals is predicted to rise an incredible 40% by 2010!
There are hundreds of organizations and companies telling us what we should eat. Unfortunately, most of those organizations and companies have vested interests in what we are eating.
As more research reveals the importance of nutrition, how do we sort it all out? Who can we trust? How do we keep up with all this new information?
Sometimes it seems as if things are always changing with dietary advice. While it's true that the fields of diet and nutrition are areas of evolving research, there are basic concepts you can keep in mind. By knowing these basics, you will be better equipped to sort through nutrition research and dietary advice.
It's time to seek the Word of God. It's time to go back to the basics! So, back to the Garden, back to God's first commandment in the very first chapter of the very first book of the Bible, Genesis 1:29 where God said,
Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
Fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds. It doesn't get any simpler than that! If we stick to the basics of Genesis 1:29 we are free to eat an abundance the delicious, enzyme-rich, fresh food God designed. Man-made food products were not in the Garden of Eden and are not in the Hallelujah diet.
In Genesis God designed for our bodies the nourishment we need to keep our bodies healthy and balanced. If we eat God's way, if we follow Genesis 1:29, we can enjoy excellent health!
26 And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee. Exodus 15:26
Renew Your Mind
Dietary habits and food tradition play a big part in what we eat today. Many of us mindlessly eat, paying no attention to the importance of nutrition, not thinking about what we are eating. Food can harm you, food can heal you.
In order to make smart choices in food, it is important to arm yourself with the truth. Learn more about the connection between food and health.
Knowledge is the key to renewing your mind. Knowledge is key to reversing what you were taught over the years. Knowledge is key to making smart food choices!
Why is nutrition important? Because what you eat could be killing you!
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