We all know that eating a healthy diet is beneficial and can help prevent disease. Numerous studies conclude that eating a rich and varied diet, that provides good nutrients, allows us to reach our full potential and supports a healthy immune system to protect us from illness and disease. But how does your diet actually impact your health?
If your body is getting too much food or food that does not give the correct information, we are at risk or becoming overweight or undernourished and therefore at risk of developing diseases or conditions such as Type 2 Diabetes, Heart Disease or Arthritis.
You may be familiar with this quote….
Food acts as medicine, to maintain, prevent, and treat disease.
What Does Food Actually Do In Our Bodies?
In other words, nutrients give our bodies instructions about how to function.
Often our daily diets do not always provide all the information our bodies need. Processed foods can contain chemically-altered fats and sugars, which the body does not recognise and therefore cannot use or worse gives the body the wrong information.
Many researchers now believe that the problems of diseases such as Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity, Heart Disease and Cancer worldwide are partly related to diet. In addition, research shows that these conditions can be attributed to a network of biological dysfunction and the food we eat is an important factor in that dysfunction, in part because our diets lack the necessary balance of nutrients.
A balanced diet will provide the nutrients that interact with each other to allow the body’s functions to perform efficiently, so you can truly thrive!