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Natural Health News Articles
| Posted: 27th July 2004 |
| Nutrients |
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Nutrients are involved in all body processes, from combating infection to repairing tissues and thinkingAn absence of them impairs the body’s functions and leads to diseaseHowever, due to modern farming, soil quality, pollution, busy lifestyles, physical and mental stresses and the use of prescription medications, the quality of the nutrients we eat each day cannot be relied upon to provide all we need for disease prevention and repair mechanisms to function effectively.
Good nutrition, food and supplemental medicine are essential for healthThis includes the fundamental nutrients of water, carbohydrates, proteins and fats and the complex micronutrients such as vitamins, minerals, amino acids, enzymes, other natural food supplements, essential fatty acids, speciality supplements and herbs.
Nutrients differ in their form and function and in the amount needed by the body, but all living organisms need these individual elements to function adequately |
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