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INTRODUCTION TO NUTRITION |
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The human body
is made up of the same basic chemical elements
that make up planet earth. Human beings are able
to exist by eating animals and plants. Plants, in
order to
exist, require soil, water, carbon
dioxide and sunshine to turn inorganic chemicals
from the soil into living matter. The action of
sunlight transforms these chemicals into a higher
biochemical form in plants, to a point where they
can be absorbed and utilized by higher life forms,
including human beings. We are made of the matter
evolved to the highest
vibratory level on this
planet – a magnificent, complex of living,
breathing and thinking matter. In order for living
matter to build up or tear down the body
processes, it requires
mineral energy. All the
energy that the human body receives comes from two
sources: 20 percent comes from food substances and
80 percent of the mineral energy comes from
the
atmosphere, in which we live and breathe. The
movement of these chemical elements, from the soil
to plant-made compounds and into the human body,
is a phenomenon
we call
nutrition.
Nutrition
serves as a source of energy which is produced by
the vibratory motion of positive and negative
ions, as moving forces of the elements. When these
forces collide,
the resistance that is created we
call energy. We do not live from the food that we
eat, but from the energy created from the food
that we eat. So is very important to maintain
proper diet control to assure good health.
We are all
aware of nutrition and food. But, if we want to be
healthy, we need to know what each food is made up
of, how it should be used, and the influence of
each food
on our body chemistry for better or
worse. In what follows, I will briefly summarize
the basic nutrient groups needed by humans and the
role that they play in sustaining human life.
Carbohydrates
are carbon-based nutrients used inc large
quantities by the human body. They are the body’s
main source of energy, including the simple
carbohydrate sugar
and the complex carbohydrate
starch.
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CARBOHYDRATE FORMATION
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Carbohydrate formation involves the process of photosynthesis.
The body can convert excess carbohydrate into fat,
which is essentially a stored form of fuel. Fats
are
our most concentrated energy nutrient. They
are classified into saturated and unsaturated
fats, according to their building blocks, the
fatty acids. Fat influence on the body
includes
the production of cholesterol and calories.
Protein, the basic building block of the body, is essential for growth, tissue building and repair. It is found in the protoplasm of
every cell, where it serves as an inner skeleton
that helps the cell maintain its integrity. Protein is made up of amino acids in which nitrogen is the key ingredient, in
combination with carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus,
sulfur, and iron. I will examine the digestion of proteins and their influence on the human body, especially the typically
high-protein, meat rich American diet that contributes
to major disease. It will also look at the protein concentration in various food groups and their impact on the body and
mind.
The three basic nutrients – carbohydrates, fats,
and protein – are the fuel and building materials
that are used by the body in bulk. Micronutrients,
vitamins, and minerals,
by contrast are analogous
to the screws and bolts necessary for the
construction and operation of the human body. Some
act as catalysts that prompt compounds to
interact.
Sixteen vitamins and about sixty
minerals make up the number of essential
micronutrients that are needed to perform very
specific and vital bodily functions. They are
called
essential because they cannot be
manufactured by the body, but must be obtained
through the diet on a regular basis. A deficiency
of just one essential micronutrient can
cause
major illness. To understand their function and
influence in the human body, micronutrients are
described as a group, and individually.
By having a general knowledge of nutrition,
including the composition of maintaining their state of equilibrium, we can
better understand what makes us sick and how
disease came about. By understanding how the food
we eat can contribute to our health problems, we
can gain control of our health and promote the
body’s intelligence
to heal itself.
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WATER AND NUTRITION |
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The largest single and most vital component of
the human life is water. Sixty percent of our
total body weight is water. Cell plasma is 93
percent water, and other body fluids are 97
percent water. The body’s water has two major
components, which are intracellular and extra
cellular water. The differentiation is based
on a differential concentration of two major
minerals, sodium and potassium. Extra
cellular means out of the cell and extra
cellular water contains all extra cellular
fluids, plasma, and other solid components.
Intracellular water is within the cell, and
the major components are about 73 percent of
the total weight of the muscles and viscera.
Water distribution in the body is based on the levels of potassium and sodium, and proper acid or alkaline balance. The importance is incomparable. Every single function
of the body
is dependent on the efficient flow of water, and so it is the primary substance and leading agent in all events that water is in human body.
Every one of us knows that water is “good” for the body, but we seem unaware of just how
essential it is. Often times we can scurry
through the day without the slightest
remembrance of our need to take in water. Our
body is reminding us, like the time we sought
to have a bowel movement and we ended up
laboring to do so. This is a clear
signal that
water is absorbed through the stomach lining
but reabsorbed back into the system in the
large intestine to help move unabsorbed matter
through. Tiredness
we feel during the day is
another signal of the body telling us that our
oxygen carrying capacity of our blood was
diminished because our blood stream was
beginning to
resemble drought like conditions
as a result of water shortage which results
into not enough supply of oxygen to the brain
and other tissues, so we begin to feel tired.
Among body organs, brain function takes
priority in water consumption. The brain is
1/50 Of the total body weight, but it receives 20
percent of blood circulation. Another Good
example how the body seeks to inform us is the
blemishes appearance on our skin. Our body is
saying that there is inadequate plain old
natural water intake. We also make matters
worse by making a catastrophic mistake and
substituting pure natural water with
manufactured beverages such as cola, coffee,
tea, and alcohol. It is true that those
beverages contain water, but they also contain
substances that are dehydrating. The maintenance of a constant volume of water
is key to good health, imbalance will create
an imbalance in distribution of fluids between
cellular walls and in the transportation of
elements and chemicals messengers and
nutrients through cellular walls. Water
shortage in different areas of the body will
manifest itself in symptoms and complications
that we simply call disease.
Have in
mind that the key to abundant health always
revolves around working in harmony with our
body’s needs rather Than working against it.
By
understanding the vitality of water in one
side, and knowing that our body is continually
losing fluids throughout the day on the other
hand, then we will have good sense in taking
our regular fluids consumption.
- This
can be done by following simple principles of
taking fluids regularly.
Start your day by drinking one or two
glasses of pure natural water 15-20 minutes
before you eat anything. This will serve the
body as a wake up call to clean prior
impurities. To get optimal results I will
recommend for your wake up drink to be
distilled water with fresh lemon juice. You
want those impurities (toxins) to be
eliminated from your body. Distilled water is
nature’s perfect agent for doing so. It is the
simplest pure water, without any minerals
chemical or other impurities. Many
recommend that we drink about eight glasses of
water a day, but the best way of knowing your
water intake quantity is by taking your body
weight, divide it in half and whatever number
you get match it with that many ounces of
water intake each day. For example if your
weight is 150 pounds then your water
consumption should be 75 ounces per day. The
maintenance of a constant volume of water is
key to good health, imbalance will create an
imbalance in distribution of fluids between
cellular walls and in the transportation of
elements and chemicals messengers and
nutrients through cellular walls. Water
shortage in different areas of the body will
manifest itself in symptoms and complications
that we simply call disease. It is
very important to know that drink with meals
should be avoided. Because of dilution of
digestive enzymes, this slows down the
digestive process. You want the stomach acids
and digestive juice to remain concentrated
enough in order to digest your food
completely. If you have to drink with meals,
limit the quantity of liquids to four ounces
or less of room temperature or warm liquids.
Wait for an hour before drinking ice cold large quantities
of liquids.
Drinking warm liquids is highly recommended in
situations of being upset or angry or after a
hard. Doing so will help you become
calm faster.
By following the simple principles of regular fluid intake, we can see and feel the difference in building health, by making our body more efficient by metabolizing
digesting and
eliminating foods properly. You surely will see results on energy levels. Drink to your vibrant health, take your pure water of life freely to rejuvenate
and feel great
again.
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ALL
ABOUT MINERALS |
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Minerals are inorganic substances that originate
in the soil and water. The term inorganic means
that they are neither animal nor vegetable.Nevertheless, they are incorporated
in all plants
and animals. There are over sixty minerals known
to be present in the human body and well
documented that there presence or absence can
mean the difference
between good and poor health.
First
Minerals come from the rocks and stones that have
been broken down into tiny fragments by millions
of years of weathering. Those small
particles are
called mineral salts, such as calcium carbonate
(limestone), which makes up rock formation.
Besides these tiny crystals of mineral salts, the
soil is teaming with tiny
microbes. Those microbes
participate in the process of changing the mineral
vibratory state, in other wards it is a starting
point to bring them to life. The process of
changing into
a higher vibratory state continues
when minerals are passed on to plants and
culminates when they are offered for nourishment
to human tissues.
First
It is common knowledge
that that there are three
kingdoms in nature: the animal, vegetable, and
mineral. Human beings are members of the animal
kingdom that consume both animals and vegetables
in order to sustain themselves. Rocks belong to
the mineral kingdom, and while human beings do not
eat rocks, they cannot survive without the
minerals that make up rocks.
Humans cannot ingest
minerals directly from the earth; they need to
take them from higher evolved bio-chemicals.
Plants with the help of sunlight, air, and water,
a process called
photosynthesis, take basic
minerals from the soil into the plant. This
sequence of living things that provide food from
others is called the food chain. As minerals are
passed along
the food chain, they become more
highly evolved.
It is very clear that the human body is a complex
structure that is constantly moving, flowing and
changing in a state of dynamic equilibrium. All
this is made possible through
electrochemical
processes, provided the body get’s all the
biochemical nutrients it needs from the different
parts of the food
chain. Minerals are at the start of the food
chain.
The body depends on basic chemicals or
minerals, the foods that provide them, and the
role of foods in maintaining cells and
tissues.
Minerals are incorporated in the human tissues and
every function within them involves and depends on
minerals. Minerals are recognized as essential
components of
the diet because of their role in
maintaining vital functions and body processes. Do
to their need in trace amounts, they are
classified as micronutrients. Together with
vitamins
they make up two percent of what we eat
and four percent of total body weight.
When a plant or animal tissue is burned, the
nitrogen, sulfur, hydrogen and carbon are released
as gases, and the ash that remains consist of
minerals primarily sodium, calcium,
phosphorus,
and magnesium. These minerals are needed in large
quantity in the body and are referred to as major
elements or macro minerals. But there are a number
of other
minerals found in
very tiny amounts, such as zinc, manganese,
iodine, copper, chromium, selenium, fluoride,
molybdenum, boron, nickel, silicon, lithium,
vanadium and even
arsenic. (Arsenic, which we
know to be poison, is an essential nutrient in the
tiniest amounts, but it is very toxic in large
amounts). All of those elements are needed in
trace
amounts for physiological functioning and
are referred as micro or trace minerals.
It is important to mention that magnesium lies
between a macro-and a micro mineral. The principle
toxic minerals are aluminum, arsenic, cadmium,
lead and mercury.
This list continues to grow as
sophisticated technology discovers that those we
had considered accidentally present in the tissues
actually play a crucial role and are key
components of large molecules that we call
enzymes.
The Function of Minerals
Each living cell on this planet is dependent on
minerals for it’s proper structure and function.
Minerals are essential to almost every process
that takes place within our body
by transporting
oxygen to every cell in the body, to regulating
the heart beat and maintaining proper fluid and
chemical balance. Minerals are the substances that
make
possible the operation of the nervous system.
All of the electrical impulses of the nerves,
moving from the
brain and the spinal cord to the receptor and back
to central
nervous system, are made possible
through these minerals. One of the greatest
functions of minerals, especially
trace minerals,
is their combination with vitamins to
produce
coenzyme activity. This enables the body to
perform its functions, including energy
production, growth, healing,
maintenance, repair
and to insure overall survival.
Trace minerals are responsible for triggering the
enzyme system in the body. Each trace mineral
usually helps out in more than one system. Zinc
for example, has been
identified to be involved in
more than twenty enzyme systems. In order for the
body to perform its crucial functions, it must
maintain its chemical balance. This balance
depends on the level of different minerals in the
body and their impact on each other. The body is
very adaptable when it comes to regulating proper
mineral balance within
a rather narrow range. If
an individual takes in more than body needs of any
particular mineral, it will be absorbed only in
the amount needed and the excess will be excreted.
A problem arises if a particular mineral is absent
in the diet. If so it can start chain reaction
imbalances that lead to illness.
Where We Find Minerals
As stated in the introduction,
minerals are naturally occurring elements formed
from rocks and stones, which are gradually broken
down into fragments by erosion
and other
weathering factors. These resulting small
particles accumulate and settle in valleys and
fields, forming the basis of soil. The soil is
teaming with microbes that
transform them into
mineral salts. Plants absorb these minerals salts
through a process called photosynthesis.
Photosynthesis converts the mineral salts into a
higher
vibratory state. Mineral form is also being
changed from metallic into the colloidal form and
is being stored into plant cells and tissues. Some
soils are mineral-poor due
to vagaries of nature
and the use of chemical fertilizers.
Many cultivated soils are depleted of minerals
because of over-farming. It usually takes from
five to ten years for plants to deplete the soils
of minerals unless minerals have
been added. If
plants are grown in soil with depleted minerals,
they will have mineral deficiencies and will
affect the food chain; including the human beings
that need to
obtain needed minerals. Consequently,
building good health means building soil. Of
course soil and the human body are not the same;
humans are strictly related to
soils as a resource
for different chemical elements to maintain
balance.
Because more and more commercial fertilizers are
used to grow our crops, the result is an unhealthy
food chain lacking in proper chemical elements. We
all know
that fertilizer is composed of three
minerals: nitrogen phosphorus and potassium. So
when a farmer adds only three of the sixty
necessary minerals, the proper array and
amount of
minerals moving from the food chain into human
tissue is not chemically balanced and will not
function properly. It is important to note that
soils depleted of
organically derived chemicals
and dosed with fertilizers are acid soils. It is
almost impossible to obtain the amount of minerals
needed through diet alone, but mineral
supplements
can help the deficiency. Supplements are available
in tablets, capsules, powder and liquid form.
Grouping
the Forms of Minerals
Minerals can be found in several forms
in our daily diet. For example being Inorganic
salts, organic salts, a.k.a. esters, chemical
minerals that are bounded to another substance
(usually an amino acid), and colloidal minerals
(liquid form). In order to enhance their
absorption by our digestive system,
they are
arranged into three major groups:
* Metallic
form of minerals: They are tiny elements, which
can only be absorbed about 8-10% by our digestive
system, and absorption ability decreases
with age.
Not all minerals can be taken in metallic form,
nor are they able to be absorbed and may be toxic.
When ingested into the stomach, they must
link up
with amino acid or other substances in the
digestive system in order to be absorbed into our
bloodstream.
* Chelated
form of minerals: They are metallic minerals that
are bonded to an amino acid. Amino acids play the
role of enzymes by raising the potential
of
absorption by the digestive system. Chelated
minerals speed up the process of absorption and
assure a greater amount for the body. Chelated
minerals are also assimilated four to five times
more efficiently than other minerals; and they
provide the most effective way to absorb minerals.
* Colloidal
form of minerals: This form is about two and half
time more available than chelated minerals and ten
times more available then metallic
form of
minerals. Colloidal minerals are liquids and have
very minute particles; about 700 times smaller
than red blood cell. They also carry
electronegative charge. The lining of the stomach
and small intestine have an electropositive charge
. An electrical reaction concentrates toward the
lining and the body absorption is 89% of minerals
in this form. Colloidal minerals are produced by
plants. Plants get metallic minerals from the soil
convert into colloidal as part of their tissue. It
is very important to know that the photosynthesis
process can make carbohydrates and amino acids,
but
can’t make minerals. Minerals must be present
in the soil for absorption by plants and into
human beings. Once a mineral is absorbed in the
blood stream
it is carried to the cell then
transported across the membrane for the use by the
cell. When minerals enter the digestive system
they compete for
absorption. To much of one
mineral may affect the absorption of another;
therefore, it is important to maintain a balance
of minerals in the body for
optimal health.
By having a
general knowledge of nutrition, including the
composition of various foods, how they can affect
our health, and the importance of maintaining
their state
of equilibrium., we can better
understand what makes us sick and how the disease
came about. By understanding how the food we eat
can contribute to our health
problems, we can gain
control of our health and promote the body’s
intelligence to heal itself.
REMEMBER ...
1. The
human temple is made of the dust of the earth.
2. Vitamins
serve as catalyst and run the body, minerals build
the body.
3. No
therapy can be successful unless we have
nutritional art working with it.
KNOW ...
a.) I want you to know that our body’s are
as different as every gem found in the earth.
b.) I want you to realize that man lives as
much on what he expresses as what he eats.
c.) I want you to look at symptoms in terms
of body chemistry, because every symptom can be
from chemical shortage and it can be eliminated
from the
body by
taking foods to restore what we
have burned out in our bodies.
By: Dr.
Sam V. Jonuzi
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Recommendation For Better
Digestion
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1. Chew your food very well. The enzymes
present in the saliva accomplish the first
step to digestion. Your food should be
liquid and
thoroughly mixed with saliva
before swallowing. A rule of thumb is “Drink your
food”.
2. Limit the quantity of liquids
with meals to 4 ounces or less of room
temperature or warm liquids. Wait 45 minutes
to one hour
before drinking ice cold or
large quantities of liquids. You want the
stomach acids and digestive juice to remain
concentrated
enough to digest your food
completely.
3. Avoid eating fruit with other food. Do
not eat fruit immediately after a meal --
wait about an hour or more after eating
other food.
This is because the sugar in
fruit may start a fermentation process in
the stomach and cause gas, bloating and poor
digestion.
Fruit should be eaten alone
unless you are hypoglycemic, in which case
the fruit should be combined with other
food.
4. Do not eat if upset or angry or after a hard workout, instead drink warm liquids until you have become calm.
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