Food And Nutrition

"Never eat more than you can lift"

- Miss Piggy

"Never trust a fat dietitian"

- Anonymous

"To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art."

- La Rochefoucauld

When it comes to the subject of good nutrition, it is nothing that you havenÐ''t heard before. Hippocrates once said, "Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food." Good nutrition today is more imperative than ever. At least four leading causes of death in the United States., heart disease, cancer, stroke and diabetes, are directly related to the way we eat. Even though there are many wrong diets out there, eating right is among the cornerstones of health.

Food alone, of course isn't the key to a longer and healthier life. It is often said that good nutrition should be part of a healthy lifestyle. This includes frequent exercise, no smoking, no drinking alcohol excessively, stress management, and restraining exposure to environmental hazards. Sometimes though, no matter how well you eat, your genes can play a considerably large part for certain health problems.

Never underestimate the influence of how and what you eat.

Atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) for example, can begin early in childhood, but the process can be halted, sometimes even reversed, if you make healthy changes in your diet and lifestyle. The constant bone thinning that results in osteoporosis may be slowed if you consume enough calcium, keep up sufficient Vitamin D levels and contribute in weight-bearing exercise. You may be genetically prone to diabetes, but keep your weight within a healthy range through diet and exercise and the disease