Nutrition for Overall Well-Being #NNM (National Nutrition Month)
As the pace of modern living ever increases, it often transcends crucial aspects of our overall well-being. One area where this is especially prominent is nutrition. For many, what we consume has become more processed, altered and "convenient" compared to days past. While this accounts for our rapid pace of living to continue, it also accounts for why diseases like diabetes, heart disease, cancer, low immunity and others are rapidly escalating. Here we will look into these and other common diseases and explore the relationship of sound nutrition in regards to overall health and well-being. Cancer: This ominous disease takes root at the most basic building block of health: our cells. Cellular health can be very much an indicator of one's overall disease state. Today, foods are laced with chemicals and preservatives which, while enhancing shelf-life, interfere with cellular metabolism. Furthermore cells are attacked by free-radicals (a by-product of metabolism and
