Mini Overview

Nutrition....What is it? Well, it's a science and it's based on the interactions between living organisms and their food.  Nutrients, what is MEANT to be in our food,  are chemical substances contained in food that are NECESSARY to sustain life.

Oh how lucky are we to be given the right tools to sustain our lives right at our fingertips, the Earth. Unfortunately in our culture we've opted for convenience rather than nutrition and it has truly hurt us to a major extent. But we are so lucky to have our intelligent bodies that given the right tools can bounce back and do amazing things!

What I have learned recently, really I've known intuitively my whole life.....What our bodies need to stay overall healthy. By overall I mean, mentally, physically and even spiritually. I truly believe our bodies work as a whole and when we are healthy on the inside it shines on the outside and throughout all aspects of our lives. This is something I've had to learn and am still learning. As I started to become healthier on the inside I noticed so many changes within my moods and thoughts and my overall outlook on life. Don't get me wrong I am still a work in progress and I always will be but that is the exciting part of the journey, learning and living and making the choice to become a better version of myself/ourselves every day.

Ok sorry, I kind of went on a rant there :)

Now what are those nutrients we need, you may ask...well I bet you already know the answer... our bodies need these oh so important Macronutrients; Water, Proteins, Fats, and Carbohydrates. Then there are the Micronutrients; Minerals and Vitamins.  You're probably shaking your head going, "I totally new that!!" Well how often are you getting these important nutrients in your diet? And a diet coke does not count as water :)

From the moment we were just one tiny cell our bodies were being built from these extremely important nutrients, that every human being needs.  They work in our body to help us grow, heal and be healthy.

I want this blog to be a place where we can have discussions and talk about health for our mind, body and soul.  I really think that when we are taking care of those three things we will have such happy fulfilled lives and even when stressful times come along we will be able to handle them with much more ease.