| Today, we are living in a world of instant | | | | practices as well as the cold storage chain to |
| gratification. At every turn, ready made foods are | | | | which harvested produce is subjected depletes a |
| packaged attractively, promoted attractively and | | | | lot of the nutrients from even natural foods. One |
| priced attractively. One cannot but be swayed by | | | | way to overcome this deleterious effect will be to |
| the colours, smells and tastes out there. | | | | eat only organically grown produce. This however |
| We, however need to eat a balanced diet to | | | | may not always be affordable as it costs |
| maintain our mental and physical health. We all | | | | considerably more than conventional produce. |
| know that all the necessary nutrients are available | | | | One way then is to get nutritional supplements. |
| in natural foods. But, the question is, how many of | | | | These are available in a wide range of |
| us are following the precepts of nature; do we | | | | combinations and along with the conventional |
| eat all the recommended portions of fruits and | | | | vitamins and minerals also include the rare salts |
| vegetables? Most of us do not. Put it down to the | | | | and elements necessary to maintain a healthy |
| acquired preferences as well as our innate | | | | body. Neutraceuticals is today a multi billion dollar |
| rebellious nature that, makes us do the exact | | | | industry and these products are affordable and |
| opposite of what our parents tell us! | | | | tailored to suit the individual requirements. |
| On the one hand we do not maintain a proper | | | | It is thus essential to learn about proper nutrition |
| food habit and, on the other hand we poison | | | | and what your body needs in order to stay |
| ourselves with the muck on the store shelves. | | | | healthy. A lot of the chronic diseases of today are |
| One consequence is the ugly obeseness that we | | | | caused by nutritional deficiencies and, as such, can |
| see all around. Nutritional shortfalls exist for many | | | | be prevented by seeing that you provide your |
| nutrients in our normal diet. Vitamin A, Vitamin E, | | | | body with the building blocks of good health that it |
| Vitamin B-6, Folic acid, Zinc, Copper, Calcium, Iron, | | | | needs. Our body's ability to renew itself and |
| and magnesium are all lacking in the normal diet. | | | | protect itself is amazing provided that it is given all |
| It is also a fact that conventional agricultural | | | | of the essential nutrients. |