There are many foods that are packaged with accompanying nutritional information stated on the packaging. There is a high probability that this is read and thought to never alter. Nonetheless, there are many factors which determine anyones true gain of nutrients.
Farming conditions can alter a plants level of nutrients! Any one seasons harvest can have different nutritional levels to another season. As we know, we receive our nutrients from plants or other foods. Foods all receive their nutrients from the soil or sea, which receive their nutrients from rocks. Rocks are not just stubborn pieces of art, as those rocks hard stones hold the nutrients! Through the processes of erosion there is scrapping away to permit release of nutrients, to filter into accessible water and soil.
Do note that your garden is improved by having stones in the ground. Just planting over and over and taking from the ground does deplete our soils. We really need to give back. Packaged foods do not have a fixed set level of nutrients as the packet or box said it will have it! Remember that plants can only take what is available for them to feed upon and if they grow from nutrient poor soil they reflect that in their health.
Plants growing in colder climates may have a higher level of certain nutrients in comparison to the same plant in warmer climates or vice versa. Our needs alter according to where we live and the climate affects nutritional needs. You may read the nutritional information of two similar foods but from different brands. Sometimes information on brands is derived from different sources. Then even if we all ate exactly the same level of nutrients our absorption tends to differ. A person who is stressed tends to have a lower rate of absorption of nutrients and they tend to retain fewer nutrients.
Anyone may consult with a relevant health professional to asses whether or not they are receiving levels of nutrients to match their needs. True, nutritional charts are extremely beneficial and essential to work out how to help anyone to be healthy! What we should realise is that we can not bet on that fixed numerical number and our bodies do not absorb the same percentage always. Generally we absorb more if we need it, but sometimes other factors disrupt this; such as alcoholism, certain drugs and digestive-related disruptions.
Knowing nutritional guidelines can guide choices. Try not fret about the extra calorie to the detriment of better mineral levels in foods. We often may glimpse at the calorie content or dismiss the levels of minerals and vitamins. A guideline is to pursue whole foods and you should be on a more nutritious path. It can be argued that a little of nutritious fatty nuts may help some to lose weight. Why? It is because we need minerals and vitamins to actually burn calories. Be thoughtful! We can weigh within a healthy range while we will always need minerals and vitamins, choose fairly and have a balanced meal outline.
Farming conditions can alter a plants level of nutrients! Any one seasons harvest can have different nutritional levels to another season. As we know, we receive our nutrients from plants or other foods. Foods all receive their nutrients from the soil or sea, which receive their nutrients from rocks. Rocks are not just stubborn pieces of art, as those rocks hard stones hold the nutrients! Through the processes of erosion there is scrapping away to permit release of nutrients, to filter into accessible water and soil.
Do note that your garden is improved by having stones in the ground. Just planting over and over and taking from the ground does deplete our soils. We really need to give back. Packaged foods do not have a fixed set level of nutrients as the packet or box said it will have it! Remember that plants can only take what is available for them to feed upon and if they grow from nutrient poor soil they reflect that in their health.
Plants growing in colder climates may have a higher level of certain nutrients in comparison to the same plant in warmer climates or vice versa. Our needs alter according to where we live and the climate affects nutritional needs. You may read the nutritional information of two similar foods but from different brands. Sometimes information on brands is derived from different sources. Then even if we all ate exactly the same level of nutrients our absorption tends to differ. A person who is stressed tends to have a lower rate of absorption of nutrients and they tend to retain fewer nutrients.
Anyone may consult with a relevant health professional to asses whether or not they are receiving levels of nutrients to match their needs. True, nutritional charts are extremely beneficial and essential to work out how to help anyone to be healthy! What we should realise is that we can not bet on that fixed numerical number and our bodies do not absorb the same percentage always. Generally we absorb more if we need it, but sometimes other factors disrupt this; such as alcoholism, certain drugs and digestive-related disruptions.
Knowing nutritional guidelines can guide choices. Try not fret about the extra calorie to the detriment of better mineral levels in foods. We often may glimpse at the calorie content or dismiss the levels of minerals and vitamins. A guideline is to pursue whole foods and you should be on a more nutritious path. It can be argued that a little of nutritious fatty nuts may help some to lose weight. Why? It is because we need minerals and vitamins to actually burn calories. Be thoughtful! We can weigh within a healthy range while we will always need minerals and vitamins, choose fairly and have a balanced meal outline.
About the Author:
Anastacia Sampson is a Nutritional Medicine Practitioner and freelance journalist, and lives in East London in South Africa. It is through consulting and advising the public on nutritional information that her health book has been published. Anastacia also runs a website, Healthy Living, where you will find information on Processed Foods.
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