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How the Brain Affects Our Health:::
by Tony Robinson
Almost everyone is aware today, of the importance of protein in
our diet. Protein directly affects our muscles, tissues and
organs. It also directly effects the development of these
organs, our brain included. What happens if we don't get the
necessary protein or any of the other many nutrients our body,
not just our brain, needs to function correctly? It is through
the use of our mind (or brain, whichever term you prefer) that
we are able to absorb the necessary facts and figures and
process it into useable pieces of information.
Nutrition refers to the nurturing of our body, in our ability
to keep it healthy and functioning as it is supposed to do. Our
ability to provide the body with all the necessary food,
vitamins, and minerals so that we continue to thrive in our
daily life processes. How do we determine that we are providing
the essential nutritional needs? That knowledge comes by
educating ourselves about what our individual needs are, the
needs of our family, and then taking that knowledge and applying
it to the foods we buy, that we prepare, and that our
families
consume. Once again, through the use of our minds, we are able
to take the guidance provided by the USDA, develop a journal and
establish what our daily requirements are, so that take care of
our necessary nutritional needs.
According to the guides published by the USDA, calorie needs
vary from one age group to another, one gender to another. So
how do you determine what your individual needs are? You can
setup a journal for recording your daily caloric intake for
about a month. Make a note of your weight each day. If you don't
gain any weight during the course of that month, you're eating
your recommended calorie level in order to maintain your weight.
Now, take that calorie information, check with a nutritionist
about the recommended daily allowances of vitamins and minerals
that you need.
Take both pieces of information, calorie intake and nutritional
requirements, use the food pyramid and comprise a combination of
foods that will help you achieve these recommended daily
intakes, and still be enjoyable food. You now have an
individualized healthy eating
plan. Over the course of absorbing
the instructions for a healthy, well-balanced eating plan, we
have used our mind through the whole process. Our ability to
think and reason, our level of education, and the exposure we
receive to outside input on a daily basis affects our entire
environment, but especially our health.
We make choices based on the information we have previously
absorbed. Our food, exercise, and recreation choices are no
exception. It just so happens that these choices can immediately
affect our health. Maybe now you have a clearer picture of the
opportunities we have for our brain to affect our health. It is
more than just conscious decisions. It is a result of brain
development through childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. It is
a result information we have previously absorbed, and input we
will continue to receive.
About the author:
Tony Robinson is a CEO and Webmaster. He has a young family and
a keen interest in health and fitness. Visit his site at
http://www.be-well-and-fit.com
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