Malnutrition and Paleo diet

Posted on October 4, 2013 by john in Weight loss and diet plans

Developed countries malnutrition Malnutrition affects not only starving children in third world countries with protruding stomachs , malnutrition is also very common in developed countries .

Indeed , malnutrition is the leading cause of disease, for the simple reason that the body does not get the vital nutrients it needs to stay healthy and unhealthy cells = diseased cells.

A deficiency of either nutrient alone can cause many health problems.
Deficient wheel

A deficiency can have several effects on health. Eg
- A vitamin B3 deficiency impairs the body’s ability to absorb vitamin C - Turn a vitamin C deficiency can impair the absorption of iron - iron deficiency can cause excessive absorption of copper - too much copper in the blood inhibits production of cortisol - low levels of adrenal cortisol can cause fatigue .

- Magnesium is a major shortcoming of society, magnesium deficiency contributes to increased sodium retention and in turn can lead to a deficiency of vitamin A - a vitamin A inhibits the body’s ability to combat infections.

Some of the other important deficiencies in society including zinc, chromium , vitamins A, E and B6.

Some people supplement their diets with mega - doses of certain vitamins or minerals, but this can also cause malnutrition. For example, excess calcium can produce a deficiency of phosphorus and magnesium - it can result in symptoms nearly identical to that of calcium deficiency. O excessive consumption of zinc , which can antagonize and cause an imbalance in vitamin D - too zinc deficiency can also produce a copper and / or iron , as well as cause an imbalance of sodium to potassium .

When our body cells are not getting the nutrients they need to stay healthy will have every chance of malfunction or even more drastic : the death of them.
Everything we eat , drink determines the quality of our blood , which in turn determines the quality of our health.
Obese , malnourished

obesidadLa obesity is an important sign of malnutrition or malnutrition. A lot of foods consumed are adequate. They are not being consumed to satisfy hunger , normalize metabolism , maintain high levels of energy and / or support healthy cells, and that’s the problem . About 90 % of what most obese people eat is nutritionally “dead” : white rice , pasta , breads , cereals , dairy products and sweets.

This is one reason why we see a lot of obese people who have many different health problems , whether low energy levels , lack of sex drive , depression , constant sickness , constipation or diarrhea , diabetes or lack of sleep .

Apart from nutritionally dead , another problem that we face in today’s society is the quality of our food , that products have become very low in nutritional value , for the processing, transportation , storage and conservation. All such assistance is guilty of reducing the nutritional value of food, especially when it comes to fruits and vegetables that are grown on top of that for the most part in nutrient deficient soil and also sprayed them with chemicals to accelerate growth and repel insects .
But this does not mean that these fruits and vegetables contain no nutritional value , but significantly reduced in these processes.

Even people who eat a diet high in nutritional values can easily become deficient in essential nutrients that the body needs to be healthy and function optimally.
Our modern lifestyle is , unfortunately, a perfect environment for toxins that cause cellular malfunction and disease proliferate .

Each person has their own nutritional needs and these needs of each person are as individual as their fingerprints.

Fruits
Eating for nourishment

In this year 2000 not said that 1.2 million people are undernourished in developed countries because they consume too many wrong foods with little or no nutritional value.
Yet we are told by the hand of health professionals , food manufacturers and even within the articles ” educational ” to be eating a diet rich in these foods that just are bad for our health and do not assist in maintaining a healthy body.

This could be due to lack of information , poor education , SLOTH or just a good marketing.

As we need to focus on nutrition to avoid malnutrition and deficiencies . Getting the right amount of nutrients our 75 trillion cells need to stay healthy , not doing this virtually guarantees suffer diseases. A diet rich in nutritional value filled cells provide what they need to repair and build new healthy cells .

As the vast majority of readers of this blog already know , one of the best additions we can make to our nutrition is to follow the Paleolithic diet .

The Paleo diet is rich in nutritional value as it does not include foods that contain little or no nutritional value , such as white bread , pasta and cereals.

The Paleolithic diet consists of foods that our bodies were designed to eat , nutritionally rich foods , including meat , fish, eggs , vegetables , fruits , nuts and seeds. Because of this Paleo diet also eliminates health concerns associated with the consumption of a diet rich in sugars and other foods with a high GI (glycemic index ) , such as diabetes.

Our lifestyle is also vital. Smoking a pack of cigarettes a day will not help maintain cellular health … The same goes for alcohol .
Be active , move , make sport. Physical activity is essential.

Realizing the changes in our body is also extremely important in overcoming deficiencies before they impact heavily on the overall function of our bodies , for example , noted a decrease in energy levels , lack of sexual desire , trouble sleeping or sudden symptoms of depression … all can be signs of deficiencies if treated early can be overcome with ease and efficiency.