 | Gloria Bayer
assists her husband Norman, owner of Mission Possible, a glyconutrients distribution company. Having had two sons born with Cystic Fibrosis, they had been on a continuous search for an answer to the mystery of what allows sickness and disease to take control of a person's health. Approximately four years ago, they were led to a scientific research and development company founded in 1994 whose purpose was to introduce glyconutrient technology to the world. Glyconutrients have been called by some as the "missing links to health." Mission Possible conducts informational meetings and presentations on this new science. You may contact Gloria at (316) 821-9115, or by visiting Mission Possible’s website http://www.glyco.com/missionpossible |
Diet & Nutrition
2002-11-01 15:46:00
A well-balanced diet
ANSWER: I am sure this question could have been passed on to any of the several fine writers for The Q & A Times. I am honored that it was passed to me. In order to do the best job possible, I will answer your question in several parts. This first part we will discuss is what everyone calls and assumes is "normal good health". Health is related to nutrient consumption. The body needs the correct raw materials to continually rebuild itself, power itself and maintain health. In recent years, science has begun to demonstrate the long-term effects of incorrect food choices. Diabetes and heart disease are just two nutrient-related diseases that come immediately to mind. As scientific data connecting nutrition and health has grown, more attention is being given to the subject of nutrition. The secrets of good nutrition are written in the life style of our ancestors. They consumed more than 100 different foods, fresh, unprocessed and therefore rich in vitamins and minerals. The hunter-gatherers also consumed a much greater quantity of food to support their comparatively vigorous life styles. The industrial revolution drastically reduced man's energy requirements. Modern man eats much less food, and the food he eats contains fewer nutrients. Missing food ingredients (nutrients) can often be provided by dietary supplementation. Diseases associated with dietary deficiency and imbalance are among the leading causes of illness and death in the United States. Diet is known to play a critical role in coronary heart disease.many types of cancer, cerebrovascular accident, hypertension, obesity, dental carries, gingivitis and periodontal diseases, and noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. For example, heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, with coronary heart disease accounting for 1.5 million myocardial infarctions and nearly 500,000 deaths each year. Cancer of the colon, breast and prostate, closely associated with nutritional risk factors, causes more than 140,000 deaths every year. Other examples of diseases associated with nutritional factors are osteoporosis, dental carries, obesity, and iron deficiency anemia.Individuals with health challenges may have greater need for certain nutrients than the normal requirements for healthy individuals. A quote from Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment: "Nutritional requirements vary not only from one individual to the next but from one day to the next in any given subject. They differ also with age, sex, and body size and during pregnancy and lactation. Different RDAs have been developed for different age and sex groups. Requirements vary also with such clinical circumstances as premature birth, aging, metabolic disorders, infections, chronic illness, medications, extremes of climate and physical activity, and the route of ingestion. The RDAs do not cover such situations-they are intended only for healthy populations. Next time we will begin to discuss what makes up a well balanced diet.
