Essential body-building materials

When a man plans to build a house, he first secures the best materials he can afford. He tries to order just the right amount of each so there will be no waste. Then he begins to build. The same is true of the most wonderful of all houses - the human body. We all are builders, daily selecting materials for the building process going on within ourselves.

This construction job begins at birth and continues for the rest of our lives.

For a strong house or a strong body, we must have the right materials. Nothing inferior must be allowed to go into it. Only the best will do. This is even more true when one is recovering from an illness or injury.

What are these body building materials?

Doctors refer to them as proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and water. These are the materials we must have, in sufficient quantity and at the right time, if we hope to stay strong and healthy.

Were do we find them?

In our foods of course. Only from our foods can we derive the materials for building bones, muscles, nerves and skin, all of which are essential for the smooth running of every organ in the body. Hence the need for learning how to choose the right diet

The most important of body-building materials is protein, "the great cell-building food", very essential for maintaining life in the entire system. Our food must also provide us with calories for energy, otherwise, we would easily feel weak and worn-out. Most of the calories come from carbohydrates (starches) and fats.

Other very important chemicals such as vitamins and minerals, are also needed in sufficient quantities to regulate all the activities of this highly complex machine called the human body. Vitamins and minerals come almost entirely from plants and plant foods. For this reason, vegetable foods must form an important part of our diet.

To be sure of sufficient vitamins and minerals, we must ensure to select our foods from a wide variety.

For those who think eating healthy is expensive; a good diet is not really a question of money but knowing how to choose and prepare foods properly. We cannot live very long on an unbalanced diet, no matter how much we spend on food. If we try to get along on a poor diet, we will soon find ourselves in need of medical care.

For a strong house or a strong body, we must have the right materials.

Thanks for reading. Stay healthy....keep steeming.

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