| Introduction
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| | extra hard to try to repair itself, or
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| Most people believe that by following the
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| | fight off infection. Your body requires
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| FDA's Food Guide Pyramid, that they will
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| | additional nutrients in order to perform
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| be getting the necessary vitamins and
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| | this work. For instance, to recover from
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| minerals in their diet. In theory this
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| | surgery, the body must utilize the
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| assumption would be correct; however
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| | cellular repair mechanisms, which
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| there are other factors that the pyramid
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| | increases the need for Zinc, Vitamin E,
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| does not take into consideration. Vitamin
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| | as well as other nutrients. To repair
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| supplements provide a good way of getting
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| | broken bones, the body needs additional
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| the vitamins that we may be missing.
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| | Calcium and Vitamin C. To fight
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| Age
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| | infections, the body requires additional
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| Rapid growth spurts can quickly deplete
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| | Zinc, Magnesium, Vitamin B5, and Vitamin
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| nutritional resources. Children are
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| | B6.
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| subject to growth spurts, and therefore
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| | Lifestyle
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| may require nutritional supplements. The
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| | Consumption of alcohol can affect the
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| alternative to supplements is to ensure
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| | absorption of vital nutrients, and
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| that the child is receiving sufficient
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| | increase the bodies need for Thiamine,
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| nutrition through food intake. The
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| | Niacin, Pyridoxine, Folic Acid, Vitamin
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| downside of this approach is that when
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| | B12, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Zinc,
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| the child is not experiencing growth
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| | Magnesium, and Calcium. Smoking tobacco
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| spurts, their food intake will be
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| | can affect the digestive tract and
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| excessive, and can result in obesity.
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| | increase the bodies need for Vitamin C.
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| Although the cause is not known, elderly
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| | The human body absorbs Vitamin D from
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| people may have a lower intake of
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| | sunlight. People with minimal exposure to
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| vitamins and minerals, in particular
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| | sunlight do not get the Vitamin D
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| Fiber, Calcium, Iron, and Zinc. The
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| | necessary for proper Calcium metabolism.
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| reduced intake appears to be associated
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| | Medications
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| with deficiencies in Folic Acid (Folate),
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| | Prescription medications, over the
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| Vitamin C, Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) and
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| | counter medications, and herbal remedies
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| Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine).
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| | all have one thing in common. They all
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| Allergies
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| | interact with the body in some way, and
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| Most individuals suffer from some food
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| | have an impact on the bodies functions.
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| allergies. When the allergy is
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| | Many drugs affect the way your body
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| substantial enough, it can result in the
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| | absorbs or uses nutrients; one example of
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| complete omission of some foods from the
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| | this is the use of antacids. Antacids
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| diet. When an allergy is to wheat
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| | greatly reduce the stomach production of
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| (Gluten) or dairy (Lactose), it can
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| | acid. Without the proper amount of acid
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| result in omission of complete food
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| | in the stomach, food does not break down
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| groups, and dietary sources of Thiamin,
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| | completely, and absorption of the foods
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| Riboflavin and Calcium.
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| | nutrients is inefficient, causing a
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| Chronic Stress
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| | nutrient deficiency. Nutrients that are
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| Stress is when your body experiences a
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| | most affected are Folic Acid, Zinc, Iron
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| fight or flight reaction to a given
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| | and Vitamin B12.
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| situation. When stress becomes
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| | Poor Digestion
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| unrelenting, it is called chronic stress.
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| | Besides the extensive use of antacids,
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| Chronic stress drains the body of energy,
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| | there are other factors that can result
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| and accelerates the aging process.
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| | in poor digestion. Inadequate chewing or
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| Chronic stress has been linked to
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| | eating to fast can result in the food
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| depression, anxiety disorders, suicide,
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| | size being to large and insufficient
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| heart attack, stroke, and perhaps, even
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| | creation of saliva, which is responsible
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| cancer.
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| | for the first stage of digestion.
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| Convenience Foods
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| | Drinking hot liquids and consuming
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| All food is not created equally.
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| | irritants such as coffee, pickles,
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| Convenience foods are foods that have
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| | spices, etc… can also result in a
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| been designed to be readily available.
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| | decrease in secretion fluids, meaning a
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| These foods tend to be high in calories,
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| | decrease in the absorption of nutrients.
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| but relatively low in nutritional value.
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| | Pregnancy
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| Although some convenience foods are more
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| | You have certainly heard that a pregnant
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| nutritional than others, they all tend to
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| | women is eating for two, well it is true.
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| lack the nutritional value as a freshly
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| | Pregnancy creates a much higher demand
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| prepared meal.
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| | for nutrition to ensure healthy growth of
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| Diets
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| | the baby. Nutrients that require
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| If you go back and look at the FDA's Food
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| | supplementation include Vitamin B1, B2,
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| Pyramid, you will notice that just about
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| | B3, B6, B12, A, D, E, Folic Acid,
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| all foods are included. The exceptions of
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| | Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Zinc, and
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| course are the so called junk foods,
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| | Phosphorous.
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| which have relatively no nutritional
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| | Shelf Life
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| value, hence the term junk food. The
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| | To increase shelf life, a number of
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| pyramid suggests that your diet should
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| | things are done to our food including,
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| include all of the food groups, and in
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| | chemical preservatives are added, or
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| specific portions. Most diets suggest
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| | irradiation, the exposing of foods to
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| that the portions should be different, or
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| | x-rays or other types of radiation. With
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| that some foods should be avoided
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| | preservatives, the food looks good
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| completely. Although modifying your diet
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| | longer, but the older the food becomes,
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| from the pyramid may result in weight
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| | the fewer nutrients it has. Also,
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| loss, the odds that it can do so, while
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| | preservatives are chemicals that are
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| still providing the same nutritional
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| | bodies must expel by using nutrients.
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| value is slim.
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| | Irradiation destroys many of the
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| Environmental Elements
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| | nutrients in food immediately.
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| We pollute our environment, and it in
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| | Soil Depletion
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| turn pollutes us. Our bodies have the
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| | Soil depletion occurs when the same crop
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| ability to deal with the toxins that we
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| | is grown on the same land for multiple
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| eat, drink, and even breathe, but the
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| | seasons. As the crop grows, it extracts
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| detoxification of our bodies requires
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| | nutrients from the soil, and actually
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| additional nutrients.
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| | replaces those nutrients with other
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| Food Preparation
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| | nutrients. Ideally, the farmer would
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| Food contains the most nutrients; the
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| | rotate his crop each season, planting a
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| less it is removed from nature. The way
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| | crop that uses the nutrients left by a
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| we prepare food has a direct impact on
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| | previous crop, and replacing nutrients
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| its nutritional value. As an example,
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| | used by a previous crop. If the crops
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| beef is at its highest nutritional value
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| | that you are consuming are grown where
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| raw. As you cook the beef, it starts to
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| | crop rotating is not performed, the
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| lose some of its nutritional value, and
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| | nutritional value of the crop is
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| continues to do so the more it is cooked.
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| | substantially less.
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| The same is true for other meats, dairy,
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| | Conclusion
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| vegetables, and fruits.
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| | Most people should be taking a
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| Food Processing
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| | multi-vitamin on a daily basis. If you
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| Commercial food processing does any of a
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| | have a medical condition, or a lifestyle
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| number of things to the food in an
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| | involving excesses, other supplements
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| attempt to make the food look more
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| | would probably also be recommended.
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| appealing, have a longer shelf life, or
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| | Always talk to your doctor before taking
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| to protect it from insects during
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| | anything, because some supplements may
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| growing. Some of the processing results
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| | interact with any medication that you are
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| in the food losing some of its
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| | currently taking.
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| nutritional value. Others such as
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| pesticides, are toxic and remain in the
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| food, and are digested by the body. These
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| | Patrick Lewis founded Greatest Health
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