Which Is Our Natural Food

Most people will say it is mostly meat, fish, eggs, milk and some grainsand beans, fruits and vegetables. The statistics shows,however,that the population of countries with consumption of large amounts of animal products, suffers from increasingand diverse health problems. An example is Bulgaria, which is on one of the first places in the world for heart attacks, strokes, cancers, asthma, diabetes and others. The causes of these diseases are sought everywhere, but long ago the father of medicine Hippocrates said that "food should be your medicine."

Food is an essential part of the life of every livingbeing. Its function is to supply the body with all necessary nutrients: carbohydrates, proteins, fats, water, vitamins and minerals. Many people around the world however, consume junk food high in protein, fat, preservatives, stabilizers and with little or no nutritional value. Thus the various nutrientsthat natural foods provide are lost and start missing in their body. In order to maintain good health one must eat healthy food, which means relying entirely on environmentally sound natural foods whichare a source of clean nutrients.

Carbohydrates are one of the four main nutrients vital for the body. They are the most important ingredient by which a person receives energy.They are called sugars or saccharides. The molecules of the simplesugar react together in a long chain, to form a complex carbohydrate. In everyday life, these arethewell-known grains and beans. Afterconsumption of this type of food, the body breaks them down again to a simple sugar. As the main fuel for cars is gasoline or diesel,  in the same waythe primary fuel for the human body are simple sugars that areof 2 types - glucose and fructose. In pure form they are found in fruits and vegetables. There is also more complex carbohydrate chain, which can not be decomposed completely. These are the fibers that are present in all plant foods. Their role is to act as a broom for the body and to maintain the normal function of the gastrointestinal tract.

Fatsare the second essential nutrient and source of energy. It should be knownthat they are not digested easily by the body.They are dividedon saturated fats that are found in the animal world and unsaturated fats, which are mainly found in the plant world. The human body can synthesize moreof thefats from thecarbohydrates. There are only a few unsaturated fats that the body can not produce and must be obtained through food. Ineasily digestible form, these unsaturated fats are present in most green leafy plants and most of the fruits, seeds and nuts. But be careful with eating seeds and nuts, because due to its high fat content, they can slow the digestion.

The third nutrient are proteins.They are made of 22 linked simple molecules, called amino acids. Of these 22, 8 are called essential, meaning the body can not produce them and must be supplied through food. The amino acids are found in both plant and animal food. The body breaks down the proteins into amino acids in order to re-use them for the formation of proteins.

The fourth nutrient is water. Although it does not supply energy, it is the basis for the development of human life and functionality of the body.Water is actively involved in building the cells and is the environment for their lives. About 70-80% of the body is water.

More about the power of water read in the article - Water, life and health.

In addition to these four nutrients, called macronutrients, there are also  micronutrients. These are the vitamins and minerals contained mainly in fruits and vegetables.

The analysis of the different nutrients that food supplies to the body to meet its energy needs, leads to the conclusion that 80-90% of the diet should be carbohydrates and only 10-20% of fats and proteins.Neither fats nor proteins can supply naturally glucose to the cells of the body. The process of transformation of fats and proteins to glucose is very complex and is only used in exceptional cases, when the body accepts fewer carbohydrates from the outside.

It is accepted that carbohydrates cause problems with obesity, but the real reason is in the high consumption of fats and salt. Fats do not allow glucose to reach the cells and thereby accumulate various depots of fats, and salt is the cause of water retention, of which a person looks fluffy and fat. By reducing the consumption of fats and salt, one can quickly restore the normal weight. Fats include the following products: oils (refined and cold pressed), animal (meat, fish, eggs, dairy), food prepared with oil at high temperatures, large quantities of seeds and nuts. Consuming large amounts of protein food (mainly meat and dairy products) is also detrimental for the body, creating uncharacteristic acidic environment conducive to the development of various parasites and toxins.

The most natural food that provides the necessary balance of nutrients in the body is plant food - fruits, vegetables, grains and beans, minimum quantities of seeds and nuts.These foods contain all the needed for the body nutrients - vitamins, minerals, glucose and fructose, as well as proteins and fats in an easily digestible form. The proper combination of plant foods provides the body, even with the 8 essential amino acids.

In countries like Japan, China, Philippines, India, Peru and Tibet, where peopleconsume mainly rice, potatoes, corn, lentils and other grains and beans, as well asfruits and vegetables, diseases are significantly less compared to theWestern countries. Obesity in these nations is extremely rare. Another example of proper natural dietare Bulgarians who up until 50-70 years ago were known as hardworking people with a high life expectancy and were fed mainlywithmillet, beans, wheat, barley, rye, fruit and vegetables and very rarely withmeat and dairy products.

Vita Rama specialists recommend eating large quantitiesof:

·         fruits and vegetables – whole and asjuices and salads;

·         whole grains - rice, millet, buckwheat, einkorn, whole wheat, oats, rye, barley, or ground forms of whole grain flours;

·         legumes - beans, chickpeas, lentils;

·         fatsin the form of more green leafy vegetables and small amounts of seeds and nuts.

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