Why is healthy eating important?
Posted on 21. Mar, 2010 by Iwind in Health
There are 3 main reasons why healthy eating is important. Before we get to them, I want you to visualize something with me. Imagine that you have a nice car. I mean, a really nice car! Would you allow this car to go without proper maintenance? Would you refuse to give the ingredients it needs to get you where you need to go? Would you refuse it oil, water and fuel? If you want to keep your car nice and you want your car to get you where you need to go, then you need to supply everything the car needs to operate well. Right?
Well, think of your body as your car — your vehicle if you will. You, like your car, need quality fuel to run the engine. Quality fuel, in this case, would be healthy food. Sure, you can eat unhealthy foods, just as you can give your car inferior gasoline that’s filled with impurities. But if you do, your car’s fuel filter will clog and eventually, you won’t be able to drive your car any longer, at least, not without some serious attention by an expensive professional.
The same goes for your body. Eating bad foods will clog up your fuel-delivery system, namely, your digestive tract and blood vessels. It won’t happen as quickly as it does with a car, but it WILL happen if you do not eat well. Arteriosclerosis, cancer, diabetes and many other such diseases are often related to poor diet. And while a car will belch out black, toxic smoke from its exhaust system, a human body will never have a normal “exhaust” either. Irritable bowel syndrome(IBS), colon cancer and other such diseases are prevalent with bad diets. The expensive mechanic your body will come to need will be a doctor, possibly even a hospital.
So, that’s reason number 1, eat healthy to prevent disease and increase your lifespan. Reason number 2 is all about delivering the important nutrients your body needs. As with a car that receives high-grade gasolines, healthy food will provide much needed elements that will clean out your system, which in turn, provides for optimal performance. Nutrients from your food will clean out toxins from a sluggish digestive tract and clogged blood vessels. These nutrients also become building blocks in your body, for the purpose of replacing old cells and creating new ones.
Finally, reason number 3, energy. Unfortunately, many folks come to rely upon drugs, like caffeine or worse, to keep them going. This sets up a vicious cycle for the average body and puts much more wear and tear on a person’s system than is necessary. Healthy food will give a person all the necessary components needed for plentiful energy.
So, put down that energy drink and pick up an apple. Healthy eating is important for a long life that can be enjoyed, pain- and disease free. You wouldn’t let your car deteriorate like this, why do it to your body? Learn why healthy eating is important and take good care of yourself.
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