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Water without a doubt is the most important nutrient in the human body. Our bodies can go weeks without food but only days without water. Some of the important roles of water include: regulating body temperature, removes wastes, flushes toxins, enables cellular hydration and empowers the body’s natural healing process. Early signs of dehydration can cause fatigue, headaches, depression and anxiety. Mature signs of dehydration may lead to heartburn, joint and back pain, constipation, fibromyalgia and colitis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ad625135ffd20462b469a1d/1545168366067-URPAQORQMKB0O4QPX2GU/NK2_1448.jpg What Is Nutritional Therapy? - Digestion If we can’t digest food properly then even the most nourishing foods become problematic for the body. Our bodies are only as strong as our ability to utilize and absorb nutrients from our food. Digestion is absolutely fundamental to nutritional therapy and key to your whole body health from North to South. Digestive health is directly related to our immune function since nearly 80 percent of our immune system takes refuge in our gut. Feeling mentally stable is also directly related to our gut health. Many of the feel good neurotransmitters, such as serotonin is stored in the gut. Literally, a healthy gut is the pathway to vitality and longevity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ad625135ffd20462b469a1d/1544660936041-RYQPK64CDQVPRABR1IVF/NK2_1474.jpg What Is Nutritional Therapy? - Diet The diet is the most essential piece in Nutritional Therapy. I can not stress enough the importance of properly prepared, nutrient dense foods to jump-start the healing process. When we begin to understand that unrefined complex carbohydrates help to regulate blood sugar, high quality fats decrease inflammation and quality sourced, complete proteins help regulate metabolism and almost every key function in the body, eating to fuel the body instead of satisfying a temporal craving becomes second nature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ad625135ffd20462b469a1d/1553658668553-B4IKQASXY3E60FXI2E25/NK2_1416.jpg What Is Nutritional Therapy? - Minerals Although the human body is composed of only about 4% of minerals the importance of minerals is beyond measurable. Humans do not make minerals in the body, therefore we must obtain them through our food. Due to depleted soils and over consumption of processed foods and sugar most people lack the necessary minerals for optimal body function. Most of our mineral supply is concentrated and stored in the bones. Calcium is known to be the most highly concentrated mineral in the body. Did you know most everyone gets enough calcium in their diet, however, they are missing the cofactors that allow the body to absorb and use it? The foundations of the body must be in balance to effectively access and use calcium. Almost every organ in the body is dependent on a mineral to help that organ carry out its function. Minerals help facilitate the transfer of nutrients across the cell membrane, balance the pH in the body, contract and relax the muscles and provide structural and functional support. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ad625135ffd20462b469a1d/1545169138496-WPIV5YNSF2NEEN0JO2YH/NK2_1428.jpg What Is Nutritional Therapy? - Blood Sugar Balance Have you ever been so hungry that you felt jittery and have trouble remembering even the most basic things? If you've experienced this you were most likely having a low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) reaction. This happens when our blood sugar levels drop below a normal healthy functioning range. The body then calls on glycogen stores from the liver to distribute glucose into the bloodstream raising our blood sugar levels back within a normal range. Constant blood sugar fluctuations can lead to insulin resistance, Type II diabetes, obesity and heart disease to name a few. Our bodies were not designed to handle the abundance of sugar present in our foods today. Our systems and organs become taxed with sugar handling leaving our bodies at risk to chronic disease...NEVER before in the history of mankind, have we had an emergency need to LOWER blood sugar! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ad625135ffd20462b469a1d/1553658517624-2ZQXYVRZEQGZ4W1Y87BZ/NK2_1414.jpg What Is Nutritional Therapy? - Quality Fats Did you know that fat acts as a building block for every cell membrane in our bodies? Eating healthy fats equals a healthy body on the cellular level. 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