The most important contribution to our health and preventive health program is to read our body signs. To do this we need to understand our body system in order to make corrective action. Our fearfully and wonderfully made body has the capacity to heal and repair itself if we give it the right nutrients. Health, nutrition and easy diet begin with giving our body its basic needs.
The basic needs of our body are: water, protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals. Let us look at them individually to understand their importance in our body system.
Water. This is a very basic but essential constituent of all living matters. Yet most people don't drink enough of it by itself. A large percentage of all foods is water. The water content in the body is approximately 70-80%. Water regulates the body temperature, bathes the cells and tissues, including cartilages, and is the basis of all our vital fluids and secretions. Many chronic ailments and illnesses can be cured simply by drinking our eight glasses of water daily.
