If you want to live a healthier life you need to get back to the basics. Food sustains life but are you aware what is in the foods you eat?
The following are some things that are essential:
Nutrients can be broken down into the following categories:
Macronutrients are things like: protein, fats and carbohydrates. You need all of these to be healthy.
These include 12 vitamins and 13 minerals Vitamins are either water-soluble or fat-soluble depending on whether they can dissolve in fat or water. The two types of Minerals are major minerals and trace minerals.
Phytonutrients are nutrients derived from plants that are said to be necessary for sustaining human life.
Antioxidants are substances that may protect cells from the damage caused by unstable molecules known as free radicals.