Nutrition is important in our lives for our total well being, both physically and mentally.
We need proper nutrition to maintain our bodies from the tip of our toes to the the top of our head. Everything in our body requires proper nutrition. Our eyes, ears, nose, throat and every other organ in our body depends on nutrition.

Nutrition is the first thing that enters our humanly bodies, when we come into this world. The milk from our mothers breasts immediately nourishes us. It's a necessity for us to be properly nourished from our birth to our death, however many years that may be.

We need nutrition to rebuild the cells in our bodies, a process that takes place everyday within our bodies.

Nutrition helps keep our immune system intact, a very important part of our survival. When our immune system starts to fail, our whole body is affected. We become more susceptable to all kinds of ailments and illnesses. We don't have the power to ward off and fight those demons that are attacking our bodies. A well maintained immune system is our defense for our survival, healthwise. Proper nutrition is the fuel that maintains that defense.

We need nutrition to keep our inner organs healthy, but we also need it to keep our outward appearance up to par. When someone doesn't get proper nutrition, they look and feel worn out, and it shows. Their eyes don't have that spark, their hair may be dull, their skin could be ashy looking and they appear to be dragging themselves around. They may be unable to perform their daily activities at a normal pace. They could become whinny, and irritable, and everything else that goes with a bad day. They just can't seem to function properly.
They need the proper nutrition to jumpstart those bodies. Other factors can contribute to ones listlessness, of course, but without the proper nutrition to maintain our body, we won't recover as fast as we should from whatever ails us.

Proper nutrition is very important for children, as much as adults. A good breakfast should start your childs day off, before he gets on that school bus in the morning. They have a big day ahead of them, with classes and other school activities. Our children are required to do a lot more today then just learn the abc's. They need the fuel to keep them going all day long, and then the two or more hours of homework, a lot of them are requied to do each and everyday. That fuel comes from the nutrition they get into their bodies.

The elderly need nutrition also, to keep themselves going and alert. Some may be confined to beds or wheelchairs most of the day, but they still need proper diets. They may be more susceptable to illnesses, due to the close quarters a lot of them live in, as well as a lack of exercise for many of them. Good nutrition is a must for them.

No matter what your age may be, from one to ninety-nine, and everything in between, you need good nutrition each and everyday. It's one of the most, if not the most important contributing factor to ones survival.

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