Unlike the era when poverty and starvation were rampant, many of us have access to sufficient sources of macronutrients as well as vitamins and minerals. However, too much of macronutrients can jeopardize the health of immune system. Nutritional Immunology teahces us that it is important to fuel up on disease-preventing plant foods.
According to John Potter, an epidemiologist at the University of Minnesota, almost every step on the path to cancer can be retarded by one or more compounds in fruits or vegetables.
Dr Paul Talalay of John Hopkins Medical Institution adds, "Now we have wonderful evidence that if you eat more fruits and vegetables, you will have lower risk of cancer in several organs.
MACRONUTRIENTS:
-include carbohydrates, fats and proteins.
-these are nutrients needed for basic survival.
-are important building blocks for essential body functions. They help control our PROSTAGLANDINS, an essential system of hormones that control inflammation.
MICRONUTRIENTS:
-an arsenal of plant compounds--antioxidants, phytochemicals and polysaccharides.
-research proves that these mivcronutrients bolster the immune system even when we taken in large amounts, as long as they are from natural and wholesome sources like herbs, fruits and vegetables.
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