If you’re like me, you’ve heard a thousand times someone say something like, “I have a healthy diet.”

You might even have said it yourself, it might even have been true!

So I’m going to inform you, with the help of this article, that eating a “healthy or nutritious diet” is just one part of a larger whole, one that contributes tremendously to health, fitness, and vitality.

What you’ll realize is that just because you have a “good” diet doesn’t mean you’re getting “good” nutrition. Why?

It’s because diet is what you eat, but nutrition is what you actually get from that diet, then use it and then throw it away. Hopefully, by the end of the article you will realize that there is a lot going on between putting a good meal in your mouth and taking it in.

And that? Well, if you want the best health, you need to pay attention to each of these 6 areas. You want to make sure that you are supporting each stage of nutrition so that it works efficiently. To cover that, here’s a basic overview of the “Six Stages of Nutrition.” I’ll briefly talk about each stage, how we define it, why it’s important to your health, and what you can do to make it work better. One of the best ways to use this information is to realize that if you take care of your body, it can take care of you. Let’s take a look at each one shortly.

Stage #1 Diet: Diet is everything you eat and drink, not just the food you eat, but also all the liquids and supplements. It’s worth remembering the things you can’t see in your food (food additives, pesticides, antibiotics, hormones, and other toxins), and the things you’d like to see (if they hadn’t already been removed, like with garbage and processed foods) In addition to alcohol and medications. Diet is the stage where you want to spend most of your time improving, as this is the stage you have the most control over (the other stages are under indirect control, while diet is under direct control, although the way most people eat – without thinking – would make you suspect there isn’t much control at all!). You may see the effects of changing how the six-stage diet looks like a trickle-down effect, where each subsequent stage is affected by the choices you make in your diet.

Internship #2 Digestion: The process of breaking down food into nutrients that can be used by the body. When you eat food, your body immediately goes to work breaking it down, which happens in your mouth, stomach, and intestines. It’s a very effective system, until something goes wrong, and when it does it causes a whole cascade of effects that you really don’t want to experience. Fortunately, the best way to support your digestion is to eat a good diet; one that contains the right combination of cooked and raw foods and liquids for YOUR body. In times of stress, supplementation with enzymes, amino acids, vitamins, minerals, and herbal supplements is needed.

Stage #3 Absorption: The process of passing nutrients through the intestinal walls to reach the next stage. This stage is largely controlled by digestion, so focusing on digestion will almost always improve your absorption. In general, the better your digestion, the better your absorption. Most of the time, supplements are designed to work with both digestion and absorption.

Stage #4 Traffic: The process by which your nutrients are transported throughout your body, and like any transportation system, can develop blockages, depletion, breakdown, and become ineffective. Fortunately, you can do your part to ensure you don’t get stuck in traffic by eating the right diet for you, exercising appropriately for your needs, and paying attention to indicators of good circulation.

Internship #5 Assimilation: The process by which your cells absorb nutrients from the bloodstream for energy, repair, and construction. Due to the modern diet, its unbalanced fat ratio and distribution, and the unfortunate processing and breakdown of food, this stage is frequently a bottleneck to good health. Why? Because even if you have a fantastic supply of nutrients coursing through your body, if the cells are closed to trade or trade is inefficient, you can’t get the best of those nutrients. One of the secrets to good health is keeping your cells working properly, and if you tire easily or have low energy, this may be a contributing factor.

Stage #6 Elimination: This is the process of removing waste, toxins, and dead cells, which are then excreted from the body. It’s the end of the line. Literally. And, if you think that this is not important, try putting a potato in the exhaust pipe of your car and see what happens! You can think of three levels of elimination; 1, from the cells to the bloodstream (or lymphatic system), 2, from the bloodstream to the waste collection and disposal organs, 3, from the waste collection and disposal organs to the outside. Most of the time this system works fine, if all the other parts work, but sometimes one of the levels of elimination (usually the cells or the intestines) needs a little help.

As you read the above, did you realize that the Six Stages of Nutrition depend on each other?

So if just one stage loses its function, it can cause the entire system to break down or function at less than optimal levels (you experience this as tiredness, stress, illness, injury, or just about anything else you could call a problem). . ). The health of your body as a whole depends on your cells getting the right amounts and types of nutrients, which is why your cells depend on the Six Stages of Nutrition. You can use this as a map to find out where to improve and focus. Fortunately, his body is also incredibly resilient and can continue to be treated like garbage for quite some time. This does not mean that you can forget to treat it well, on the contrary, if you want the best of your body, you have to put the best in it. Kind of like that old saying, ‘garbage in = garbage out’. Let’s learn how to put quality so that you get quality!