Nutrition That Keeps You Alive

By Jacquelin F. Grant

This book aims at showing you how to maintain, manage or acquire good health with physical activity and the four primary nutrients in your daily regime using specific proportions of carbohydrate, protein, fats and water ingested from all foods and food groups available. It outlines the best simple way to proportion your meals. Also, it explains why you need supplements and what to take into consideration when making your selections.

People with high, uncontrolled cholesterol who bought the first edition of this book found it easy to normalize their cholesterol level by following the suggestions outlined. One lady reported a significant reduction within one week. Eight years later, during our latest interaction, she divulged that her cholesterol stabilized within a year from following the suggestions in this book, and it had not escalated since.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jacquelin F. Grant
• Release date: Jul 4, 2022
• ISBN: 9781005743215

Jacquelin F. Grant

Jacquelin F. Grant – born and resides in Jamaica, is a close associate of Dr. B. Daley MB, BS, and has since 1995 after having firsthand experience of health restoration from many ailments including back pains, chronic sinusitis, chronic constipation, allergies, constant nervousness, susceptibility to viral infections and more, with the use of diet and supplements attained what she now consider, good health. She has since embarked on rigorous research with an aim to educate ailing people to good health and others to health maintenance. This she has been doing for more than ten years. Persons who have benefited from her research so far are those diagnosed with cancer, stone formation, diabetes, hypertension, prostatitis, muscle wasting, constipation, chronic headache, acid reflux and more.Interestingly her research has helped many students abroad who sought help on their nutritional assignments via Yahoo Answers. She thought to help her own compatriots and others. Her research is based on finding out the truth about nutrition on the premise that “all that is natural is good to eat”. Her aim is to use her publications to educate as many people as possible, so that they will have the opportunity to, with the use of proper food proportions and supplementation, take control of their health, thus managing the chronic conditions that cannot be cured and cure others.In addition to her nutritional interest she also indulge in a little graphic design, creating print items such as cake boxes (favor box), invitations and programs for weddings. This was her first love before researching nutrition. Later she introduced photography, registering with multiple platforms such as Adobe Stock, Alamy, Dreamstime and Depositphotos that she contributes photos for licensing.

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Why Do You Eat

You eat for taste

You eat for satisfaction

You eat because you have to

You eat because of the scent

You eat because of appearance

But never thought to eat for health

You do not eat because of the taste

You do not eat because of the looks

You do not eat because of the smell

You do not eat because of feeling ill

But never thought you do not eat for health

By Jacquelin Grant

Eat not just for the taste, looks or smell but also primarily for health. Foods you do not eat plus meal imbalance from what you feed on most makes you ill.

Nutrition That Keeps You Alive

Jacquelin F. Grant

Copyright 2022 by Jacquelin F. Grant

All information contained in this book in addition to research done is according to the personal and professional experience of the author. It serves for information only and hence, claims no guarantees and not intended for diagnosis, treatment, or as a substitute for consulting with your physician or other health care providers. The publisher and author are not responsible for any adverse effect or consequence resulting from using any of this book's suggestions. All matters about your health should be supervised by a healthcare professional. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead is coincidental and not intended by the author.

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Cover designer: Jacquelin F. Gran

Author: Jacquelin F. Grant

Format by Jacquelin F. Grant

Photographs by Jacquelin F. Grant (Adobe Portfolio)

First Edition Published by Jacquelin F. Grant

February 2012

Second Edition Published by Jacquelin F. Grant

January 2021

First Edition Catalogue: National Library of Jamaica

CONTENTS

Introduction

Nutrition

Daily Meal, Drink and Supplements

Nutritious Blends

Why Do We Need Supplements

Recommended Dietary Allowance

Summary

Reference

About The Author

Books By This Author

Afterwards

INTRODUCTION

Not knowing proper nutrition can lead to health deterioration or even fatality. We need to know how to use food to produce healthy beings, maintain our health, and restore to good health when it fails.Achieving this means understanding what nutrition is required to acquire and keep desired health.

Food is more than the satisfaction of hunger. Food is the material the body uses to repair and maintain itself, hence the importance of knowing what foods to eat, in what combination and why. Therefore, knowing the properties of foods will also empower us in making daily healthy dietary decisions.

Each food has its unique properties. One food cannot replace or substitute another. The difference in food properties highlights in their colours, smell and taste. It is their chemical properties that give each food its unique colour, taste and smell.

These chemical properties are essential nutrients for sustenance and repairs. Their fundamental functions are to produce cells, enzymes, hormones, tissues and muscles. Each food has specific nutrients that aid digestion, transportation, absorption, and utilization of other food nutrients. Hence, when we eat different whole foods in combination, they interact with each other, working synergistically for health benefits. The synergic properties of food combinations maximize nutritional benefits up to ten times making foods ten times more beneficial when eaten in combination than individually.

When foods interact, the resulting chemical reactions are what the body uses to produce essential body chemicals that promote fast and effective absorption and utilization, or the production of needed tissues.

Misconception and misinformation have manifested themselves in food choices to eat or eliminate from the diet, resulting in excluding beneficial foods for maintaining good health. The bases for many other diet choices are fads or what is popular at the time.

This book aims at providing a simple way to develop excellent nutritional habits that maintain good health. It details the primary food groups, their nutritional values and health benefits. Included is information that dispels misconceptions and misinformation. A tested and proven diet formula is shared, supplement suggestion, and the correct approach to nutrition and supplement choices and why we need them are some topics discussed. This book also includes meal plans and illustrations to use as models when preparing meals. There are also several juice suggestions.

NUTRITION

Oxford Dictionary defines nutrition as the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth. Foods here denote nutriment or as nourishing, and when served conveys nourishment to the recipient. Therefore, the recipient should become nourished, and exhibits this through the manifestation of good or improved health. Hence, instances of ill health likely highlight the absence of specific relevant food(s).

The Four Primary Nutrients

Human nutrition consists of four primary nutrient categories - carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and water. These categories are sub-divided into micronutrients, namely vitamins, minerals or elements, phytonutrients, fatty acids, and amino acids. Micronutrients are further identified by types. Examples are antioxidants and phenols. All nutrients are essential in adequate amounts to sustain good health. They serve to build-up, repair, and maintain normal body functions.

Carbohydrate

Carbohydrate, one of the three macronutrients that supply the body with energy, is a group of organic compounds, including sugars, starches and fibre. In living thing, it fills many roles including:

Storage and energy transport (e.g., starch, glycogen)

Structural components (e.g., cellulose in plants, chitin and cartilage in animals)

Additionally, carbohydrates and their derivatives play significant roles in the immune system's working process and its functions, fertilization,