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According to the Encarta Webster’s Dictionary of the English Language 2^nd Edition, “nutrition is defined as the science of food, the science that deals with foods and their effect on health”.  My own independent study and understanding of nutrition leads me to define it as the process by which living organisms acquire all the things that are necessary for them to survive and thrive.

Nutrition deals with both diet (ingestion) and metabolism (digestion).  To help understand this concept, think of it this way. What do I eat? How much do I eat? And how often do I eat?  From a personal development standpoint,  having intelligent answers to these questions and fully understanding nutrition and how foods positively or negatively affect our health are supremely important. What we put in our bodies, in what quantity amount, in what quality, and at what frequency rate, determine not just whether we survive as a living organism, but also the quality of that survival. In other words, whether we also thrive.

It has been stated in various ways,  but simply put eating well requires making good food selection and having good eating habits. In the ACE Personal Training Manual, 3^rd edition, Jacquline R. Berning, states that eating well is not difficult in principle. All that is needed is to eat a selection of foods that supplies appropriate amounts of essential nutrients and energy (p. 115).  Making appropriate food choices should be done with an eye on eating for good health.  It is this inability or unwillingness  that leads many of use to suffer from a lack of essential nutrients.

In the pursuit of our mission of inspiring and motivating you to achieve a better you, we are always striving to provide you with the resources and tools that you can use to make better nutritional decisions.  One such resource is the very insightful and sometimes controversial book by Dr. Earl Mindell entitled “Vitamin Bible”. Originally published in 1985 and having been updated and revised 3-4 times, this book is a treasure of researched back information on nutrients as a whole with a strong emphasis on  vitamins and minerals. It also includes other aspects like on deficiencies and toxicity of vitamins, minerals and how to treat certain abnormalities, sicknesses and diseases.

Because of its wealth of information and the ease of readable of its formatting, we highly recommend this book as a resources to assist you in better understanding nutrients and nutrition and in helping you make better nutritional decisions.

Do you experience negative personality changes? Do you have frequent bouts of gout?  What about skin flushing or itching, dry skin, or skin rashes? If you answered  yes, you may be suffering from Vit B3 deficiency or toxcity?