Mint Hill NC Chiropractor Talks about the American Diet Part 5

One of the recommendations made by the United States Centers for Disease Control or CDC is to eat five servings of fruits and vegetables each day. More aggressive literature suggests eating nine servings a day!

Yet, even at the low end of the scale, less than one-third of Americans are getting their daily allowance of fruits and vegetables, making up less than 20% the American daily diet. The  Standard American Diet, sadly, is high in calories and low in nutritional content. It consists of foods such as refined flour, refined sugar, refined cooking oil, soft drinks, coffee, margarine, and distilled liquor.

In order to be healthier according to a top Mint Hill NC chiropractor, we need to replace low-nutrient foods with high-nutrient, non-processed foods such as vegetables, fruit, meat, and poultry, in moderation, and fish. A healthy body needs a diet high in vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and antioxidants.

So, what are antioxidants? Antioxidants are vitamins, minerals, and enzymes that help protect the body from harmful free radicals. Free radicals are atoms or groups of atoms that can damage our cells, impair our immune system and lead to infections, disease, and various degenerative conditions.