08/12/2021
HIDDEN HUNGER 🤨 is a term given to the nutritional deficiencies in people who consume adequate calories but inadequate micronutrients 🍎🥦
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A micronutrient 🍑🥒 by definition is “a chemical element or substance REQUIRED in trace amounts for the normal growth and development of living organisms.” The are essential for our bodies to function properly, but unfortunately anthropological research 🧐 has shown the average American diet does not resemble the “Dietary Guidelines for Americans” suggested by the US Department of Health and Human Services. The average diet often lack fruits, vegetables, whole grains and the micronutrients needed to ward off 🥊 chronic disease and serious health issues. Which is interesting because the leading cause of death in the United Stated is actually heart ♥️ disease.
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There is so much power 💥 in a good diet and proper supplementation. Supplements 💊 can provide us with additional nutrients that we are not getting from our diets. I found out from my DNA 🧬 report that I am likely to have issues with Vitamin D, Folate and B6 so I make sure those nutritional gaps are filled so I can not just achieve better health ♥️ but tbh just feel good in general. I was constantly fatigued, slept awful, had brain fog, etc. Now fast forward ⏩ it’s a complete 360 ⭕️! I have tons of energy, sleep great, have mental clarity, proper digestion the list goes on and on. It just feels good to genuinely feel good.
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Unfortunately these days our foods 🥦🍎🍑🥒are not as nutrient dense as they once were, so even when you have a good diet it still might not be enough(especially those w/ genetic deficiencies).
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Sometimes we think we just need a prescription to “fix” the issue when in reality it only masks 😷 it and then can cause a lot of side effects. The issue is never really “fixed” because the diet doesn’t change so many people still continue to have health issues. I’m totally for modern medicine 💯 I personally feel so much can be accomplished 🏆 through proper nutrition/supplementation. As the Nobel Prize award winning Linus Pauling once said, “provided one has the correct level of vitamin, mineral and nutritional input, the body can overcome disease.”
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