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Are You Hungry?

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Do you eat to live? Or live to eat?

The average person eats approximately 1000 pounds of food each year. Surprising? Maybe, but why do we eat so much and what is the purpose of food? Actually, food is the fuel that gives the body energy and almost every process that takes place in your body requires energy.

We eat for the following reasons:
  • Growth and Development – Babies, children, teenagers and even adults need food to grow and to replace cells and tissue in the body.

  • Support of Body Functions – Most of the processes that take place in the body (breathing, digestion, circulation, etc.) require a lot of energy, and food provides that energy.

  • Movement – Physical activity, from crawling to walking to exercise, requires energy as well. How much energy depends on how much activity is taking place.

  • Nutrition – The body needs vitamins and minerals to stay in proper working order. Food is the main resource for these essential elements.

In order to stay healthy and provide the necessary energy to our bodies, we need to eat the proper amount of carbohydrates, fat, protein, minerals and vitamins and in the proper proportions.

How much we need to eat depends on a number of variables, including height, weight, age, gender and activity level. It’s important to remember that excess fuel is stored as fat and excess fat causes obesity.

Good nutrition, along with regular chiropractic care, is a key ingredient in living a healthy lifestyle, and providing optimum functionality to your body. Think about that the next time you go to grab a snack, and make it a healthy one!

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Dr. Jon Gray Asks some important questions of interest to Boise residents - Chiropractor Boise Dr. Jon Gray Asks...

What's the difference between sick care and health care?
Sick care is largely about relieving or suppressing symptoms. Health care is about improving performance. While sick care is about how you feel, health care is about how you function. Sick care is what you do to treat an obvious problem, and health care is what you do to avoid the problem and advance your well-being.
How do you know when you're healthy?
Ask most Boise residents this simple question and you're likely to hear, "When you feel good" or "When you're at your proper weight for your height" or "When you have lots of energy and vitality." Great answers. But our chiropractic patients know that true health is when your body is working as it was designed. True health is how you function, not how you feel.