Tackling Modern-Day Malnutrition

Modern-day malnutrition is a phenomenon of poor dietary habits and sedentary lifestyles associated with high intakes of excess sugar and processed foods. The result is our bodies being depleted of essential micronutrients - vitamins and minerals needed in very small quantities, and phytonutrients, bioactive plant-based substances. When we don’t give our bodies the nutrients they require, our bodily functions such as digestion, energy production, detoxification, hormone production, mood regulation, etc. can be negatively impacted. When a key nutrient is missing in one process, the body system will attempt to “rob Peter to pay Paul” by borrowing from another process. This leads to micronutrient deficency which may cause transient stress and prompt acute illness.

Micronutrients have a crucial effect on the body’s health. They carry out a variety of tasks, including assisting the body in producing hormones, enzymes, and other elements necessary for typical growth and development.

Micronutrient deficiency can result in a decline in general capacity, mental clarity, and energy levels. This may result in poorer academic performance, decreased productivity at work, and weakened immune and endocrine functions.

Do you want to feel good, look great and have the energy to do what you want? Fuel your body with nutrient-dense, whole food for optimum performance.

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• Provide essential vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients, essential fatty acids and fibre

The effects of modern-day malnutrition are less apparent than undernutrition, where people cannot consume enough calories to stay alive, because they do not result in starvation. Instead, modern-day malnutrition causes a host of health-risk factors including obesity. When the body is starved for essential nutrients, it has less willpower to resist ultra-processed foods due to cravings for sweets and carbs until the body is satisfied. Eating more than four daily servings of ultra-processed foods can increase the chance of premature death by 62 %. The other may be an increase in the risk of cardiovascular diseases of more than 10 % to every 10 % increase in the proportion of diet made up of ultra-processed foods.

• Help maintain whole-body health

• Boost your immune system

• Increase your energy

• Remove waste/toxins from your body

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• Pea protein powder

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• Alternative, alkalizing protein from a vegetable source

• Helps build and maintain strong, healthy muscles

• Supports healthy weight management

References: https://www.who.int/health-topics/micronutrients#tab=tab_1 https://www.ifm.org/news-insights/micronutrient-malnutrition-notlimited-developing-nations/