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Defining a Healthy Lifestyle B Y R ENEE B EAVERS T HE DEFINITION OF NUTRITION CAN BE DEFINED , ACCORDING TO G OOGLE , AS THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING FOOD NECESSARY FOR HEALTH AND GROWTH AS WELL AS THE BRANCH OF SCIENCE THAT DEALS WITH NUTRIENTS , PARTICULARLY IN HUMANS . S O , ACCORDING TO THE DEFINITION OF NUTRITION , FOOD IS NOT JUST SUPPOSED TO BE SOMETHING WE EAT FOR LOVE AND PLEASURE . O F COURSE , IT HELPS IF WE CAN EAT WHAT WE LOVE , AND IT NOURISHES OUR BODIES . W E CAN APPLY THE PRINCIPLES OF HEALTHY NUTRITION INTO OUR DIETS AND DAILY HABITS BY FOCUSING ON EATING TO LIVE , NOT LIVING TO EAT . ctober is cancer awareness month and few people have escaped the effects of the disease, either with a personal bat- tle or having someone in their life living with the battle. Whether it’s cancer or other diseases, we must take control and responsibility of our health by choosing foods that will nourish our bodies. We know that cancer cells roam through our bodies looking for others to join and mul- tiply to form tumors. What if we could keep these cells from joining others to be- come tumors? What if the battle that is going on in our bodies is between the car- cinogens and antioxidants we take in? Both questions bring up points that are true. The foods we eat contain elements that are designed to keep our cells healthy and fight off the free radicals from carcinogens that cause cells to become diseased. When supplying these elements to our cells and giving our systems the rest we need, we help our bodies fight off these diseases. The following are tips to changing your lifestyle with healthy habits to improve your health. 1) Begin each day with mindfulness or meditation. Take time to read in- spirational material with a quiet time. The Bible is very helpful in di- recting your thoughts to those of our Creator. 2) Drink 8 to 16 ounces of warmwater, which floods the body with hydra- tion and helps flush out toxins. 28 AL/ Metro 360 www.almetro360.com LIVING WELL ......................................................................................................................... O