... and emotional well being and how healthy eating will allow the body to feel good and function properly. Your Diet and Nutrition There are many benefits to healthy eating and they are usually separated into three main categories: physical, social and emotional. Some of the physical benefits of eating a healthy diet include maintaining good body weight, supporting your body while you are growing so you can reach your ... can add years to your life. (Newcomb, et al.,2010). There are seven minerals that your body can't do without and these major minerals stand out from the others because th...

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... smoking, high salt intake, obesity, family history of high blood pressure, kidney disease and stress. Smoking is not a major factor in high blood pressure and only raises blood pressure slightly. The nicotine in cigarettes restricts blood vessels and raises the blood pressure. This is because the heart has to work harder to pump blood to all parts of the body. When the salt content of blood goes up, it attracts water from ... . There is salt as sodium outside every cell in the body. When the salt content of the fluid around your cells goes up, it attracts water from the blood and swellin...

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