What should you eat on the planet earth in order to look and feel your best? Good nutrition means getting every thing you need from your diet, and not eating the things that you don't need, or that might actually harm you. You may have a nutritional disease as many people do today, or you may be looking for recipes and cooking techniques. You will be able to find all of this at Third Planet Food, to help you achieve your goals of living and eating well.
This web site is a work in progress. All the links to "The Basics" are now working, except for Phytochemicals. I am working on that one, so check back!
The Basics
See your daily requirements for vitamins and minerals
Fat Soluble Vitamins
Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, Vitamin K
Water Soluble Vitamins
Thiamin (B1), Riboflavin (B2), Niacin (B3), Pyridoxine (B6), Cobalamin (B12), Biotin, Pantothenic Acid (B5), Folic Acid,
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
Elements
Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Iron, Zinc, Iodine, Selenium, Sodium, Manganese, Potassium, Copper, Chromium,
Fluoride, Molybdenum
Macronutrients
Carbohydrates, Protein, Fat and Cholesterol
Other stuff that you need
Fiber, Water
Phytochemicals (still under construction)
Chemicals found in plants that can protect against or prevent certain diseases. There are about 900 or so of these - and that's just
the ones that have already been discovered. Lycopene, silymarin, gingerols, quercitin, allyl sulfides, and more!
Pay less for your food, and eat well!
Tips and resources that can help you lower your food bills, and still eat a healthy diet.
Nutritional Diseases (still under construction)
Diseases of Malnutrition
Scurvy, rickets, beriberi, kwashiorkor
Diseases of Excess
Obesity, diabetes, heart disease
Diseases of Hypersensitivity
Gluten and lactose intolerance, allergies
This page was last updated on June 14, 2008. Please send comments and suggestions.
The Blue Marble: Image courtesy of Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center.
This photo is of Africa, Antarctica, and the Arabian Peninsula as taken en route to the Moon by Apollo 17's
Harrison Schmitt or Ron Evans[1] on December 7, 1972. The flight marked the last time that humans left low Earth orbit
and the first and only time a geologist, Harrison Schmitt, travelled to the moon.
The information on this page is not meant to be used in treatment of medical conditions. Please seek the advice of a physician about any medical condition or symptom. Those with medical conditions should consult a medical professional about the appropriateness of taking dietary supplements or diet therapy, and how these methods will interact with their medications.
Sources for information found on these pages include:
The information on this page is not meant to be used in treatment of medical conditions. Please seek the advice of a physician about any medical condition or symptom. Those with medical conditions should consult a medical professional about the appropriateness of taking dietary supplements or diet therapy, and how these methods will interact with their medications.
Sources for information found on these pages include:
- Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University (http://lpi.oregonstate.edu)
- National Institute of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements (http://ods.od.nih.gov)
- US Department of Agriculture (http://www.usda.gov)
- Food Values of Portions Commonly Used by Bowes and Church, J.B.Lippincott Company, 1984
- US Food and Drug Administration (http://www.fda.gov)
- The International Council for the Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (http://www.iccidd.org/pages/iodine-deficiency.php)
- Origins of Elemental Names (http://www2.ucdsb.on.ca/tiss/stretton/Database/element_origins.html)
- The American Heart Association (http://www.americanheart.org)