Nutrients like vitamins , minerals, protein, antioxidants, enzymes are all found in food if the food is in a fresh whole form. This variety of nutrients  from food are absorbed by the body as food passes through the digestive system:

• Nutrients are essential for cell growth, maintenance and repair.
• Nutrients provide energy to enable your body to function efficiently.
• Nutrients, along with fiber and water, are essential to your good health.

Nutrients can work alone but are better in the whole form or food with Macronutrients, (carbohydrates, fats and protein) and micronutrients (vitamin and minerals),  as nature provided them.

Macro nutrients produce energy and repair the body while micro nutrients activate enzymes, which are proteins that act as catalysts to speed up biological reactions that take place in your body. The body produces certain amounts of vitamin D (if you spend time in the sun every day) and K but all  other nutrients come from your food or supplementation.

The quality of food consumed it important to the health of the body.  A healthy body turned on is provides with the nutrition, rest, exercise, and joy.  You must commit to be anyting in life and health is a commitment as well.

Make that commitment with now.  Start a journal and state the short and long term goals for your health. Be specific what is your desired weight and energy levels and why.  You goal provides you with hope for the future.  This is the first and most important step in creating your health.