1. Why is it Important to Eat "Healthy?"

All throughout your everyday life, you are bombarded with the idea of healthy living. Commercials on TV, the radio, adds on the sides of buses and buildings, even lining the line at the grocery store. You can't escape it: eating healthy = long life.

What does eating healthy mean? It's more then fruits and vegetables. It's not avoiding fats at all costs. Eating healthy means eating foods that give you the nutrients you need for the energy to get through the day.

This isn't to say that fruits and vegetables are bad, or to eat all the fatty foods you want. Everything is ok as long it's in limitation.

The nutrients you need include protein, carbohydrates, fat, water, vitamins, and minerals. Proteins, carbs and fats are the macro-nutrients (the nutrients you need in large amounts) and water, vitamins and minerals are considered micro-nutrients. (nutrients needed in smaller amounts)

Macro-nutrients make up the bulk of our diet. They are the main energy givers. Though they are larger, they are not in any way more important then the micro-nutrients.

Micro-nutrients do not give us energy, but are needed nonetheless to help our bodies function properly. Most micro-nutrients are essential nutrients that our bodies can not make on their own.

This sounds easy enough. The average teenager, with the help of the internet, could easily figure out their "ideal diet." But for some other people, it'd be harder.

Hypoglycemia is one of these unusual cases. Hypoglycemia is a body disorder where your body uses sugar up too fast. Side effects of Hypoglycemia include
- Passing Out
- Hunger
- Headaches
- Double Vision
- Unclear Thinking
- Shaking
- Trouble Sleeping
... and more. http:diabete.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/hypoglycemia/index.htm

There are many causes of hypoglycemia. Excessive amounts of alcohol, previous liver problems, and increase of exercise without increasing the amount of food you eat can all contribute to this disease.