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Nutritionist shares tips to healthy life
Understanding medications, vegetables key to improved well-being

<br>Patrick Whitehurst/WGCN<br>
<b>Karol Winchester</b>

<br>Patrick Whitehurst/WGCN<br> <b>Karol Winchester</b>

The path to better health is not as hard to find as many may think. In fact, the keys to better health may be quite familiar. Exercising, eating vegetables and taking vitamins are three of the best ways to keep fit. According to Aero Vista, Inc. owner Karol Winchester understanding medications can also prevent illness. Winchester, a registered nurse and nutritionist, visited Williams recently and spoke to members of the Williams Rotary Club on better health practices.

"We have 500,000 every year that die from heart attacks and $200 billion are spent on prescriptions," Winchester said. "Last year we spent $1.5 trillion on medications and on our health and so the World Health Organization is ranking us as number 37 in the country in the world as far as the best health. That's quite a startling statistic."

Winchester stressed the importance of knowing what combinations of medications work well with other medications in order to prevent health problems. Being kind to one's body, she added, can also lead to a longer life.

"People are living longer and longer all the time," Winchester said. "There are so many people over 100 now in this world and they are keeping track of every one of them. After they die they do an autopsy. Before they die they ask them what they were doing. Most of them have the same explanation. They have a vitality for life. They never stop, most of them, in working or doing something, especially using their mind. They eat very well. They haven't abused themselves very much with drugs and alcohol, smoking, so those are the kinds of things, if you decide you want to live that long, that you probably should look at."

According to Winchester, a bad diet can lead to chronic inflammation, which can cause most diseases.

"We don't eat very many vegetables, except for iceberg lettuce and catsup, those sorts of things, that's what some people consider as their vegetables. What happens when you have a very poor diet and you don't take care of yourself, you start creating chronic inflammation," Winchester said. "Chronic inflammations causes most cancers, it causes heart disease, brain problems, Alzheimer's it's been linked to, arthritis, kidney failure and so forth."

She said the body can typically become acidic due to medications and other bad eating habits.

"That acidity is something that is found in all foods, except fruits and vegetables, but everything else causes acid in the body, meats and medications and those sorts of things. What ends up happening is you get too much acid in your system and disease processes start," Winchester said.

She added that there are a number of essential nutrients that the body needed, which Winchester called the "Pillars of Prevention."

"Your water, enzymes, fiber, vitamins and minerals, anti-oxidants and pro-biotics and essential fatty acids," Winchester said. "So an essential nutrient is basically what we need to live. The body can't produce it. You have to bring it in."

Winchester can be reached at (928) 814-4195 for more information or at info@chairubaz.com.


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