There are only a few staple requirements for human survival. We need air, water, and food. As a singular person, living in the United States, there isn’t much you can do about your own personal air supply(with the exception of smoking or illicit drug use). The air quality varies with seasons and location, but is generally pretty decent. Clean water isn’t hard to locate either. Whether you drink tap, filtered, or bottled, we are fortunate enough to have easy access to near limitless amounts of water (for consumption). The last possible addition to your body, in terms of survival, is food. The human body has an extremely refined method of processing nearly every kind of naturally consumable substance on this planet. This page will go into the how and why of these substances, and how they are processed.
Use the following links to learn about each subset of nutrition:
Quick Facts
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Fats
Cholesterol
Authored by Christopher J. Herrington, DC 2014
Page updated 6/1/2014