Many people consider it unnecessary to take supplements. They believe that we get all the nutrition we need from our food. Maybe that used to be so. Our ancestors didn’t need nutritional supplements. The food they consumed was mostly fresh and unprocessed so, therefore, rich in vitamins, minerals and micronutrients. The majority of our foods now are processed, and even when we do consume fresh fruits and vegetables, the same nutrient content that was evident just 50 years ago is not always evident today. Soils have become depleted through constant farming and toxic fertilizers and insecticides are used all too frequently. In many cases fruit is harvested before it has reached its full nutritional value. It is picked before it has fully ripened and is sometimes gassed to ripen and then held in cold storage for many months.
The nutrients in fruit and vegetables become fully available as they ripen, so if they are picked too early, we do not get the full nutrients from them. Therefore, it would seem to be wise, after considering all the above factors, to augment our diets with nutritional supplements.
It seems hard to believe but a study was conducted that showed that to get the same level of nutrition that was once available in one peach, we would need to eat 53 peaches. That’s a lot of peaches!
The recommendation now is that we should eat 8 servings of fruit and vegetables each day. If we did that, and all had been grown organically and ripened naturally, we would certainly be healthier than most of us are now. But … does anyone eat 8 servings every day?
Dietary deficiency and imbalance is one of the leading causes of ill health and death in the Western world today. We are becoming more aware of the critical role played by nutrition in the prevention of many common diseases such as coronary heart disease, cancer, hypertension, obesity, gingivitis and periodontal diseases and non insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
Clearly, we need to supplement to provide the nutrients we are not getting in our diets. In fact, even the AMA (American Medical Association) reversed their long-standing position and stated in an article in JAMA (The Journal of the American Medical Association - June 2002) that everyone should be using nutritional supplements.
Here are seven essentials to consider adding to your diet to ensure optimal health.
* Vitamins and minerals are essential for the creation of healthy cells
* Glyconutrients are vital to provide immune support and allow the cells to communicate
* Plant Nutrients or Phytonutrients help to detoxify the system
* Phytohormones, or plant hormones, are necessary for glandular function
* Essential fatty acids (EFAs) for cell regulation, hormonal function and metabolism
* Essential amino acids, the building blocks for all proteins
* Antioxidants, to give protection from oxidative stress
There are so many supplements available today and we do need to be careful about which ones we are taking. Many companies use cheap ingredients and many on the market are made using synthetic vitamins, which are not readily absorbed, or recognized by the body as being food. This is why often it will be suggested that your supplement be taken ‘with food’ with the hope that the body will think it is food.
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Today’s demanding world takes its toll on all of us. However, our main nutrients should come from the food we eat. Doctors recommend a nutritional diet, plenty of regular exercise. We should never stray away from this and begin to depend on nutritional supplements thinking it gives us liberty to live on a subsistent diet. Change your diet to include more vegetables and fruits. But if proper dietary habits cannot be maintained for any reason, consider supplements, like Royal Greens Ultra containing all the essential nutrients. Ask your doctor to help you find the right supplement for you and the right dosage, as overdose can also be harmful. http://www.newvitality.com/shop/royal-greens-ultra.aspx.