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Friday, 9 October 2015
Author - Kirsty Gordon
It’s a valid question! A varied, whole food diet is definitely the basis of good health, but the unfortunate reality is that our food supply is so frequently depleted of nutrients that we often need to look elsewhere to get everything our bodies need to function best.Even with the astounding progress we’ve made in agriculture, the levels of important minerals and nutrients in our food are much lower than they were 60 years ago. Fruit, vegetables, meat and dairy products are all significantly lower in key nutrients like iron, calcium and magnesium.
While the nutritional value in our food plummets, our need for it increases. Our lives are becoming more hectic and stress levels are on the rise. Stress + Stress + Stress = Compromised Immune System. Simply put, stress takes a toll on the body and weakens the immune system. This increases the demand for nutrients, especially those that are required to feed the adrenal glands and detoxification processes we need to combat our unhealthy food and lifestyle choices. RDAs or RDIs (recommended daily allowance/intake) only account for the minimum, most basic vitamins and minerals required to avoid deficiency and related disease. This is merely survival, not optimal health. In short, natural dietary supplements can make a significant difference to your health and quality of life. In order to function at its best, the human body needs the right nutrients, in the right amounts so it can perform and carry out all its functions to its best ability. In a perfect world we would not need supplements. However, a stressful lifestyle, poor quality food, poor food choices and environmental toxins require a basic daily supply of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants to ensure the body’s biochemistry runs smoothly.An increase or decrease in nutrients or supplements will vary depending on seasons, environments, current lifestyle and whether or not you are sick. More vitamin D, for example, is needed in the winter. A particularly stressful time period will require an increased amount of B vitamins and magnesium. And if you have a cold, your body will use vitamin C and zinc up more quickly. It’s important to remember that everybody has a different genetic profile which means one person may need a lot more of a certain nutrient than another person.It is also important to note that not all supplements are created equally. When choosing supplements it is important that you choose quality products. Consider the following factors when shopping for supplements:
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