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Where Did All My Energy Go?

Life expectancy has increased over the decades, but the quality of life has decreased due to the modern lifestyles we lead.

Even balanced diets are dangerously lacking in essential nutrients. Over 90 percent of the North American population is deficient in some nutrient.

Gradually, even a minor deficiency in nutrients can cause a wide range of problems, including hair loss, white spots on fingernails, oily or dry skin, fatigue and mood swings.

Studies performed at Rutgers University by a research group have revealed an alarming decline in the mineral content of commercially grown foods.

Few of us understand the importance of enzymes, yet enzymes are vital to every biochemical process in the body.

Without enzymes you couldn’t breathe, your heart wouldn’t beat, you couldn’t move your muscles, and it would be impossible for you to digest your food.

In fact, digestive problems, such as constipation, gas, heartburn, bloating and stomach cramps are often the first signs that you may be deficient in enzymes.

The ideal solution for optimal nutrition may be to live in seclusion, only consume natural foods void of any chemicals or antibiotics and to consume only raw foods rich in active enzymes.

Living this lifestyle is impractical, if not impossible, for most people.

The practical solution seems obvious; find one product or product system to meet all five of the basic nutritional needs including vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, enzymes and flora.

The complete solution includes the ingestion of nutritional supplements that

• include natural whole foods with no chemicals and no stimulants;
• assists with the digestion of foods with the perfect balance of enzymes to breakdown food into valuable nutrients; and
• includes the optimal cellular delivery of the required nutrients and utilizing a synergistic blend of activated enzymes and their co-factors for maximum absorption.

A true nutrient must contain the vitamins along with its natural synergists as found in unrefined food.

Potency is not merely the amount of a specific nutrient fraction that is supplied, but rather is more a factor of how effectively the complete nutrients are actually delivered to the cells.

Amino acid chelated minerals are more bioavailable than any other type of mineral. The absorption rates are three to six times greater than mineral salts and they have twice the retention and utilization in the body.

Antioxidants gives your body the ammunition it needs to fight back against free radicals, repair damaged cells and tissues, increase immune function and decrease infection.

Antioxidants are the class of compounds that physically attach to free radicals, rendering them harmless to the body.

Enzymes must be replenished for proper digestion, but also, to keep every other bodily process functioning optimally.

A digestive enzyme blend should contain a full complex of enzymes so all foods can be broken down into their simplest form.

It will also contain all of the cofactors required for full enzyme activation.

Pure plant enzymes remain active throughout the entire digestive process and do not interfere with the natural functioning of the body.

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