Nutrition Importance

Why is Nutrition Importance such a hot topic these days?

Where are all these health stores and health supplements coming from?

Is there really a cause for concern?

False Assumption Costly to Your Health!

Do you remember hearing … … “Just eat a balanced diet and you will get all the nutrition your body needs”?

Good advice! - For Your GRANDPARENTS!

That advice was very valid in simpler times but it no longer has the same validity.

A Scary New World

Supplementation has become a required part of our daily regime even though nutrition importance is still not fully understood by most of us. If you doubt this, take a look at the numbers of companies and countless health and nutrition products available on the market.

Why do You Need to Take Supplements?

Your answer to this question will help me to help you.

• Are you not feeling your best any more?
• Do you feel run down at the end of the day and need to take a nap?
• Is stress taking its toll on you?
• Perhaps you are fighting back from an illness or health condition and just need a bit of an edge?

I wish I could hear your answer but since that is not possible perhaps I can give you some information that will explain what has changed in our world that may be causing your health concerns.

The Need is Great Therefore the Supply is Great.

Can You Relate?

Tell me if any of the following five primary reasons for supplementation are a concern for you:

To Correct Nutrient Deficiencies and/or make up for poor dietary choices.

• Modern diets do not meet adequate daily nutritional requirements
• Nutrient deficiencies leave us susceptible to infections, obesity and disease
• Supplementation helps overcome the negative effects of poor eating habits.

To Replenish What is Missing in your foods (vitamins, minerals, enzymes, flora and antioxidants).

• Depleted soils, pesticides and refining processes lower nutrient content in food
• Processing, transporting and storing foods reduces nutrient content even further
• Supplementing with high quality plant enzymes, whole food vitamins and chelated minerals can help to replace the vital nutrients your body needs.

To provide your body with the nutrition necessary to combat today’s Environmental Stresses.

• Inadequate chemical disposal and environmental waste increase health stress.
• Chemically treated food can lead to disease and premature aging.
• Increased electromagnetic fields (e.g. microwaves, cellular phones, computers, etc.) can weaken the immune system
• Supplementation with antioxidants gives you the ammunition to fight back.

To meet the higher nutritional needs of Today’s Lifestyle,

• The rigors of stress compromise bodily function and can deplete vital nutrients.
• The use of oral contraceptives, heavy exercise, alcohol consumption, certain drugs, pregnancy and lactation, and other activities in today’s busy lifestyles increase the level of stress.
• Supplementation can help to overcome nutrient depletion from lifestyle stress.

To Decrease Your Risk of Chronic Disease and reduce health care costs.

• Degenerative diseases comprise the top four causes of death in America.
• Americans averaged more than $3,000 per person on health care in 1993
• Supplementation can help to overcome nutrient depletion from lifestyle stress, decrease the risk of chronic disease and significantly reduce health costs.

So, nutrition importance is a very real factor in your life but ...

What’s the Effect on Your Health?

Economists estimate that by increasing our intake of vitamins and minerals, we would reduce health care costs by 25% for cardiovascular disease, 16-30% for a variety of cancers, and 50% for cataracts.

I can’t vouch for these figures but I do know that the simplest and most effective way to increase nutrient intake and reduce health care cost is through supplementation. This fact is strongly supported by scientific research studies.

When you examine the facts, the question is no longer “why supplement?” but rather “why wouldn’t you supplement?”

All the evidence points to increased health through supplementation with almost no down side.

Since I raised the question, you are probably thinking "Are there any risks?"

What are the Health Risks vs. Health Improvement?

What’s the Bottom Line?

Whether you need to

• correct a deficiency,
• improve your health and nutritional status,
• make up for a poor diet and a stressful lifestyle, or
• reduce your risk of disease,

Supplementation is Crucial.

Nutritional supplementation can provide nutrient enrichment, improve digestion and help with detoxification.

You will feel Healthier and more energetic when you take supplements.

Supplements can help

• increase your overall fitness and well being,
• improve the quality of your life,
• protect against premature aging and
• support your immune system.

There is No Argument!

Supplementation is essential but ......

...... not just any Supplement will do.

You need to be confident that the nutrients you select are in fact doing you some good.

Lots of Choices

These days there are so many companies marketing supplements it is hard to decide on which ones to buy.

Because so many products are a complete and total waste of your money I would like to give you the following advice:

• Purchase supplements based only on your needs
• The manufacturer should guarantee cellular delivery of the nutrient
• The ingredients in the supplement should work in synergy with each other
• The supplement must Obey the Laws of Nature
• The company should have patents and research backing their products

I know this isn’t much help to you at this time but please read on and I will provide you with some information that will make these points clearer to you.

You can find links to pages covering these points at How to Choose.

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