Supplement Importance

Written By Nutriwonders

We at Nutriwonders seek to offer you the latest research on the effectiveness of various food and vitamin supplements. The reasoning behind offering this information has to do with the diminution of the nutrient value of common foods over the last thirty or so years. We point out that an agency of the Federal Govenment, the United States Department of Agricultue, did a study which demonstrated that a "balanced diet" could not deliver the RDA (recommended daily allowance) established by the FDA (Food and Drug Administation). It is clear then that food and vitamin supplements have become essential to optimal health. By "optimal health" we intend that it is the health required for the best performance that each individual can manifest in his daily life. This paradigm would suggest that the 55 million people in this country who are (according to some studies) "clinically depressed" are in that condition at least partially because of lack of sufficient nutrients that are conducive to optimal mental and emotional functioning. The same might be said for the fact that this country has more neonatal deaths (deaths of newborns) than twenty-one of the other industrialized and medically sophisticated countries of the world. We medicate for almost everything in this country. These medications have indeed saved lives. Unfortunately, the medications do not add anything to the body. Only food adds to the body and it is this nutrition which must be in place in order for the medication to work. From the foregoing and other reasons as well, it would seem imperative therefore that considerable attention be paid to the use of food supplements and vitamins to assure that if medication is needed, that the material required for its proper functioning is in the body. That having been said, following is a review of some food supplements and vitamins which have been shown, through medical research, to be effective in alleviating the cause of various unhealthy conditions.

Vitamin C relieves a condition which is characterized by general ill health, tiredness, mental confusion, skin spots and swollen gums.

Vitamin B1 relieves a condition characterized by nerve degenration and sometimes swelling of the hands and feet and heart failure.

Vitamin B l2 relieves tiredness and the type of anemia that causes it.

Folic Acid taken by a woman before she conceives is necessary to insure the prevention of spina bifida and the mental debility of the child.

Magnesium and Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs) are necessary for the prevention of osteoporosis.

Calcium, Vitamin D (D3 or Cholecalciferol) and Magnesium must be taken together to pevent osteomalacia (rickets). There is evidence that synthetic Vitamin D will actually "leach" the calcium from the body. Natural vitamin D (D3 or cholecalciferol) is a natural component of cod liver oil.

Chromium is also called Glucose Tolerance Factor (GTF). It is a necessary trace mineral in the body. It was discovered by medical reseachers many years ago. It is necessary to help transport insulin and glucose into the cell. The most effective form is chromium picolinate. If glucose (sugar) cannot get into your cells, then you cannot function. Your brain requires glucose as its only source of energy.

Here's wishing you EXCELLENT HEALTH!!

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