Daily Danger of Nutritional Supplementation
Did you know that nutritional supplements (vitamins, minerals, amino acids) can hurt you 4 ways:
1) Taking the wrong dosage can throw your body out of balance nutritionally
2) Interactions with medications can cause life-threatening risks
3) Many nutrients are found to be balanced naturally in nature, but when isolated can cause problems
4) Too much supplementation can cause
Nutrient Hype
Having worked as a Nutritionist and in nutrition marketing we know that most vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients (including herbs) are impulse buys. Maybe you’ve even done one of the following: Read the rest of this entry »
Stressful events are a part of all of our lives. We can learn, however, how best to handle the challenges that we face and remain in a more balanced frame of mind, regardless of the circumstances. We can learn to identify what triggers a stress response and how to take care of ourselves physically and emotionally when we face events you can’t control.
The physical reactions we experience when we’re stressed are no accident. Thru the evolutionary process, the human body developed these defense mechanisms to deal with the threat of predators and aggressors. But our modern way of life is full of new kinds of issues.
Our body’s well-adapted defenses against physical dangers may not be as effective at dealing with the stress you feel while managing a situation at work, financial pressures, or taking care of a loved one. In many situations we commonly face, instead of protecting us, our body’s reaction to stress, if constantly activated, may make us more vulnerable to serious health problems. Read the rest of this entry »
Many health experts believe that if you are going to take a vitamin supplement it should be an all natural vitamin supplement. Unfortunately, there is no clear cut definition of what exactly an all natural vitamin is. Most experts would agree that a vitamin supplement derived from a whole food source, using very gentle processing techniques would qualify as an all natural vitamin.
These is the very reason most experts believe that an all natural vitamin is best. The body is engineered to absorb nutrients from food sources. So if your supplement uses those same food sources and has not changed the nutrient with harsh processing, this should give the body the most favorable opportunity to absorb and utilize the nutrients in the vitamin supplement. Read the rest of this entry »