| Why do we need nutritional supplements? Many | | | | supplements can help. This damage over time will |
| of us, in today's hurried lifestyle, do not eat a well | | | | escalate and eventually lead to the acceleration of |
| balanced diet. Because of this we need nutritional | | | | the aging process. The aging process usually |
| supplements to boost our daily diet. We have | | | | manifests itself as heart disease, cancer, or |
| seen numerous commercials for overweight | | | | osteoporosis. Diets alone do not supply enough |
| bodies. When was the last time you saw a | | | | antioxidants to combat this process. That is why |
| commercial about getting nutritional supplements, | | | | your nutritional supplement must contain these |
| not just broad spectrum vitamins? We have | | | | antioxidants. |
| become a nation of over fed and under nourished | | | | Health and nutrition experts say that the basis for |
| citizens. | | | | good cardiovascular health is a nutrient rich diet, |
| Eating the right foods is great...BUT. The nutritional | | | | exercise, watching your cholesterol level, and |
| value of our food has diminished considerably in | | | | monitoring your blood pressure. The cholesterol |
| the last 50 or so years and this makes it | | | | and blood pressure levels should be periodically |
| necessary to take nutritional supplements. Our | | | | checked by your health provider. Nutritional |
| diet contains too much refined food and not | | | | supplements added to your diet can help improve |
| enough pre-processed food. Unless you grow | | | | these factors. Your nutritional supplements should |
| your own fruits and vegetables you will need to | | | | contain a garlic extract (unless you are a garlic |
| get your nutrients from another source, like | | | | lover like me and eat it every day!). Garlic has |
| nutritional supplements. | | | | been shown to be of great benefit in decreasing |
| Nutritional supplements fill the holes that | | | | cardiovascular disease. |
| processed foods leave in our diet. Not having | | | | Nearly all eye damage and loss of vision can be |
| enough vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, | | | | linked to poor nutrition! Poor nutrition can be |
| - Speeds the aging process | | | | directly linked to blood shot eyes, blurred vision, |
| - Contributes to poor cardiovascular health | | | | and nearly EVERY eye irritation we suffer. |
| - Helps cause poor eyesight | | | | Nutritional supplements can help here too. To help |
| - Produces a weakened immune system. | | | | reduce vision problems the nutritional supplements |
| Many factors cause degeneration of your body's | | | | needs to contain Vitamins A, B, C, and E, in large |
| cells. Some factors are | | | | enough quantities. Natural food sources for these |
| - Radiation exposure | | | | are in dark green leafy vegetables (Kale and |
| - Cigarette smoke | | | | mustard greens, etc) orange fruits and vegetables |
| - Overexposure to the sun's rays. | | | | (like carrots and oranges). |
| Some nutritional supplements work at cell level, | | | | I have only listed just a few factors here to |
| some do not. Make sure your nutritional | | | | show how important nutritional supplements are. |
| supplements work at cell level. The nutritional | | | | Nutritional supplements are normally a combination |
| supplements must contain enough vitamins, | | | | of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. Taking one |
| minerals, and antioxidants to supplement our daily | | | | of the nutrients (like Vitamin C for example) and |
| diet. Combining a good diet with nutritional | | | | or one antioxidant and ignoring the rest isn't good. |
| supplements and regular exercise will provide us | | | | The vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants all work |
| with the basics to fuel our bodies. Adding | | | | together to promote a healthy body. |
| nutritional supplements and exercise to our busy | | | | Get a list of the vitamins, minerals, and |
| lives will give us more energy. The use of | | | | antioxidants from your health care provider. |
| nutritional supplements can also slow the aging | | | | Armed with this information read the labels of the |
| process. | | | | nutritional supplements that you are considering |
| For the past 5 years or so we have heard much | | | | (check several). Your health is too important to |
| about antioxidants and free radicals, and for a | | | | not check these. Get high quality nutritional |
| good reason. If the free radicals in our systems | | | | supplements and you are on your way to a |
| are not neutralized they will run rampant in our | | | | healthier life! |
| bodies. The free radicals will damage our bodies at | | | | Find a game plan and if it works, stick with it. I did! |
| the cellular level. Here is where nutritional | | | | |