| Our body looks to the foods we eat in order to | | | | subject us to harmful toxins which can lead to |
| function at its best, but it's almost impossible in | | | | serious health problems. |
| these modern times. Everyone needs to take | | | | Nutritional supplements help you bridge the gap |
| vitamin supplements, even those who claim that | | | | between what we get from our foods and what |
| they "eat healthy." While watching what you eat is | | | | our bodies need on a daily basis for optimal health. |
| essential for optimal health, it is impossible to get | | | | They help boost the immune system. The |
| everything you need from modern food. There | | | | stronger your immune system, the more |
| are numerous reason why diet alone is not | | | | resistant your body can be against disease. |
| enough. | | | | Nutritional supplements can help you cleanse your |
| First of all, our food simply isn't as nutritious as it | | | | body of the toxins which we take in every single |
| was 40 or 50 years ago. Farms have stopped | | | | day. Supplements, most especially anti-oxidants, |
| using proper crop rotation. For example, growing | | | | can help our body keep dangerous toxins to a |
| corn takes minerals out of the soil, and planting | | | | minimum. |
| soybeans puts minerals back in the soil. Now, | | | | This is not to say, though, that health |
| farmers just repeatedly plant corn and it just | | | | supplements should replace proper nutrition |
| keeps depleting the soil. Without proper crop | | | | because nutritional supplements are still |
| rotation, our land is depleted from all the nutrients | | | | supplements. They work by complementing your |
| we need. | | | | diet to make sure you get the right nutrients that |
| Second, the fruits and vegetables in our grocery | | | | you need. There are many more benefits that |
| stores aren't as healthy as we would like to think. | | | | nutritional supplements can provide. The main point |
| They are picked before they are ripe and shipped | | | | is that these supplements help you have the |
| to the stores. Then, they are sprayed to look | | | | optimum health you deserve and minimize the risk |
| fresh while they sit in the bins waiting to be | | | | of diseases. |
| bought. You know how they keep apples nice and | | | | Lastly, the Journal of The American Medical |
| shiny before they make it to your home? They | | | | Association announced in 2002 that "all adults |
| spray it with carnauba wax. If you don't know | | | | should take vitamin supplements to help prevent |
| what that is, it's the same wax that you put on | | | | chronic diseases." The AMA is essentially the |
| your car to keep it shiny. | | | | prescription drug industry. If you take |
| Third, we take in horrible toxins in our bodies | | | | supplements and you don't get sick, then you |
| every single day. The environmental stresses we | | | | don't need to go to the doctor and get drugs. |
| go though, the chemicals in the air and our water | | | | What does that tell you? |