| It was my opinion that everybody gets enough | | | | in need of herbal nutritional supplements or natural |
| nutrients in their diets and that nutritional health | | | | vitamin supplements simply because they |
| supplements were a waste of money. Having | | | | consume fewer calories than men. |
| played competitive sports for many years, my | | | | As a result this lead to higher levels of stress and |
| belief was that women's or men's health | | | | fatigue. Weak, she was prone to illness and mood |
| supplements are only for athletes or body | | | | swings. Hair loss, poor skin complexion and |
| builders. I was wrong! The health benefits of | | | | digestive system problems followed. It was a |
| supplements are for everybody and anybody | | | | vicious circle leading to more stress and fatigue. It |
| who lead busy, stressful lives. Physically active or | | | | took a this extreme situation for us to realize the |
| inactive, healthy or unhealthy we can all benefit | | | | need for supplements for general health. A |
| from an herbal nutritional supplement or natural | | | | necessary solution for many to meet their daily |
| vitamin supplements. I learned this the hard way | | | | nutritional needs is simply nutritional supplements |
| through personal experience. | | | | whether its women's health supplements or |
| I had not realized that proper nutrition can be | | | | multi-vitamins, herbal nutritional supplements or |
| difficult to achieve for many people. Healthy living | | | | natural vitamin supplements. The benefits are |
| is difficult when most people do not get enough | | | | obvious; |
| nutrients in their diet. For example, many cannot | | | | - Improved energy |
| get the recommended daily allowance of fruit and | | | | - Reduced frequency of mood swings |
| vegetables each day. Forgetting nutritional | | | | - Less prone to fatigue and depression |
| supplementation is no longer an option if we want | | | | - More resilient to stress and illness. |
| total nutrition. Unfortunately, the problem is bigger | | | | - Better overall health as we feel better mentally |
| than I thought when you consider all the factors | | | | and physically. |
| that come into play; | | | | Based upon my wife's fatigue and illness, we had |
| Many fresh foods are no longer meeting their | | | | waited too long and she was in need of a |
| optimal nutritional potential. In many cases they | | | | nutritionist. In addition to joining a gym (which |
| are grown in soil that has been farmed | | | | helped her appetite) my wife was recommended |
| excessively and are picked before their prime so | | | | to take a few key women's health supplements; |
| they do not over ripen during transportation to | | | | - Salmon oil capsules because of the benefits of |
| market. | | | | the Omega 3 Essential Fatty Acids. General good |
| - Vitamins and minerals may be lost during | | | | health, improves brain function even reduces the |
| storage, preparation and cooking. | | | | symptoms of PMS. It has also been shown to |
| - The purchasing and eating of less nutritious | | | | help anger, depression and stress. |
| processed foods is common for many who do | | | | - A digestive health supplement; as we age and |
| not have to shop and prepare meals from | | | | enter different stages of life our nutritional needs |
| 'scratch'. | | | | also change. Digestive health supplements may be |
| - During the busy week when we do cook, our | | | | required as our ability to digest certain foods |
| meals may not be varied enough to offer a | | | | changes with age. Some vitamins and minerals |
| variety of nutrients. | | | | may be consumed very quickly others may not |
| - We may not change our diet when we need to | | | | be absorbed into the body as readily. Lactose and |
| with age. As we age we need different nutritional | | | | gluten (found in wheat products) may be more |
| supplementation as we digest and absorb certain | | | | difficult for our body to process as we age. |
| vitamins and minerals differently. | | | | - Multi-vitamins or a targeted multi-nutritional kit to |
| - Some nutrients are simply hard to obtain. For | | | | promote general health with women's specific |
| example, the Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs) available | | | | needs in mind. |
| in Salmon oil capsules. | | | | All these nutritional supplements were easy to find |
| - In general, there is a lack of education on | | | | and even available on-line which works well with |
| nutritional health supplements, healthy food options | | | | her busy schedule. |
| and cooking. | | | | My wife's situation was an excellent example of |
| In my particular case my wife was more at risk. | | | | how women are susceptible to the effects of |
| Although, we did eat healthy meals we were not | | | | poor nutrition. She has demonstrated the benefits |
| aware of the health benefits of supplements. | | | | of total nutrition via nutritional supplements and a |
| Unfortunately, we were also dealing with a lot of | | | | healthy diet. Today, she is healthy and living a |
| stress at the time. Stress plays a large role in | | | | physically active lifestyle. I am grateful that she is |
| what nutrients you are using and absorbing in | | | | such a wonderful role model to our daughters and |
| addition to the fact that the 'knot-in-her stomach' | | | | others who may also be in need of nutritional |
| was inhibiting her appetite. Many women are more | | | | health supplements and a better, balanced life. |