| You may be surprised to learn that nutritional | | | | older but it appears that this publication is what |
| supplements vary significantly in quality and | | | | brought it into the public consciousness) Since that |
| effectiveness. Even products with the same | | | | time we have been obsessed with the notion that |
| brand name may have very different results | | | | if we eat a well balanced diet we will ensure good |
| varying from some positive effects to no effect | | | | heath and vitality. |
| or, in some cases, harmful effects. | | | | However, in recent history, nutritionists have |
| Formulations are often thrown together using | | | | discovered that it is not necessarily the nutrition |
| ingredients which have had lots of media | | | | we consume but the nutrition that is delivered to |
| attention, in an attempt to fill a demand and make | | | | and absorbed by our cells that determines our |
| some money at your expense. No thought goes | | | | health. This is why it's important to ensure that |
| into what nutrients are combined with what | | | | each cell not only receives the nutrients it needs |
| minerals or what enzymes. | | | | but receives it in a format that is recognizable and |
| The fact is, you can't simply cram a bunch of | | | | easy to absorb (eat). |
| popular, high profile nutrients together in a pill and | | | | What can stop supplements from reaching my |
| expect them to be of any benefit to your health. | | | | cells? |
| Without proper formulation, supplements will not | | | | If a nutritional supplement does not have the right |
| have the nutritional cofactors and phytonutrients | | | | molecular structure they may not be able to |
| your body requires. As a result, your body will not | | | | make the journey through the stomach and into |
| recognize and absorb the nutrients and they will | | | | the blood stream. |
| (hopefully) pass through your system with no | | | | Sometimes this can be a good thing. "Vitamin C |
| benefit. I say hopefully because, in some | | | | from ascorbic acid" (have you seen this phrase on |
| instances, they will actually do more harm than | | | | labels?), for example, contains only a fraction of |
| good. | | | | the whole vitamin C. If this fractionated nutrient |
| Now you are thinking, "How can nutritional | | | | were to get through, the rest of the co-factors |
| supplements harm me?" Read on and I will explain. | | | | would have to be obtained so that it can be |
| To ensure nutrition is delivered to the cells of | | | | utilized. This "robs" your body of vital reserves |
| your body, it is necessary that each nutritional | | | | and may result in unfavorable health conditions in |
| supplement contains a formulation specifically | | | | the future. |
| matched with quality whole food ingredients. In | | | | What happens when vitamins and minerals are |
| other words, each product contains the necessary | | | | not absorbed? |
| enzymes, minerals and co-factors in the exact | | | | When vitamins, minerals and herbs are not |
| balance that is found in nature. | | | | absorbed they can get into areas of your body |
| This "delivery system" should: | | | | where their presence will cause problems. Iron in |
| - Deliver the nutrients to the blood stream quickly, | | | | your liver, for example, can cause liver damage |
| - Ensure the highest absorption possible, | | | | because your body is unable to dispose of it. |
| - Provide minerals and co-factors which promote | | | | Other vitamins and minerals, especially vitamins A, |
| optimum enzyme activity, | | | | D, E and K can cause similar problems in other |
| - Guarantee that the nutrients are delivered to | | | | organs. |
| the cells of your body and | | | | So, to answer the question posed at the beginning |
| - Support your body's natural absorption | | | | of this article... |
| processes. | | | | ... Are Nutritional Supplements a Waste of Money? |
| What happens if the supplements I take do not | | | | They can be if they do not include a strategy |
| have a delivery system? | | | | that ensures Cellular Nutrition Guaranteed but .... |
| Coordinated enzymes and minerals must be | | | | If your supplements incorporate a good strategy |
| present for nutrients to reach the cells of your | | | | for Cellular Delivery along with: |
| body. As a result, certain minerals and co-factors | | | | - 100% all-natural raw materials that Obey the |
| are required in order for enzyme activity to | | | | Laws of Nature, |
| occur. If they are not available, enzyme activity | | | | - Nutrition that fulfill your body's needs not |
| "robs" your body's nutrient stores to make up the | | | | market trends, |
| shortfall. Over a long period of time your health | | | | - A holistic formulation that does not interrupt or |
| may suffer and in some cases, the effects may | | | | interfere with the harmony and balance of the |
| be irreversible. | | | | natural functioning of your body and |
| What is meant by the term "cellular nutrition"? Do | | | | - Nutrition from whole food complexes (example: |
| the cells in my body actually eat? | | | | whole food vitamin) not fractionated or synthetic |
| Yes! In a manner of speaking, they do eat. | | | | sources, |
| In 1942, the nutritionist Victor Lindlahr published | | | | You will be surprised at the fantastic results you |
| "You Are What You Eat: how to win and keep | | | | can achieve. |
| health with diet". (The phrase is actually much | | | | "Guaranteed Cellular Delivery" - What a concept! |