| One of the under stated risks about using any | | | | naturally in many plants and evidence suggests |
| dietary supplement is that, by taking it, the | | | | help protect from some cancers and high blood |
| temptation is no longer be concerned about your | | | | pressure. |
| overall diet because you have "fixed" it by taking | | | | - More Sources of Nutrition:Whole foods are much |
| a supplement. | | | | more complex than are supplements and add a |
| In fact, frequently our dietary choices actually | | | | great deal more nutritional vitamins and minerals |
| become worse precisely because we are taking a | | | | to the body |
| supplement! | | | | - Fiber:Fiber is critical to any diet to help prevent |
| This belief is erroneous because the producers of | | | | heart disease and type 2 diabetes |
| supplement do not intend them to be food | | | | All of this suggests strongly that eating a |
| substitutes simply because they do not contain all | | | | balanced, healthy diet with a variety of foods |
| the vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients found in | | | | such as vegetables, fruits, fish, and whole grains |
| whole foods. | | | | you, most likely, do not need to add any dietary |
| Further, there is some emerging science that | | | | supplements. |
| suggests our bodies do not absorb nutrients from | | | | On the other hand if, for whatever reason, it is |
| supplements nearly as well as it does when those | | | | not possible for you to eat enough whole foods in |
| same nutrients come from whole food. | | | | your daily meals than a supplement may very |
| Briefly, there are three general benefits the body | | | | well be right for you. |
| gets when you feed it whole foods: | | | | If you are going to add a supplement to your |
| - Nutrients that Protect the System: Whole foods | | | | diet, it makes sense to add one that is a raw, |
| such as vegetables and fruits provide | | | | whole food itself and so will be readily absorbed |
| phytochemicals which are naturally occurring | | | | by the body. And it would be even better if that |
| compounds like beta-carotene that are found | | | | supplement can deliver a wide range of nutrients. |