Thursday, 05 March 2009
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The Key To Good Nutritional Supplements
Many individuals claim that eating the right kind of food is enough to have good nutrition. Unfortunately, we happen to disagree. Eating the right food choices is indeed good for your overall health but we believe that it is not enough to achieve optimum nutrition.
Yes, supplementation nowadays has become quite necessary to have proper nutrition. Due to the plaguing of unhealthy lifestyle practices of smoking, drinking and other vices, as well as, the intake of food products that are rich in preservatives, the vitamin supplements or mineral supplements have become essential to everyone.Especially to those individuals who don’t eat healthy foods, they are all required to supplement their diet with supplements. These supplements are designed to add some nutritional value to what a person takes in everyday most especially if there is a proven deficiency in one vitamin or mineral requirement.
Even if there is no such deficiency, people are still encouraged to use supplements to attain good nutrition. Supplements are composed of vitamins, minerals, amino acids and other essential nutrients, which will help develop one’s body organs and aid in the biologic processes of a person. These supplements can even boost your body’s defenses and shield you from acquiring all major forms of dreaded diseases that are basically preventable with a good immune system.
The use of these supplements for good nutrition is not the issue however. The problem is on choosing the correct or prescribed supplements. In today’s highly competitive healthcare market, supplements adorn all types of markets because of its high demand. The problem is that not all of these supplements are said to have the recommended nutritional value. Some of them are not even approved by food bureaus like the FDA. Hence, one must be choosy enough to buy only the most trusted nutrition supplements available.
We guess by now you already know the important role that supplements play that’s why before you buy from an array of nutrition supplements, it is best that you have an idea of what they may look like as well. Supplements have many forms. They can look like your traditional pill, tablets, capsules or they can be in powder or liquid form. Some supplements are even prepared as nutrition bars. The latter is rising in popularity because it looks very appealing to the younger generation. Nutrition bars are good because some contain less carbohydrates and more protein content for a well-balanced diet.
Most of these nutrition supplements can be purchased almost anywhere including through online means. And you need not have any prescription from the physician to obtain such. These items are mostly over the counter and readily available at your pharmacies or local drug stores.
Overall, good nutrition is necessary for the correct or proper functioning of our body system. Good food is encouraged but with the usage of nutrition supplements, your entire wellbeing will peak high enough to reach an optimum level of health. Hence, we strongly recommended that you buy and use these nutrition supplements so that you can live a healthier and happier life.
Are nutritional supplements necessary? Are you confused about supplements?
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Comments (15)
No supplements are not necessary if you're eating right; in fact they are a bit of a scam. A financial vacuous one to say the least. Buy some frozen fruits and vegetables, have a salad for lunch and stop wasting your money.
Also I'd like to see some evidence for these claims.
hasn't there been research linking too much vitamin intake with negative things?? if you're already getting enough of the vitamin in your food yet still blindly take the vitamin isn't that bad? your body can't process that much at once so it just goes to waste
I take a vitamin because I have a tendancey not to eat a whole lot and at least I can get something out of my day.
@Strangebrain@xanga - I KNEW you would be on this, and I agree with you completely.
A balanced diet is PROVEN to be what one needs for optimal health and nutrition. Just be smart in what you eat, and you don't have to supplement.
With the water soluble vitamins, my nutritionist likes to comment that people are basically paying money to just piss the vitamins right out of their system. Thus, she likes to tell them they have expensive pee.
And, with fat soluble vitamin, taking an excess of those can be toxic to your health. The vitamins can build up in your system when your body is unable to process them.
The best thing that anyone can do for their health is eat a balanced diet and exercise. Period.
i think almost everyone has taken them at least once in their lifetimes, which means yes they are necessary.
@kmiahali - But what logic did you come up with that? Everyone has stubbed their toe at least once. That doesn't mean it's necessary or they should continue to do so.
i don't really eat a lot of iron-enriched food, so i take vitamins for that...but i tend to forget a lot...i'm lucky (or unlucky, depeding on which side of this argument you're on) if i take one pill a week instead of the seven a week, as they suggest.
I take supplements regularly, but it's partly because I don't eat healthy all the time. Rather, there are times when I forget to eat and times when I just go out with friends to eat. I'm not going to say they're necessarily a necessity or the right way to go, but I imagine that at least a handful are scams. However, they could prove to be a necessity to someone who eats McDonalds for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and doesn't exercise at all (see the movie Supersize Me)
I'm a believer of "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." I take supplements religiously, especially after a period of time when I stopped and had weird blood test as a result. And also a project for nutrition class proved that I had insufficient intake for certain vitamins. An example is that women need extra calcium as we age to prevent osteoporosis. A glass of milk only contains 300 milligrams per serving. We need at least 1000 mg/day. How many of us drink 4 glasses on a daily basis?
When shopping for supplements, not all are created equal. My friend and I compared One-A-Day with Nature Made multi-vitamins, and Nature Made had more of certain vitamins. NM also is formulated for easy-absorption.
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I disagree and agree with many of the opinions already expressed. I agree that your diet is the first step towards good health. However, I also support the use of
supplements. My husband and I both have various health problems.I have done a great deal of research into different supplements and have found them to be much more healthful than a handful of medication.My husband takes a multi vitamin, too supplement his diet, in addition he takes glucosamine and chondroiton for joint discomfort. He has had a problem in the past with his liver, so he takes milk thistle, which has been found to help in keeping the liver healthy. It has been proven people on cholesterol meds have a decrease in their system of coQ10, a neccesary nutrient, so my husband and I both supplement with coQ10. Pomegranite is an excellent source of antioxidents, so we also take that. It has been proven that most people do not get adequate vitamin C, so we have also added that. I have osteoporosis, so I take calcium and vitamin D which is neccesary for proper calcium absorbsion. Lastly we both take garlic supplement, which naturally lowers cholesterol. As I have said, I have researched these products thoroughly, and I can tell you that they are helping. I don't believe supplements should replace food, It is vital to eat a nutritional diet, but we all know sometimes that is just not possible. Not all areas of the country have an abundance of fresh produce, I love fresh fruit and vegetables, but they are just not available year round. Also like a lot of people, we eat out a lot, not junk food, but not as nutritous as what I can cook at home. I do believe, before you take anything read about it, what the benefits are, are their any side effects? and take the reccomended doses, not mega doses, more is not always better.@Strangebrain@xanga - There is a great deal of evidence out there concerning so many nutritional defecit and supplemental issues. Let's start with one of the most common ones I see in my clinic: Vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency. Ref: New England Journal of Medicine, July 17th, 2007 "Vitamin D Review" off the top of my head. Good diet is a great start but many people need supplementation in one way or another. However, that supplementation needs to be physician guided, not marketing and media guided. This is a complicated subject but I hope this begins to open your mind a bit. Check out the Vit D reference and go from there....
DrG
Medical Director, Atlantis Medical Wellness Center
www.atlantismedispa.com
@black_lie@xanga - @Annalyn04@xanga - Well. Too much too comment on here. First, It is difficult but not impossible to overdose on vitamins. If you are healthy in the first place (no liver or kidney disease or immuneosuppressive issues) then your body does a good job in eliminating any 'extra' vitamins you ingest. Also, pills are not the best form to take. We see amhy patients in the hospital with pill fragments in their stool. In general liquid form is the best. Also, taking vitamins for the sake of taking vitamins is not a reason. You need direction inthe context of an individual. Sex, age, diet, blood tests, hormone issues, underlying health concerns need to be taken into consideration. Marketing from magazines is not the best source of iinfo for supplementation.
DrG, Medical Director, Atlantis Medical Wellness Center
www.atlantismedispa.com
@DrG - Perhaps I should have made myself more clear. Obviously if you're advised a targeted supplementation from a licensed M.D. you should take their advice (I know many neurologists prescribe folate for certain conditions caused by a folate deficiency). I was simply addressing the sort of routine supplementation that this particular post was addressing
--"Even if there is no such deficiency, people are still encouraged to use supplements to attain good nutrition."--
That's what I was referring to as a scam.
Sorry for the late reply, your comment ended up in my spam box for some reason.
@Strangebrain@xanga - No prob. You are on the right track.