06 Sep What supplements do you need!
The supplements industry is massive and growing year by year. This is not surprising given the growth in the wellness industry and a seismic shift in peoples consciousness around their health.
In the ideal world we wouldn’t need supplementation but given the fundamental requirements for health are often lacking in peoples lives, supplementation provides good benefit for many people.
Supplementation can help provide for a shortfall in vital minerals and vitamins as a result of our less than healthy lifestyle. Supplementation can also provide an extra boost above and beyond for particular scenarios. In this article we will discuss the basic supplementation recommendations for general wellbeing purposes. The sort of supplements that in the modern lifestyle are useful for nearly 100% of people.
Firstly we should address supplement quality and which brand to choose. I really believe that you get what you pay for and for that reason I recommend Metagenics as a brand that stands out from the crowd. This brand is only available through a practitioner and has high quality ingredients and ethically sourced ingredients.
So what are the staples that we all should take.
- Probiotics Our intestine is coated with bacteria that are meant to be there. These Bacteria colonies actually aid our digestive system in absorbing the nutrients from food, and also assisting in the smooth passage of food matter throughout the gastro-intestinal tract right through to the passing of the waste out the other end. What also is vital to comprehend is that our gastrointestinal lining provides us with one of our most vital and primary immune defence barriers that we possess. The aspects of life that can deplete our “healthy bacteria” are diet. Especially diets heavy in processed or sugar rich foods. We also can suffer through the use of antibiotics, which through their widespread effect of wiping out bacteria, also do a number on our healthy bacteria. Throw into the mix high stress levels, alcohol intake, and smoking as other possible influencing factors and you can soon see how probiotics supplementation is useful for nearly 100% of people.
- Multivitamin There are multivitamins and there are multivitamins. Quality is vital and if possible choosing a formula that is male specific or female specific is recommended. Nowadays with food often being treated chemically and also not being allowed to ripen to maturity whilst still attached to earth, inherent nutritional power within foods are often reduced. Also the mineral content in soil is not what it used to be, which can effect the density of nutrients in food. All in all a great quality multivitamin is a valuable part of your strength and resiliience.
- Fish Oils The oils within certain fish contain certain acids that are very beneficial to human health across a variety of areas. EPA and DHA which are the abbreviations of those acids provide benefits in the following areas
Joint pain and inflammation
Maintenance of healthy cholesterol levels
May Support brain and nervous system function
May support healthy heart function
These are my staples but there are also many other possible supplements that are suitable for a variety of reasons. My take home advice is really to pay attention to the quality of the product, the ingredients within the product and ask your practitioner dosage based questions because sometimes the recommended dosage does not reflect what you actually need.
Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.