Vitamins & Supplements

Why Take Supplements

Nutrient depletion in the soil. if the plant doesn’t have it then you’re not going to get it from eating the plant!

Your ability to absorb nutrients from food actually decreases as you age. Sure, you could just eat more food, but this introduces a problem with calories. Beware that many medications also interfere with proper nutrient absorption.

Commercial harvesting, shipping processes, long term food storage, processing, and addition of preservatives degrades the nutrient content of food. In addition, compounds added to the food during many of these processes, such as MSG, saccharine, nutrasweet, splenda, colorings, and flavors will increase your body’s need for nutrients to deal with these damaging synthetic derivatives.

Pesticides, herbicides, and chemicals found in the modern food supply are combined with chemicals in water, environmental contamination from elements such as degraded plastic, air pollution from carbon monoxide, lead and mercury.

Exercise increases nutrient needs. Are you an athlete or frequent exerciser? The vast amount of extra oxygen and energy used by active individuals will necessitate nutrient consumption that far exceeds the typical RDA of the average population. Consuming just the stated RDA can actually limit your athletic performance.