Nutritional Supplements
This is a continuation of last week’s tip regarding nutrition. The only way you can get true nutrition is by eating actual, real food. “Food” comprised of chemicals, processed ingredients, and/or separate nutritional elements do not count as actual, real food. However, due to soil depletion, excessive agriculture, and other current food industry procedures, our food is not as nutritionally dense as it used to be even just 50 years ago. Which means nutritional supplements are necessary in order to maintain sufficient health & wellness. However, that is what they are: supplements. They are not to be used as a replacement for actual, real food.
Why do we need vitamins & minerals? Because your body can’t produce them. Vitamins & minerals are called “essential” because they are needed to sustain life & health, & almost all must be obtained from your diet. The most common source is fruit & vegetables, but only 14% of U.S. adults and 9.5% of U.S. teens are eating the recommended servings. The human body is not capable of storing most vitamins & minerals either, so optimal health relies on nourishing the body with ideal amounts throughout the day. Your body prioritizes health needs like doctors prioritize ER patients. As a result, you may not feel an immediate difference if you go a few days without essential vitamins or minerals, but you are jeopardizing long-term health benefits.
Nutritional supplements (vitamins, minerals, & herbs), however, are not regulated by the FDA, which means that what is listed on the label is not necessarily what the product contains. On top of that, not all nutritional supplements (even those with accurate labeling) can even be absorbed by the body, making them useless. So, what is one to do? Well….
- You can check out 3rd party certifications like those of ConsumerLab.com.
- Test products for yourself: a. if you can take the vitamins on an empty stomach with no effect, the supplements are coated. Which means not only will the ingredients not be absorbed, they won’t even be broken down. They will pass through your entire digestive system completely intact. b. you should feel better. If you do not feel a difference between taking the supplements & not, they are not doing you any good.
- Make sure the product has a 100% satisfaction guarantee on them. If they don’t work, you should be able to get your money back.
So, why don’t supplements work the way they claim to do. As I wrote last week, the body only recognizes nutrients as they are found in food, real food. If vitamins & minerals are not bound together with protein & fiber, they crystallize (i.e. solidify) in the colon making them difficult, if not impossible, to be absorbed. If they are not absorbed by the body, the body cannot utilize them. Now we have a conundrum: we need supplements, but the supplements on the market are basically a waste of money because they cannot be absorbed. The answer, of course, is to find a supplement that actually mimics how vitamins & minerals are found in nature.
Vitality Pack
When Melaleuca set out to create a better multivitamin & mineral supplement, they decided to start from the ground up – literally. The earth provides every mineral the human body needs for optimum health, but eating dirt – or the minerals taken from the dirt – doesn’t work. So Melaleuca looked to the ideal source of minerals: fruits & vegetables. When you eat a fruit or vegetable, the minerals you‘re getting are very different from the minerals taken directly from the ground. Vitality is powered by Oligo Fructose. Oligo was created to be Just Like Nature. Only Oligo binds minerals to organic compounds (amino acids & oligofructose) to mirror the way they are found in fruits, vegetables, & other whole foods to maximize solubility. In fact, Oligo minerals are scientifically proven to be over 85% soluble in the intestines & up to 10x more available for absorption than the minerals in the leading brands.* Labels don’t indicate the rate of solubility, availability, or absorption of the nutrients inside & traditional mineral forms can crystallize in the intestines, making them difficult to absorb.
Formulating minerals Just Like Nature has another important benefit. Minerals in traditional supplements can trigger massive free radical activity during digestion. These free radicals can actually cancel out the benefits of antioxidants like vitamins C & E. Oligo minerals are different. Oligo protects these critical antioxidants up to 5x better than the leading brands. As a result, your body gets more of the nutrition it needs most for more energy every day & a lifetime of better health.
Vitality supplements have a 90-day 100% satisfaction guarantee. If you don’t like them, return them within 90 days & get 100% of your money back.
Delectables
- Finest blend of cacao beans carefully selected from around the world
- Hand-poured 66% cacao dark chocolate with coconut, 34% cacao milk chocolate with almonds, & 30% cacao white chocolate with peppermint
- Contains flavonoid antioxidant blend for natural health benefits
What Makes It Different?
Delectables is a premium brand of chocolate made from the world’s highest quality cacao & blended with healthy ingredients. Delectables Chocolate Bars include dark chocolate coconut, milk chocolate almond, & white chocolate with peppermint to satisfy your richest desires & are a guilt-free chocolate. Not only are they decadent, they’re also infused with flavonoid antioxidants providing nutrition in a delightfully silky chocolate indulgence.
for more information on Vitality for Life products from Melaleuca, the Wellness Company & articles of the scientific proof of the Oligo claims published in scientific & health journals, call janna at 503.756.6822 or email at info@phoenixfunctionalfitness.com.