Nutritional Supplements

“These are heady days for nutritional scientists as newer understandings of food and health promise to bring clinical nutrition to the forefront of clinical medicine. Practitioners must become educated and oriented if they are to maintain their patient’s confidence and stay abreast of continuously evolving modern medicine”. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2003 (77:100015).

And Dr Howard Levine MD, Harvard School of Medicine writes, “As powerful as Statin drugs are for reducing cholesterol, a healthy dose of exercise and the right foods are more powerful still”.

So how do we get the right foods?

It’s reported that over 85% of farms in North America no longer contain nutrient rich soil viable for farming. Soil laden with pesticides and other chemicals, as well as genetically engineered crops is providing produce that looks great but has little nutritional value compared with the quality once enjoyed by our ancestors.

It’s estimated that spinach consumed today generally contains about 1/16th the amount of iron it used to provide. In fact, almost every fruit and vegetable available in the United States today pales in comparison to the nutrient rich produce consumed by our ancestors just a few years ago.

In the 1950’s, the Food and Drug Administration began to recognize the need for nutrition to fight disease and developed the “Minimum Daily Requirements” as seen on food labels today. These “minimums” are estimated amounts required by the average person in order to prevent diseases such as ricketts, but are far lower than the nutritional requirements our bodies need for vibrant health.

Organic produce is becoming more and more popular as consumers are demanding better quality foods. More and more advertisers are placing labels on food packaging, trying to lure consumers to purchase their products, claiming nutritional benefits. The fact is, consumers dictate with their spending what the producers produce. For example, as consumer awareness began to rise, regarding how bad “High Fructose Corn Syrup” is on the human body, advertisers began to spend thousands of dollars on advertising, in order to convince the public otherwise. When their attempt seemed to have failed, the ads seemed to lessen. And, as awareness heightens regarding “anti-oxidants”, advertisers are beginning to place labels on all sorts of products, noting their “anti-oxidant” benefits.

The simple truth is, our foods are packaged with all sorts of preservatives, and for the most part contain little, if any nutritional value. We must take supplements if we want to give our bodies the nutrition it needs to stay healthy. Short term, we can abuse our bodies, and ignore nutritional issues. But the long term effects will surely be costly. Indeed we can “pay now-or pay later”.

So which Supplements should we be using? Supplements containing natural ingredients from organic sources provide the best value. Vitamins should be whole and easily assimilated by the body. Supplements must be easily metabolized and available at the cellular level, or they won’t do much good. Vitamins and minerals that pass through the digestive system either un-dissolved, or un-usable by the human body, as is the case with numerous over the counter vitamins and supplements, are of no value, and are simply a waste of money.

A fellow who works at a “port-a-potty” facility reported that the screens used to filter the waste prior to processing contains mostly un-dissolved capsules and pills, which he stated are mostly undissolved over the counter vitamins. Additionally, Xray technicians often see undissolved vitamins in the digestive areas of the patients receiving Xrays.

Supplements and vitamins available only through Young Living have been formulated, following years of research, to provide you with optimal nutritional value. Young Living uses the whole spectrum of nutrient dense super fruits, plants, and veggies to deliver bioactive vitamins, minerals, anti-oxidants, and phyto-nutrients to energize, protect, and build your body the way Mother Nature intended.

A great place to start is with Core Supplements, (pictured here). For a complete summary of this product, please review the product data sheet. Of course, a complete list of all of the Young Living products can be found in the Product Guide, conveniently located on the Young Living Page.