Monday, December 9, 2013

Attain Optimum Performance Using Nutritional Supplements

By Alva Croney


There is some controversy about the use of nutritional supplements, with some experts claiming that we should get enough nutrients from our diets. Yet more and more people are suffering from various complaints and just do not seem healthy. Supplementing your diet with certain essential nutrients might be the answer to low level health problems.

After many years of continuous cropping, farm lands have become increasingly depleted of essential nutrient. Artificial fertilizers, while producing heavier crops, do not replace rare trace elements. People no longer live on the land, and nutrients are extracted and never replaced, while modern farming does not encourage healthy plant or animal growth.

A vitamin which is being recognized as playing an import part in a variety of processes, including strengthening your immune system, is vitamin D. While it can be made from sunlight. In more northerly areas supplementation, especially in winter. This vitamin should be obtained from natural source, to ensure it is the proper vitamin D3 variety which has health-giving properties.

Any supplements that you decide to take should be bioavailable, otherwise you are simply wasting your money. They need to be in a natural form so that your body can recognize and utilize them. Synthetic nutrients are often ineffective, even though they may be identical chemically. In some cases these synthetics can be actually be toxic, so it is worth while making sure you get the correct form.

When taking supplements, be careful not to overdose. While the usual official RDA is actually sub-optimal in most cases, dosages which are too large can have serious side-effects. For example, overdosing with vitamin D can cause extremely painful sunburn symptoms, and even result in death. Doses will be clearly indicated and should not be exceeded.

Supplements with anti-aging properties are becoming increasingly popular. Of especial importance are antioxidants, with resveratrol and Astaxanthin revealing great potential to keep you looking younger. Resveratrol is found mainly in dark chocolate and other cocoa products, with Astaxanthin occurring in large quantities in shellfish and pink salmon.

The point is that there are foods that provide all these natural substances, but concentrations are usually low. Bigger doses than are available naturally can have marked therapeutic effects, as long as certain limits are not exceeded. By eating organic food and taking nutritional supplements containing the right nutrients, you can achieve amazing vitality.




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