How Many are Too Many Nutritional Suppliments?
With all the information I send and all the great educational health and wellness information on line it could be tempting to start taking every supplement mentioned. That is not what I intend. So how do you decide what your need? There are basic foundational health issues that should be addressed before anyone decides to take any supplement.
First what is the definition of supplement and when you put vitamin in front of it what does that mean?
A supplement should be a compliment to what you eat daily. Vitamin supplements are usually synthetic and I do not take them myself. They are usually full of fillers in addition to the ingredients you are going after. Vitamin supplements should be handled carefully and treated as a temporary addition for a specific condition. We will talk more about them next time.
So a compliment to what I eat daily should be a whole food supplement like Barely Max, Green Magma, Greens Plus or another powered food source. There are many powdered super foods that you might like to add and these are what I call supplements. Sea vegetables in a powder like chlorella or blue green alge are a great addition. These supplements are juiced and dried or just ground from the whole food sources. These supplements are nutrient dense and have the right balance of nutrients that work together. These supplements could be increased when you travel and do not have the same quality of foods available to you as if you were preparing your own meals. This type of supplement cannot be overdosed on. These whole food supplements are a great nutrient support if you are fasting for any reason. You could actually live on these types of supplements for quite a while.
Nutrient dense whole food supplements provide vitamins and minerals in a complimentary balance this may be an important addition and usually contains most of the great nutrients that you might read about but in an easier to assimilate form. Next I would consider ground flax or hemp for minerals and fiber another whole food source of protein, fats and fiber. Third an extra source of Omega 3 and 6 oils, these are in flax and hemp but they are so good for the brain and joints I like to add a little extra. Krill oil is the best, Krill is a small fish the the cod eats to get its great cod liver oil. What ever brand you choose fish oil is a great supplement for everyone young and old.
Three supplements, a powered superfood, ground seeds and a fish oil; next a digestive enzyme. Digestion and assimilation is everything and as we age or if we have poor digestion we need plant based enzymes to support the body. If you eat lots of raw foods and or juice raw vegetables you may not need enzymes because you are getting them in the raw vegetable juice. I find I still need lipase for fat metabolism but I am 55 after all.
The only other thing I would consider to keep my health are probiotics. Probiotics are good bacteria that live in the digestive tract and keep us healthy. These bacterias are killed when we take antibiotics and should be replaced any time you need to take an antibiotic. If you are under 30 taking a mouth of daily probiotics is a good idea twice a year spring and fall. If you are over 30 and have not taken excellent care of your digestive tract you should take a probiotic supplement daily. I will write more next time about all of these but for now get a good base and don’t take more than five supplements a day.
1. Powered green food drink
2. Ground Flax
3. Fish oil
4. Digestive enzymes (plant based)
5. Probiotics
By the way this will make your skin glow. All the nutrient that keep you beautiful are included but if I went into everyone you might be tempted to go find a synthetic supplement for what is really the best help, whole foods.


