Are nutritional supplements necessary???

In today’s article we are going to focus on nutrition, in particular supplements. A question that is often asked is “are supplements required if you eat a balanced diet?”.

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Popular research often indicates that if we eat a balanced diet we should get all the nutrition we need. Research also indicates that we lose most of the supplements that we take.

Your editor takes a slightly different view. In a world where soil still maintains all appropriate minerals, and where no chemicals are used then supplements may not be required.

However, due to current farming practices, use of chemicals, and the process in which fruit and vegetables are delivered, means that they are often devoid of the original nutritional value. An example often used is that of a tomato. The original tomato when developed in Mexico in the sixteen century, is considered to be 10,000 times more nutritious that current organic tomatoes. While tomato’s are just an example, it is evident that we would have to eat large quantities to gain the nutrition that nature intended.

In addition, with the increase use of chemicals in the growing process, we are exposed to more chemicals in food. We need to increase our intake of vitamins and minerals (particularly antioxidants) to off set these.

Based on the above, in the current society that we live, we are not gaining the nutritional value that was intended from fruit and vegetables. While our bodies may adapt over time, this is a more long term process. As such, supplements are a requirement for modern living.

In our next article we will look at what type of supplements you can take.

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And some more views

Dear reader, last night your editor was feeling very nistalgic. His wife was out for dinner, and he was looking after his three children and putting them to bed. With his youngest daughter just turning one and him just turning 30, he took some time to contemplate the past and the future.

Will his kids be as lucky as he has been, will they do well in school, university, business or society. And most importantly...will they be happy?. What will the world be like for them?

The answer is of course quite simple, they will make life be what they want, as a parent all we can do is guide, and sit back and watch the ride. Your editor broke out into a cold sweat when he remembered all the things that he got up to in his youth!!!

Cheers

Andrew Collings