| Dear Foy, |
The
first thing I do every morning is take my supplements. So, what's my
personal regime? Since I'm pretty active and have a fair bit of stress
in my life, I start my day with my TrueBASICS A/O and TrueCoQ Plus for my full dose of multivitamins, minerals and antioxidants. I also take TrueEndurance
to give me that much needed energy on a busy day and also to help my
body manage the stressors in my life. If I'm going to go through an
exceptionally stressful or busy period, I add in TrueStress Support. At night, after my work out (I'm a night owl!); I take my TrueRenew and TrueRepair for those amino acids and nutrients to help support and repair my muscles and joints.
I
keep most of my supplements in my purse, so I remember to take them
mid-day, and without fail, every time someone new sees me taking one of
my supplements, I get asked the same question: "Do you really need to
take those?" or "Why should I bother taking supplements, I'm healthy?"
So, why SHOULD people take supplements? And, does EVERYONE need to supplement?" My answer to this, without hesitation, is YES.
The
purpose of supplementation is to provide your body with the nutrients
it needs to not only maintain optimal health and prevent deficiencies,
but also to meet the demands under which it is placed daily. For the
majority of us, getting in our exercise and required dose of fruits and
veggies daily is a struggle! The new recommended daily intake of fruits
and veggies is actually 10 to 13
servings and I know very few people who manage to achieve anything close
to that. Unfortunately, the quality of our foods just isn't what it
used to be. I still highly recommend consuming as many fruits and
vegetables as possible, as the health benefits are indisputable, but due
to the use of fertilizers, our soils and our food just don't contain
the same levels of nutrients it used to. For this reason, if we want to
maintain optimal vitamin and mineral levels in our body, we have to
supplement! The American Medical Association even recommends that
everyone supplement with a multivitamin daily, to ensure that we're
getting the nutrients we need.
In
addition to the reduced quality or our food, most of us expose our
bodies to tremendous amounts of stress on a daily basis - environmental
toxins, food additives, chemicals, unhealthy foods, alcohol... all of
these things take a toll on the body and can disrupt our hormones
levels, our vitamin stores and the way that the body functions. So, we
need to take our supplements to counteract these daily disruptions!
The
second most common question I get is: "What should I take for overall
health?" Here are my personal favorites for maintaining optimal health
for otherwise healthy individuals:
TrueBASICS for Men/Women or TrueBASICS A/O
for athletes or those over 45 years of age, for a full dose of
multivitamins and minerals and additional antioxidants for those who
need them. TrueB Complex is essential for all those B vitamins, TrueStrength for the much needed, high-quality whey protein and lastly, TrueD for overall health.
So, make sure you're getting all of the supplements you need!
Great video by Dr. Campitelli on this link:
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