5 Reasons Why You Should Take Vitamin, Mineral And Antioxidant Supplements

There is a vitamin, mineral and antioxidant supplement store in
almost every shopping mall in the United States. We can also
find vitamin, mineral and antioxidant supplement shelves in
almost every super market. More and more people are taking food
supplements today.

But there are quite a few people who still refuse to take
vitamin, mineral and antioxidant supplements. They think that
their diet is good enough and that they do not need to take any
supplements. Theoretically what they are saying may be true, but
in reality it is not possible to obtain all your nutritional
needs from just the food you consume.

Here are 5 reasons why vitamin, mineral and antioxidant
supplements are necessary in our daily life:

1.Eating a healthy and well-balanced diet every day is a
difficult task.
The USDA Food Consumption Survey discovered that only 3 % of
those surveyed actually ate healthful and balanced diets. And
no one met the RDA (Recommended Dietary Allowances – which are
set by the U. S. government about daily intakes.) consumption
of vitamins and minerals.

2.The food you eat now does not contain the same amount of
nutrition as it did in the past.
The nutrients in a soil have been exhausted over the years and
the vegetables and fruits grown on the farm have been loosing
its nutritious values. Therefore, the same amount of broccoli,
for instance, contains less calcium and vitamin C than it did
50 years ago.

3.The over processed and preservative added food removes
important nutrients.
Consuming even a very good diet is not sufficient if most of
the nutrients, vitamins and minerals in our food are diminished
by over processing and adding preservatives.

4.The RDA is only the lowest level of nutrient intakes that
will prevent deficiencies in apparently healthy human beings.
The RDA was developed originally to help people reduce the
rates of contracting severe nutritional deficiencies, like
scurvy, rickets, beriberi and so forth which are rarely seen in
our modern world. Instead, what we should be concerned with in
this industrialized world are the degenerative diseases, such
as heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, osteoporosis and so
forth. In order to prevent the degenerative diseases, we need to
consume every day the optimal level of nutrients, beyond the RDA
recommended level.

5.Complete nutritional intake is necessary for optimal health.

Using scientifically researched, complete and balanced, and
quality nutritional supplements assures the necessary dietary
intake for optimal health.


Choosing the quality vitamin, mineral and antioxidant
supplements with safety, balance, completeness and potency in
mind will help apparently healthy people stay healthy while
lowering the provability of contracting degenerative diseases
and enjoying a healthier and longer life.

About The Author: Miko Matics is a health conscious nutritional
researcher. She will introduce more of her findings to you on
her site at http://www.miko.usana.com.

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