Whole Food Nutrition

As a health professional, I see patients every day who lack nutrition in their diets.  That is because the level of nutrition in our society has dropped dramatically in recent years, compared with the diet of our ancestors.  

The food Americans eat is devitalized.  Modern technology and a fast-paced world have enabled us to increasingly eat on the run, eat too much, and eat unhealthy foods laden with sugar and unhealthy fats.  At the same time, Americans don't exercise as much anymore.  Because of all this, the percent of people who develop serious diseases increases annually.  

It is well known that a healthy diet improves long term health.  You might think that all you have to do to reverse this trend toward bad nutrition and obesity is to make better food choices.  But is that enough or even realistic?

No diet is enough for a number of reasons: Hectic lifestyles, social eating habits, daily stress, strenous athletic activities, environmental stress, smoking and second-hand smoke, alcohol consumption, etc.  All of these times use up the nutrients you take in, some more than others.  Not to mention that you may live in a polluted environment, eat produce that is grown in soil that lacks nutrients, and eat too much refined and processed foods.  Diet is not all that is needed to obtain long term health.  

To help you achieve optimal health, you need to replace the nutrition that is taken out of the food and boost your intake of nutrients.  This is why nutritional supplements are needed. 

• What is a Whole Food Supplement?
• Selecting a Supplement