Do I need to take Vitamins and Minerals?
Vitamins and Minerals are essential to our health and many people take a supplement to optimize their intake. However some people believe that a healthy varied diet will provide all the nutrients needed to help maintain general health and well -being without taking supplements.
The amount of vitamins and minerals available would depend on how the food has been grown, stored and cooked. In reality, despite a growing awareness of the importance of healthy eating, we don’t always make the best food choices. Our diets are high in fats, sugary foods and we currently consume on average less than three portions of fruit and vegetables a day.
No perfect food contains the perfect mix of nutrients and you need a wide variety of different foods, from the following food groups, to achieve a healthy diet. Drink plenty of water – 6-8 glasses a day. Bread, cereals, rice, pasta and potatoes, Dairy products. Fruit and vegetables, Lean meat, chicken, fish, eggs and alternatives such as Soya, lentils, nuts and beans. Random tests have shown nutrient levels vary greatly from each piece of fruit and vegetable tested.
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What causes deficiency of Vitamins and Minerals?
Everyone is unique and has different nutritional needs. Our needs change throughout life, and as a result of the lifestyle we choose. Busy stressful lifestyles, skipping meals, dieting and restricted diet can all increase demand for certain vitamins and minerals. Another factor is excess free radicals in the body caused by free radical damage from environmental pollution, radiation, toxins from household and personal products and even normal body processes. The destructive effects of free radicals on tissues and organs can be profound.
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What Vitamins and Minerals would I take?
Some vitamins and minerals are difficult to obtain in regular adequate amounts so good quality high volume supplements should be taken to get the best results.
A consultation together with the option of a Hair analysis test would give suggestions of nutritional programme required to rebalance tissue and remove toxins etc., Costs: - Consultation £45, Hair Analysis £40.
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