Science-based Information on Supplements

There are thousands of dietary supplements on the market, and it can be daunting to find the right ones for your particular health concerns. WellWise.org endeavors to share the latest information science is discovering about the effects of dietary supplements on various health conditions.

There are those who believe that the only nutrients we need are provided by food ... provided we eat well. That is likely true, but here's the rub: eating well is becoming more difficult in our society. The easy availability of processed and fast foods, our hectic schedules, the decreasing nutritional value of our fresh foods due to modern agricultural processes, our ignorance of basic nutritional information – these factors all contribute to the need to supplement our meals.

For instance, researchers are quite sure that the vast majority of us are deficient in at least two major important nutrients: vitamin D and omega-3s. Our diets simply don't contain enough of these vital nutrients. The lack of these in our diets have profound health effects, from heart and bone disease to cancer and blindness. At WellWise, we believe disease prevention is the major part of health, not healing disease once it takes hold. Therefore, we want to provide you with authoritative, science-based information about these dietary supplements.

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#1 How do people educate

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2010-08-11 07:24.

How do people educate themselves on what vitamins to take.  My Doctors never really tell me anything about vitamins and suppliments. 

#2 Deciding on which vitamins to take

Submitted by Gloria Askew an... on Tue, 2010-08-31 13:31.

First, you should be aware most doctors have no training or education on the matter of supplementation or nutrition--their focus is pharmacology. Gloria and Jerre recommend two things, therefore:

1) Find yourself a good naturopath and arrange for a consultation.

2) Have a peek at our book Secrets of Supplements: The Good, The Bad, The Totally Terrific (download free chapters or buy the whole book at www.phytemedia.com or, for a digital copy, at Amazon.com). We spell out the link among good health, nutrition, and supplements. Reading our book before your consultation with a naturopath will make your discussion much more effective.

We're thrilled you're asking about education and not just information--if only our kids were taught about nutrition throughout their school lives!

Gloria and Jerre


 

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