What
You Should Know About Nutritional Supplements
Our original diets were 100% natural. We ate raw foods such as plants, fruits,
berries, nuts, vegetables, beans, grains, fish, foul, and animals. Our original
foods were composed of proteins, carbohydrates, natural fats, minerals, and
enzymes that came from unpolluted soil and water supplies.
The quality of our processed foods today is lower, with less fiber, less nutrients,
and added synthetic vitamins. Today our food is not nearly as wholesome as it
was years ago. Dr. Dunn maintains that it is essential to add nutritional supplements
our diet daily, in addition to a gallon of water, to promote healthy bones,
tissues and muscles.
Learn more about some of the essential supplements our bodies need to be healthy:
Vitamin B complex
Vitamin C
Vitamin E
Minerals
Supporting Research
Vitamin B complex
B complex is composed of Thiamin (B1), Riboflavin (B2), Niacinamide (B3), Pantothenic
Acid (B5), Pyridoxine (B6), Cyanocobalamin (B12), Folic Acid, and Biotin and
is necessary to convert our food supply into useable energy for our cells. Without
the proper amount of Vitamin B complex, complications such as heart muscle failure,
muscle weakness, central and peripheral nervous system failure could occur.
Vitamin C
Vitamin C is an antioxidant, which minimizes the breakdown of cell membranes
in our tissues and is necessary for the maintenance and repair of body tissues.
The science of exercise physiology has demonstrated the need for higher intakes
of both vitamin C and water. Dr. Dunn recommends Vitamin C at 10mg. of vitamin
C per pound of body weight daily.
Vitamin E
Is an antioxidant that works with Vitamin C and is very important in counteracting
the normal process of oxidation. Dr. Dunn recommends a daily dosage of 200 –
400 IU.
Minerals
A mineral supplement plan designed for bone metabolism is necessary to prevent
osteoporosis. Simply taking calcium does not do the job. Our body needs calcium,
magnesium, zinc, manganese, and boron together for effective support of bone
physiology along with vitamins C, D and K. Cells in the tissues of our body
are in constant need of water, oxygen and nutrients. When our nutritional intake
is poor, our cells die a slow death one at a time.
Nutritional research has exploded around the world in the last twenty years.
More has been learned about human nutrition in the last decade than in the entire
last century. The bottom line is nutritional supplementation is crucial.
Supporting Research
Antioxidant Users Live Longer
According to a study conducted by the National Institute of Aging involving
11,000 participants, aged 67-105, tracked over a 9-year period, those who regularly
took vitamin E and C supplements were less likely to die from heart disease
than those who took no supplements or only a general multivitamin.
– American Journal for Clinical Nutrition 64:2 (Aug 1996), 190-196
Keep Your Brain Power with Vitamin C
Mental function was poorest in those with the lowest levels of Vitamin C!!!
Although it is commonly believed that mental ability declines with age, a new
study shows that taking vitamin C can reduce the risk of cognitive impairment
by 50% in the elderly. At this time, taking Vitamin C reduces the risk of dying
from strokes by 66% according to a 20-year study and follow up in England and
Wales since 1974.
– British Medical Journal 312:7031 (Mar 1996),
608-611
Vitamin C Can Protect Your Heart
Research over a 12-year period at Tufts University in Boston, with 725 volunteers
ages 60-101, revealed a 62% reduced risk of dying from heart disease with a
daily minimum intake of 700mg Vitamin C and a reduced mortality rate of 50%.
– American Journal of Epidemiology l44: 5 (Sept
1996), 501-511
Vitamin C and Cataracts
A new study concludes that vitamin C offers strong protection against development
of cataracts. This project looked at 250 nurses, ages 56-71, and found that
those who had been taking vitamin C for at least 10 years showed very little
signs of lens clouding, opacity, or cataract formation.
–
American Journal for Clinical Nutrition, (Oct 1997)
A word about diabetes and heart disease:
Research recognizes that diet plays a major role in diabetes and heart disease.
Diets high in sugars, carbohydrates and saturated fats are very low in nutritional
value and over-stress the blood vessels of the brain, organs and heart. Lack
of sufficient antioxidants in the diet allows the normal oxidation process to
injure the blood vessel walls. These blood vessel wall injuries create the sites
for plaque build-up and atherosclerosis. Reduced blood supply causes a slow,
silent death of cells and tissues. Nutritional supplementation supplies the
body with the appropriate nutrients for proper protection and maintenance of
all cells.
For information on customizing an individual nutritional supplement plan, contact
The Dunn Wellness Center at 904-249-1551.
