Nutritional Supplementation

Long ago, when humanity was young, we ate raw foods such as plants, fruits, berries, nuts, vegetables, beans, and grains, later adding fish, fowl, and animals. Our original foods were composed of proteins, carbohydrates, natural fats, minerals, and enzymes that came from unpolluted soil and water supplies.

Today, the quality of our processed foods is lower, with less fiber and nutrients. The food supply available in our supermarkets is also not nearly as wholesome as it was years ago. The compromised quality of food accessible today results in an urgent need for daily nutritional supplementation.

Following is a description of several essential nutrients and their function in your wellness:

Vitamin B complex
Thiamin (B1), Riboflavin (B2), Niacinamide (B3), Pantothenic Acid (B5), Pyridoxine (B6), Cyanocobalamin (B12), Folic Acid, and Biotin

Function - enables conversion of food into useable energy for the body, synthesis of almost all brain chemicals, and hormone synthesis including insulin and growth hormone. Deficiency of any B complex factor can lead to serious conditions.

Vitamin C
Function - essential for the maintenance and repair of all body tissues; antioxidant, minimizing breakdown of cell membranes in tissues from free radical molecules produced during normal metabolism.

Vitamin E
Function - required with Vitamin C in repair and prevention of damage from cell breakdown.

Minerals
Function - necessary for growth and repair of all tissues, act as catalysts in many metabolic pathways, and support bone health.

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