Doctors don’t study nutrition, they study medicine.  I am actually quite amazed that some doctors say nutritional supplements are useless and don’t work.  But, then turn around in the same breath and recommend taking a fish oil or pre-natal vitamins for pregnant women.  I’m glad that there are a growing number of doctors that are realizing that prevention through a healthy lifestyle including supplementing your diet is important in the healing of our society.  It shouldn’t be referred to as alternative medicine but rather necessary prevention.

The cell is the fundamental unit of life.  Are we protecting our trillions of cells in our body to the best of our ability every single day?  We are constantly under attack by the world we have built today which includes toxins, pollution, processed foods, soil nutrient depletion, the list goes on…  We need to guard our cells and guard our bodies.  Our bodies “refresh” our cells all of the time.  Some are replaced in hours and some in days and some longer.  Don’t you want the new ones to be just as amazing and perfect as when we were first born?  Are you putting the right amount of nutrients in your body to do so?

I see so many people suffering from diseases and sickness that could be prevented through lifestyle changes and appropriate nutrition.  The more research I do on the topic, the more I believe in taking supplements every day and creating a safe haven for my cells.  After all, I would be devastated if I didn’t get to see my daughter drive a car, graduate high school, have a baby, etc…

Are there supplements out there that don’t work?  YES!  In fact, there are more and more studies being done on certain supplements that show that what is on the label is NOT in the pill.  It is an industry that is filled with deception because people are taking pills left and right and it’s a huge lucrative industry.  So what are the things you can do to feel good about what you are putting in your body.

You have to do the research

You can’t just pick up vitamins from the corner store.  Even if you read the label (which I know most people don’t), the actual ingredients could be off…way off.   Research the owners of the company.  Why did they choose to start the company…for the money or to help others?

Buy pharmaceutical grade

If your doc is a believer in nutrition as prevention, can they recommend the supplement you take?  Is it in the Physicians Desk Reference?  Make sure that the company you choose to buy from meets FDA standards as well as pharma standards.

Ensure that the vitamins include the right combination and percentage of each ingredient

Our cells require a certain combination of vitamins with the right amount of levels of each vitamin for them to work properly.  Does the company have a team of scientists and doctors that know about the human cell and what the human cell needs?

Does the company offer a guarantee?

Does the company offer a money back guarantee?  Or do they offer an athlete guarantee?  Where if the athlete is tested for a banned substance and it’s traced back to that company, they will give the athlete a guarantee in some form or fashion.

I know it sounds like a lot to figure out, but if you are going to put something in your body EVERY DAY…you should want it to be the best.

I have done this research and know I’m putting the absolute best in my body.  I’ve never felt better at 39 years old, and I also think I’ve never looked better.  I am at my absolute prime and look FORWARD to my birthday every year.  40 doesn’t scare me at all.

Yours in building a positive life,

Kristin

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