Nutrition
Why have a Nutritional Appointment or take Nutritional Remedies?
Good nutrition is the foundation of good health. We all need to give our bodies the nourishment it requires to fend off dis-ease and to be well.
We have the basic requirement for four nutrients: water, carbohydrate, proteins and fats. Vitamins and minerals are also essential to life.
The Government set up RDA levels for nutrients in the War to prevent malnutrition. Whilst achieving this, these allowances are only sufficient to prevent severe deficiency diseases rather than promote vital health.
Therefore the average adult who is not suffering from any significant health problem should ideally be getting more than the basic RDA levels. People who are very active, highly stressed, on restricted diets, mentally or physically ill, all need more than the average amount of nutrients, as do women taking contraceptives or HRT, those individuals on medications; those recovering from surgery; smokers and those who consume alcohol.
The specifics of these nutritional and dietary needs are sometimes dependant on the individual’s absorption and specifics of their health. For instance, a patient with Iron deficiency, Anaemia, may be lacking an intrinsic factor in their stomach, which stops Vitamin B12 absorption (pernicious anaemia), or may be deficient in folic acid, drink tea or coffee close to meals or a female who has a heavy period and therefore looses significant amounts of iron. The symptoms for the deficiency may be the same, but the individual treatment and nutrient requirements are sometimes different.
Synthetic versus Natural
It’s important to recognise that, when correcting a vitamin or mineral deficiency, nutrients work synergistically. The cooperative action between them works to enhance absorption of other vitamins and minerals. Correcting a lack of one vitamin or mineral often requires another or others, not just replacement of the one in which you are deficient. Supplements using nutrients derived from natural foods and herbs are usually assimilated more effectively by the body.
Ideally, we would all get the nutrients we need from a healthy, fresh, balanced diet. Unfortunately, however, this is often difficult, if not impossible. The post-war heralding of intensive agriculture and its use of pesticides has removed the need and emphasis on sound caretaking of our soils, depleting it of some nutrients. John Humphry’s excellent book “The Great Food Gamble” explains the specifics of the impact on our nutrition and our health. Ready-made meals, food additives all add to the general stress and depletion of our bodies.
The Nutritional Supplements are therefore extracted from natural agents that are grown in controlled, unpolluted environments. They accommodate the needs of the average person and, in combination with a healthy diet and positive thinking, help to create a feeling of vitality.