Why should we take vitamins
and health supplements? It's a reasonable question. The most common and
logical explanation is simply, your diet does not afford you all the nutrition
necessary to achieve total wellness. The FDA has established guidelines
and recommendations as to what constitutes a well-balanced diet, but too
often life gets in the way.
A healthy body requires set amounts of vitamins
and minerals to function properly. Too often the foods we ingest are sorely
lacking in these essential nutrients. For those who suffer poor eating
habits but are still concerned about the health of their body, vitamin
and mineral supplementation is the answer. Our most popular vitamin and
mineral supplements include vitamins A, C, E and B-family vitamins, calcium,
magnesium and potassium.
Long before you could drive down the street to your friendly neighborhood
pharmacist, people remedied themselves with nature's own bounty. Herbs
were used not to flavor foods, but to help ease ailments. With each scientific
advancement, society moved away from natural medicines. Recently, however,
researchers have turned their attention to the health-promoting benefits
of natural herbs and, as a result, herbal supplementation has re-emerged
as a popular alternative/addition to those seeking physical and mental
comfort. Our most popular herbs include Bilberry, St. John's Wort, Ginkgo
biloba and Saw Palmetto.
Research has defined the effects each supplement has on the body. Because
of the differences in makeup, one supplement may prove beneficial for
one of the body's needs and not another. The extent of these benefits
range from subtle to powerful. Usually the determining factor is the potency
of the particular supplement. By and large, the higher the milligram count,
the more potent the supplement and the greater the benefit.
Another determining factor in an herbal supplement's potency revolves
around herbal extracts. Herbal extracts, by and large, are condensed,
super-potent entities that are the crux of the benefits emitted by supplements.
Extract potencies are expressed in ratios, e.g. 10:1 meaning ten parts
whole herb yields one part extract.
When taking supplements, you will find they are available in a number
of "delivery systems" or forms of supplements. Tablets
are often the most affordable and convenient form. Capsules
are easier for some people to swallow than tablets and allow nutrients
that cannot be made into tablets to be offered in pill form. Softgels
are easy to swallow and absorb faster and more completely. Caplets
combine the benefits of capsules and tablets. Powders
can be mixed with water and juice for convenience and taste. They can
increase both the amounts of nutrients absorbed as well as the absorption
rate. Liquids are easy to swallow and offer great absorption
qualities.
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