Can you be optimally healthy without taking supplements? In short, the answer is no. You can take my word for it and stop here, or read on for the supporting evidence.
In theory, it does make sense that we should be able to depend on a healthy diet to supply our bodies with all the necessary nutrients they need. It’s pretty clear that this was Mother Nature’s original plan. And for the majority of our human existence, we’ve been able to satisfy our nutritional needs with food.
The problem is man-made and a result of recent historical changes in the fundamental way we live. Changes in food quality and the proliferation of toxins on our environment have conspired to create a “perfect storm” of factors that make it very difficult, if not impossible, for ANYONE to be optimally healthy without taking nutritional supplements.
There has been a cascade of fundamental changes in all factors of the way humans live now, as compared to the pre-industrial revolution. Paramount is the shift from local, sustainably-grown foods to industrialized agribusiness. We are now living in a world where foods that cannot be sourced to their point of origin (i.e. they are not certified as “organic,” you haven’t grown them yourself, or can’t identify the actual grower) are very likely to be genetically modified organisms (GMO) that are mono-crops planted in nutritionally-depleted soils and raised with toxic chemicals.
Large-scale food growers (and their supporters in Congress) bend over backwards to convince people that mutated foods sprayed with chemical toxins (many of which are made from the same ingredients used in biochemical weapons) are safe—or even nutritious. They are not. These food manufacturing procedures have simply become the accepted norm; they do, after all, provide for the cheapest means of producing calories for mass consumption. Instead of being concerned with the quality of the food they are producing, the industrial farmer has one goal—to maximize his or her total profits without regard for the human and environmental costs involved. I could go on ad-nauseum. But it’s sufficient to say that, at a minimum, what we end up with is nutrient poor foods and depleted, toxic soil from which the growing process is forced season after season, year after year.
Today, commercially-grown “foods” are exponentially more toxic that anything our ancestors ever ate. And the “downstream” impact of all the toxins being dumped into our environment is devastating. We, as end consumers, are left with a dietary dilemma–we consume far too few nutrients and are exposed to far too many toxins. By the way, did you know that the body cannot detoxify itself without an adequate supply of the right nutrients?
What should you do? You can’t just eat more food to fill a nutritional gap, for obvious reasons. And even if you could consume enough high quality foods, you would still be inundated with more toxins than your body could genetically cope with and detoxify from. The only way to get the job done is with individually appropriate supplementation. I wish it were easy; that I could tell you to go out and take the “Super X Multi-Vitamin and Mineral Formula.” Unfortunately, that’s not how it works. There is a bit of effort required when it comes to cracking the code for what your body’s unique nutritional needs really are.
This is where PureClean Performance How do you know which nutrients—and how much of them—you need to look, feel and perform optimally? You don’t have to guess. We have the tools you need to scientifically assess your body’s nutrient status and supplementary needs. The bottom line is that there is no one-size fits all formula for maximizing your personal health and well-being. But finding the right solution doesn’t have to be overwhelming or complicated. We’re here to help. For more information, call 888.371.1033 or email me directly at rick@purecleanperformance.com