Many of us are now becoming more aware of the benefits of nutritional supplements. Although we still would rather get the necessary vitamins, minerals, amino acids from the food we eat. However, since we are beginning to see the good effects of taking well selected nutrients — we are getting more and more convinced that we cannot find all these good stuffs in our food today. It still is wise to continue to look for biodynamic and organic products and be careful with how we store, cook and prepare our food. But when we have signs of deficiency, we must take the nutrients we need and be careful not to take what we dont need.
There is a need for us to investigate further if pesticide farming has indeed reduced the zinc content in soil. Or if there is less omega 3 when animals are kept in pens and not allowed to graze freely. This will make us understand why we are needing to take these vital supplements.
In the care of the mind — for those suffering from depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, ADHD, and early dementia we are finding that supplements are becoming extremely helpful. But we need to be careful not to give what is not needed even if these are nutritional supplements and to give what is actually needed. Giving them what they do not need can really make the condition worst, even if these are only in minute quantities.
The next thing to consider is looking for high quality supplements. It is common practice to look for the cheapest supplements and buy them by bulk. but we have to consider if these are indeed of high quality with less additives and fillers that have to be metabolized by the liver.
If we are beginning to invest on supplements, we may want to start being more selective so that we only take those of high quality. Even if they may cost more, you will always benefit from the quality you pay for.
