Too Many Food Choices – Not enough Nutrition

Nutritional Supplements Fuel the Bodies Nutritional Needs for a Stronger Immune System.

Thirty years ago we went to the local grocery store where our food choices were few and included mostly whole foods. Today, we head to the “Super Market” where we find a multitude of choices in every food category – mostly highly processed foods severely lacking in nutritional value. How do we choose the foods we eat? Most shoppers choose by the brand name and packaging. If a manufacturer declares, “it’s good for you,” “it tastes good.” And it’s a “great price” it goes into the shopping trolley. Unfortunately, the manufacturer’s concept of what is “good for you” and true nutrition are two very different things.

Take energy drinks for example. What gives you that tremendous boost? Take a look at the sugar content of your favourite energy drink. The sugar will temporarily boost your energy but once the spurt is gone, your energy levels will be lower than before.

What about foods that are “fortified with vitamins Z, Y, Z?” While vitamins may have been injected into the ingredient list, unless they are present in a form or combination your body can assimilate, they will pass through your system without contributing to your nutritional needs.

Even when easting seemingly wholesome foods, we are not necessarily deriving the benefit we should due to the over-farming of our lands, depletion of our soils, and consequently the nutritional value in many foods have been depleted.
As early as 1920’s, nutritional experts warned the US government that the soils on which most of our crops are grown are so deficient in mineral content that the food grown on them contained less than 10% of the vitamins and minerals that they should provide. The expectation was that action would be taken to replenish the soils leading to more nutritious grains, fruits and vegetables.

Sadly no action was taken to correct the problem. In fact intensive farming methods have increased the problem. As a result, grains, fruits and vegetables grown today have little nutritional value. The devastating result is compounded by the use of chemicals sprays causing some fruits and vegetables to be toxic and poisonous.

We are what we eat.... Eat Well, choose your food wisely and take nutritional supplements to fuel your bodies needs.