Vita-nutrients for Optimal Health

Vita-nutrients for Optimal Health

Let's evaluate how vita-nutrients can offer you maximum protection and augment your body's ability to function. If you are on 5 & 1, your Medifast meal replacements cover these bases for you, but like we learned in our previous discussions on Habits of Healthy Eating, learning these concepts now is essential for your long term success.

THE MODERN SCOURGE OF NUTRITIONAL DEPLETION

Pesticides, preservatives, depleted soils, and processed foods all contribute to a diet that's nutritionally inadequate. That's why in order to harvest the great health benefits of proper nutrients, we really need to supplement our diet. 

Today, we are going to briefly discuss the vital nutrients that should be a part of your diet. This is a complex topic, and you might find it beneficial to refer to chapter 20 of Dr. A’s Habits of Health to get all of the details.

ANTIOXIDANTS

Antioxidants play a central role in health optimization by shielding us from the attacks of dangerous free radicals that can damage our cells. Antioxidants can come from a variety of sources, like red wine, deep green and brightly colored vegetables, as well as green tea and certain spices.

FISH OILS

The omega-3 oils in fish provide numerous health benefits, like boosting heart health, decreasing sudden death, lowering blood pressure, decreasing cancer risk, and decreasing immune activation and autoimmune disease.

VITAMINS

Vitamins are certain organic compounds that we need in tiny amounts as nutrients but can't synthesize in sufficient quantities by ourselves and therefore must obtain through our diet. Vitamins serve a number of functions, acting as hormones, antioxidants, growth regulators for tissue and cells, and precursors for enzymes involved in metabolism.

MINERALS

Minerals originate in the earth and can't be made by living organisms. Most of the minerals in our diet come directly from plants or indirectly from animal sources. Minerals support health in a variety of ways, from bone health to facilitating weight loss to heart health to healthy cell function.

Hopefully this very brief overview has shown you just how important vita-nutrients can be.