Sunday, August 16, 2009

Selecting A Mineral Supplement

By Neil Butterfield

You know to stay healthy you need to take vitamins and minerals in the proper amount. However, the problem is proper amounts are very difficult to get from normal foods. It can also be harder than you expect to get it from a chelated (pill) supplement. You are about to find out what to look when choosing a vitamin/mineral supplement.

What makes a multi vitamin/mineral good? Most people just buy the one with the biggest amount of, well everything. This is a mistake. Just because it says it has 100% of you daily requirement doesn't mean it does. If you are buying a multi chelated (pill) then in reality you are getting less than 25% of what it says on the package. That's because the rest cannot easily be absorbed.

Not even all liquid supplements or other supplements are created equal; liquid Ionic mineral supplements are actually the best. That is because they are water-based so your body absorbs them more readily. In fact, these type of supplements almost 100% absorbable.

Everyone knows that fresh fruits and vegetables are better for you than supplements.

However, even in a diet full of fruit and vegetables, these foods no longer contain the nutrients they should.

Vitamins and minerals are referred to as micronutrients. Your body isnt able to make micronutrients and so you must either get them from the food you eat or from supplements. Taking a mineral supplement is a good way to compliment your diet and ensure you are actually getting the necessary nutrients.

Whole foods are more complex and higher in fiber than processed food and are the best way to get micronutrients. They can also strengthen your immune system to protect you from disease and other illness.

If you eat the perfect diet, fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains, (no white bread,) lean meat (few cold cuts) and plenty of fish, you probably don't eat need a supplement. But who eats like that? Honestly? Not me and probably not you.

You should definitely take liquid Ionic mineral supplement if you:

*You only eat 1500 calories a day *Are on a restricted diet due to food allergies *You have had any kind of operation on your digestive tract *You eat a lot of processed foods and few whole ones *If you don't eat meat *If you bleed heavily or have bad PMS when it's that time *If pregnant, planning on becoming pregnant or breast feeding *Starting or already in menopause *You take any kind of medication long term *You get a lot of diarrhea

Always read the label before buying any type of supplement. Especially with liquid supplements, you want to follow the dosing instructions carefully. Don't forget, with a liquid ionic mineral supplement youre getting much more effectiveness than with a pill. That's good for your body, so protect your health today. - 14130

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