Do We Need Vitamins and Supplements?
Thanks to Christine McCombe, our moderator for this group on PICFIT for the great information! With all the choices out there today it can make one's head spin as to which is best for your personal needs.. Christine has given some great information on this article! Happy reading!
Why Supplements?
This is a question I am often asked, and it’s a great question.
“I eat a healthy diet, I exercise, I drink plenty of water, why do I need a supplement”?
Supplements are designed to fill in the gaps missing in your diet, not to replace your diet.
As a child I remember growing up in Britain surrounded by farmer’s fields. The animals would be moved from field to field, and the crops behind us would change annually.
In the fall/winter the stubble from some of the crops would be burnt, the ashes being ploughed back into the fields to add nutrients, and manure /compost was also applied. The odour was not the greatest, but the soil was replenished and enriched with organic matter and various minerals.
Each year a field would be left fallow, to rest, again so as to replenish the nutrients in the soil.
Today we live in an ever-changing world where we want instant food and low prices. Fields are planted with whatever the market dictates, the same crop being planted year after year. Fertilizer, insecticides and chemicals are used to produce larger, faster growing crops, sometimes producing two or three crops a year.
Animals are kept in sheds and barns, fed ‘enriched’ grains full of hormones, so they are ready for market earlier. These same poor animals require vaccinations and antibiotics to prevent disease outbreaks due to their close proximity.
Today the only farmers that rotate crops, use manure on the fields and allow their animals to graze, are hobby farmers. Though, fortunately these are increasing in numbers, so maybe in the future nature and science can move forward together in a more humane and nurturing fashion.
Quite simply, if nutrients are not in the ground, they are not in your food.
Yes that rosy red apple may look great, but if it was picked before it was ripe, why do you think it is nutritious. The moment crops are harvested; with out food and water they begin to die.
How long due you think it takes for your store to receive their fruits and veggies. An average of three to four days, research has also shown that crops loose about 30% of their nutritional value within three to four days of harvesting, and the value was already depleted!
So why do we need supplements? To replace what’s missing from our diet.
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