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Staying Healthy is a Greater
Challenge than Ever. Simply Eating Well and Taking Vitamins is NOT
ENOUGH.
Americans'
health is better than ever—and yet getting worse at the same time.
Despite advances in medical science, we are increasingly impacted by
a growing number of lifestyle stresses in today's world. Examples
include poor diet, sedentary lifestyle, toxins in the environment,
poor water quality, mercury-tainted fish, high stress levels,
chemicals in our food and many others. These cause chronic,
degenerative diseases that once affected only our elderly, but are
now common in many adults and even our children. Diabetes,
cardio-vascular disease, arthritis, asthma, allergies, chronic
fatigue, cancer and irritable bowel syndrome are just a few of the
preventable illnesses that diminish our capacity to enjoy a full,
healthy life.
Information Everywhere... But
Does it Really Help?
As they try to
take greater responsibility for managing their own health, people
look for accurate information to help them make better choices.
Everywhere you look, there’s information about health and nutrition:
in the media, on the Internet and in the advice from well-meaning
people we know. This information is sometimes contradictory, often
confusing and occasionally dead wrong. But people follow this advice
every day—simply because they don’t know any better.
People often buy
vitamins and supplements—now a multi-billion dollar industry—based
on the latest fad. This information affects dietary decisions, too,
which leads many people to deprive their bodies of the nutrients
they need. Or worse, it can lead them to overuse the wrong food and
supplements that stress their systems.
Studies even
show that too much of certain vitamins and minerals can be harmful
and lead to later problems. For example, large doses of vitamin A
have been proven to cause birth defects and liver damage. There are
hundreds more examples proving that the old adage, "You can’t have
too much of a good thing," is wrong.
No Two Bodies
Are Alike. What Does YOURS Need?
Simply put, our
bodies are biological machines that require a particular blend of
chemicals to run properly and efficiently, much as your car’s engine
requires a certain formulation of fuel, engine oil, and other
fluids. You would never put diesel fuel in a gas-powered car because
it isn’t designed to work with that kind of engine. Yet we make
these kinds of mistakes every day with our bodies!
The key is
metabolic individuality. Your body chemistry is unique based on
your genetics--coupled with everything you've ever eaten, drank,
touched and inhaled. Your current health reflects these combined
influences—like a metabolic fingerprint. Knowing how to optimize
your health requires understanding exactly what your body needs. The
food, vitamin or supplement that's good for someone else could
actually be causing adverse reactions in your body. But how do you
find out what your body needs?
For the answer
to this critical question, read about
Our Solution. |