3 Reasons Why You Need a Good Quality Vitamin:
#1 Your diet isn't cutting it
Eating a "healthy diet," even one that consists mostly of fruits and vegetables, isn't providing the same nutrient benefits as it did 50 years ago. Some sources suggest you would have to eat 50-75 bowls of spinach today to equal the same nutrient value as a bowl of spinach eaten in 1954. That's a heck of a lot of spinach. "Because of soil depletion, crops grown decades ago were much richer in vitamins and minerals than the varieties most of us get today." (source). The right vitamins can help fill in those nutritional gaps.#2 Longer life doesn't necessarily mean better quality of life
Human life expectancy has nearly doubled over the last 100 years (source). Although we are living much longer, those extra decades are riddled with chronic disease. Who wants to live longer only to struggle with health issues and feel terrible all the time? Rather than focusing on increasing our lifespan, many scientists are now turning their attention to improving our healthspan.The term “healthspan” emphasizes the goal of a healthy and longer life. The term “lifespan” does not explicitly include the quality of life and has sometimes been misinterpreted to imply that our research aims to extend life without paying attention to preserving the quality of life. ~ Steven Helfand
#3 You can't afford NOT to
If you think vitamins are too expensive, just wait until you start paying for medical bills and monthly prescription medications. About half of all American adults have a chronic disease. That's about 117 million people! 1 in 4 have two or more chronic health conditions. Chronic diseases cost over $1 trillion a year in the United States alone."Nearly one-in-five (19%) Americans ages 65 and older say they had a medical problem but did not visit a doctor, skipped a medical test or a treatment recommended by a doctor, did not fill a prescription or skipped doses of their medicine because of cost constraints. One-in-five (21%) also said they had out-of-pocket medical expenses of $2,000 or more in the past year." (source)
Considering the rising costs of medical care, vitamins are a proactive way to attain or maintain optimum health, and are way more cost-effective than treating chronic disease.
Already taking a vitamin supplement? Examine the facts!
2 Ways You Might Be Wasting Money on Your Supplements or Why Your Current Vitamin is Not Working:
#1 Your body can't absorb it
Ever heard of the word bioavailability? I hadn't until recently. That's a fancy term to describe your body's ability to absorb vitamins and minerals from what you consume, including supplements. Most over-the-counter vitamins are synthetic, (fake) so your body doesn't recognize them as food, and instead of absorbing the vitamins and minerals, you pee them out (hence that bright, fluorescent colored urine). Sadly, typical vitamins only have a 20-30% absorption rate. Even those high quality, health food brands are only 50%. For me, this gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "flushing money down the toilet," because that's exactly where those expensive vitamins and minerals are going. If your supplement doesn't perform at 90% or better, it may be time to shop for a new brand.#2 Some supplements do more harm than good
Many supplements are ineffective at best, but they can be dangerous at worst! Too much calcium can cause kidney stones (source), and too much folic acid during pregnancy actually increases the risk of autism in infants (source). When you really start to research this topic, some of the information out there is surprising and scary. You need a vitamin that has the right proportions of minerals and vitamins, all working together synergistically, for your benefit.Here are some of my sources if you want to read more about this topic:
- doTERRA Science: Microplex VMz Meets Recommended Dietary Intakes
- Nutrition and Health are Closely Related
- The CDC's Chronic Disease Overview
- Diet and Nutrition Prevention of Chronic Diseases
One Possible Solution
Now that you know why you need a quality vitamin, here's the supplement I use and recommend: the doTERRA Lifelong Vitality Pack
The doTERRA Lifelong Vitality Program makes taking the first step on the path toward a lifetime of vitality and wellness convenient and affordable. Our lifelong health and vitality depend on many factors including diet, physical activity, weight management, rest, stress management, exposure to toxins, and inherited genetic predisposition for disease or wellness. While some of these variables are beyond our complete control, breakthrough scientific research is revealing many ways we can influence—and even control—significant factors of aging and wellness. A long life full of vitality and healthy aging begins with providing your cells with essential nutrients and metabolic factors to help them perform optimally. It has a 90% absorption rate and is food-based, not synthetic.
It includes one bottle each of Alpha CRS+ (cellular vitality complex), xEO Mega (essential oil omega complex), and Microplex VMz (food nutrient complex). Click the product names to see the science behind these supplements, read FAQs, and learn more about them. You can buy them individually as well, but they are meant to work together, which is why you can save $74.00 if you buy them bundled together. You can also get an additional 25% savings when you enroll with doTERRA (as either a wholesale customer or a Wellness Advocate) and buy them at the wholesale price. There's a Vegan version of the omega complex available as well.
For a limited time, you can earn a FREE Lifelong Vitality Pack with your enrollment. This promotion is only available through September 30th, 2017. Contact me for complete details or visit my website for more information.
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