February 4, 2012
Are you carrying unwanted pounds? Being overweight is quite common nowadays, but it doesn’t mean you have to live that way. The following advice can help you create a sustainable weight loss plan. Your success depends on you, and you can tailor a plan that will be easy to follow and still give you results.
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February 4, 2012
Don’t be afraid to supplement your diet with vitamins and minerals. Rare is the person who gets an adequate amount of these micronutrients in his or her diet to achieve optimum health. Due to over-farming, much of our soil has been robbed of sufficient amounts of the materials plants need to make nutrients. The RDA (recommended daily allowance) is based on how much of a nutrient it takes to avoid a deficiency disease, not on how much is required for optimum health. Folic acid, vitamin E, and magnesium are three micronutrients that are especially found lacking in the American diet. But don’t go overboard: some minerals can be toxic in high doses (especially selenium and copper). Remember, to supplement does not mean to replace. Taking a multivitamin complex including essential minerals at 100% RDA should be sufficient for most people to obtain optimum health as long as the diet is nutrient dense.
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