“If Your food comes from a plant or natural source- eat it, If it comes from a processing plant quit it!” Its time we go back to our natural ways of eating food and treat our food like food instead of broken nutrients.
Action focused on intent is better than action focused on outcome-Quotes Lord Krishna!
May 6, 2018My perspectives on Patanjali Yogsutra, article 15- The objectless meditation to dissolve the invisible walls around ourselves built due to unawareness.
May 16, 2018Nutritional supplements are exactly as the name suggests, ‘supplements’ to a healthy, nutritious diet. One should not take nutritional supplements in the hope that they will make up for a poor diet and lack of exercise, because they will not! There are some nutritional supplements including some vitamins and minerals, as well as other nutrients that one can use in addition to a healthy diet to promote optimal health.
Dietary supplements are products designed to augment your daily intake of nutrients, usually the vitamins and minerals. The fact that I am trying to highlight here is that supplements are to augment i.e., to increase the quality and nutrition in our good diet regime.
Most dietary supplements are safe, and some of them offer actual health benefits and are safe as long as you follow the label instructions, but large doses of certain nutrients can have strong biological effects on the body.
While that may be beneficial in some cases, there are times when taking large doses of individual supplements can be dangerous.
- The fat-soluble vitamins A and D can build up to toxic levels in your body when taken in large doses over extended periods of time. Vitamin B-6 is a water-soluble vitamin, so your body doesn’t store it as efficiently as a fat-soluble vitamin, but prolonged use of vitamin B-6 in large amounts can cause nerve damage. Large doses of vitamin C may cause diarrhea.
- Mineral supplements can also be dangerous. For example, selenium, boron, and iron supplements can be toxic in large amounts.
- Some dietary supplements can interact with prescription medications, or even with each other, and some supplements are supposed to be avoided before undergoing surgery.
- The problem is that many vitamin and mineral supplements are manufactured synthetically with chemicals and do not come straight from their natural sources. They are made to mimic the way natural vitamins act in our bodies. They lack the transporters and co-factors associated with naturally occurring vitamins because they have been “isolated.” The Organic Consumers Association emphasizes that isolated vitamins cannot be used or recognized by the body in the same way as the natural version
- Despite being labelled ‘natural’, over 90 per cent of vitamin supplements on sale are synthetic.
New evidence is emerging that these unnatural forms of vitamin could do more harm than good.
Some studies have alarming results,
In 2011, the Iowa Women’s Health Study of over 38,000 women found the use of multivitamins was associated with a 2.4 per cent increased risk of death.
Thus, For the best of both worlds, the source of these nutrients is important. Usually it is best to try to get these vitamins and minerals and nutrients from food instead of supplements.
Fruits, vegetables and other healthy foods contain nutrients and other substances not found in a tablet, which work together to keep us healthy. We can’t get the same synergistic effect from a supplement.
| Let us have a brief look over the natural food sources of nutrients:
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| Bottom line, as mentioned in my Previous article, Indian food consists of all the ingredients for nutrition plus the taste!
Go back to your roots and simplify our life, stay Healthy and Happy! |
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| For personalized diet or any queries on diet, get in touch with me at sahna@pravaahwellness.com. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
