Why Supplement?

The majority of our products are manufactured in an FDA-certified laboratory that guarantees each capsule consistently contains the labeled ingredients.  These labs exceed the highest standards set forth by the FDA, assuring the highest quality formulas available.

Supplementation helps to correct nutritional deficiencies:

  • Modern diets are devoid of adequate daily nutritional requirements.
  • Nutrient deficiencies make us prone to infections, obesity and disease.
  • Supplementation helps to overcome the negative effects of sub-optimal eating habits.

Supplementation helps to replenish what’s missing in food:

  • Depleted soils, pesticides and refining processes lower nutrient content in food.
  • Processing, transporting and storing foods reduce nutrient content.
  • Supplementing with high quality products can help to replace the vital nutrients your body needs.

Supplementation helps to combat environmental stress:

  • Inadequate chemical disposal and environmental waste increase health stress.
  • Chemically treated food can lead to disease and premature aging.
  • Increased electromagnetic fields (e.g. microwaves, cellular phones, computers, etc.) can weaken the immune system.
  • Supplementation gives you the ammunition to fight back.

Supplementation helps to fulfill our “21st Century Lifestyle” nutritional needs:

  • The rigors of stress compromise bodily function and can deplete vital nutrients.
  • The convenience of fast foods lowers the quality of nutrient intake.
  • The use of oral contraceptives, heavy exercise, alcohol consumption, certain drugs, pregnancy and lactation, and other activities in today’s busy lifestyles increase the level of stress.
  • Supplementation can help to overcome nutrient depletion from lifestyle stress.


Do I really need to use a supplement?

The answer is conclusively “Yes.” Nutritional supplementation can improve your health as well as your nutritional status.

The five primary reasons to supplement are:

  1. To correct nutrient deficiencies and/or make up for sub-optimal dietary choices.
  2. To replenish what is missing in your foods (vitamins, minerals, enzymes, flora, antioxidants, etc.).
  3. To provide your body with the nutrition necessary to combat today’s environmental stresses.
  4. To meet the higher nutritional needs of today’s lifestyle.
  5. To decrease your risk of chronic disease and reduce health care costs.

1. Supplementation can correct nutrient deficiencies and help make up for sub-optimal dietary choices.

Many people think that nutritional deficiencies are only found in third world countries.  The reality is that an estimated 92% of Americans are deficient in some vitamin or mineral, yet more than 72% of the population fall into the category of “overweight or obese”.  We are an overfed and undernourished society. The nutrient deficiencies created by our “modern” diet cause susceptibility to viruses, disease, infections, obesity, allergies, headaches, stress, strokes, fatigue, ulcers, bowel and colon problems, tumors, cancer, kidney failure, heartburn, poor immune system function, arthritis, blood pressure problems, heart attacks, and growth and circulation problems to name a few. Our “modern” diet is leaving our bodies devoid of vital nutrients, making us more susceptible to all types of diseases. Nutritional supplementation is essential to correct nutrient deficiencies and to overcome the effect of poor dietary choices.

2. Supplementation can help replenish what’s missing in your foods.

Today’s food supply no longer contains enough of the key nutrients required for optimum health. Depleted soils, modern growing techniques, preservatives, as well as the cooking and refining processes, all result in lower nutrient content. For example, USDA research demonstrating declining iron content in spinach; in 1948 spinach contained 158 milligrams of iron per 100 grams. The iron content of raw spinach today is less than 2.7 milligrams per 100 grams. The nutrient content of food is reduced even further during processing, transport and storage. The refining process removes 70 to 75% of the minerals from our grains. Cooking food reduces its nutritional value by destroying 20 to 50% of vitamins, all of the enzymes, some amino acids, and “leaches” the minerals. By supplementing you can start to replace what is missing in your food.

3. Supplementation can help provide your body with the nutrition necessary to combat environmental stresses.

With today’s polluted environment and high-stress lifestyles, there are more reasons than ever for taking nutritional supplements. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that more than 60,000 chemicals have been buried or dumped throughout the U.S. over the last hundred years, and there are over 3000+ different carcinogenic chemicals found in our foods. These chemicals enter your body and begin to attack your tissues and cells, which can lead to disease and premature aging. In addition to the effects of these carcinogenic chemicals, smog, pollution and depletion of the ozone layer create free radicals, which constantly bombard us and attack our cells. Even common items such as cell phones, televisions, and computers create free radicals.

Free radicals are highly reactive molecules that “attack” healthy cells, weakening the cell membranes and leading to disease and degeneration. Over 85 diseases, including heart disease, cancer, arthritis, cataracts and emphysema, have been linked to free radical damage. Free radicals and other environmental stresses are greater today than they ever have been. Our bodies do not make enough antioxidants to combat the damaging effects of today’s world, so it is essential to supply the body with the extra support it needs. Supplementing gives your body the ammunition it needs to fight back against free radicals, repair damaged cells and tissues, reduce the risk of chronic diseases, increase immune function and decrease infection.

4. Supplementation can help meet the higher nutritional needs of today’s lifestyle.

External stress and the demands of life can seem unending. They affect virtually everyone in today’s fast-paced society, and as a result, the body’s vital functions are often compromised. Stress depletes crucial nutrients and creates a higher demand for specific vitamins and minerals. Unless these nutrients are replenished, a host of stress-related symptoms and diseases can arise. These increased needs are not easily met by food, especially considering the low nutrient content of today’s food supply. The increased nutritional needs of today’s lifestyle can only be met through proper supplementation.

5. Supplementation can help decrease your risk of chronic disease and reduce health care costs.

In 2007, the last year for which fairly precise estimates in American health spending are available, we spent $2.24 trillion on health care in this country. It amounted to 16.2 percent of our 2007 gross domestic product of $13.8 trillion and to $7,421 per person living within our borders.

Because our national health spending has grown by about 6 percent annually in recent years, per capita health spending this year probably will be as much as $8,300. Furthermore, because G.D.P. has declined in the past year, we will most likely be devoting 18 percent of that smaller G.D.P. on health care this year. This amount is nearly triple the expenses that are seen in countries like Japan where supplemental and integrative medicine are given the credit they deserve. Economists estimate that by supplementing our diet to correct for deficiencies, we would reduce health care costs by 25% - 65% depending on the disease type.

Why Supplement?

Once you examine the facts, the question is no longer “why supplement?” but rather “why wouldn’t you supplement?”. Whether you need to correct a deficiency, want to improve your health and nutritional status, want to make up for poor diet and a stressful lifestyle, or you want to reduce your risk of disease, supplementation is crucial. Nutritional supplementation can provide nutrient enrichment, improve digestion and help with detoxification. People feel healthier and more energetic when they take supplements. Supplements can help increase overall fitness and well-being, improve the quality of your life, protect against premature aging and support the immune system. If you care about your health, the choice is clear – supplementation is essential!