How to Need Less Supplements

I've talked with people who buy over $300-$400 worth of supplements a month so they can have better health. I've also talked with people who go to Kinney's or WalMart and buy an antioxidant for $7.00. Who is healthier?

Did you say neither? I hope so.

It is an disputable fact that we need supplements because the food supply is grossly adulterated all the way from the farm to the store and then your home.

Soil nutrients are depleted, processed foods are made from GMO corn and other grains. Sugar use has skyrocketed in the last century giving us some pretty addictive desires for unhealthy foods. Even our mass farmed livestock are over fed grains and chemicals for a better profit outcome.

All that said, even with a steady diet of home cooked foods and fresh produce (as fresh as we can get from the store) we need to supplement with high quality vitamins, minerals, and adaptogenic nutricueticals.

I truly believe a good supplement routine is necessary for optimal health. Do you need to spend $300-$400 dollars a month? No. If you are ask yourself this: Am I feeling better? It is possible you still have nagging health issues.

Should you go to Kinney's and WalMart and buy what is on the shelves? No. You must have more on the label than a cheap price. A supplement company should be researched for its raw materials, bio-availability, and purity testing.

We know we need to make a small investment in supplements but how do we narrow down the choices?

The most important factor is your daily diet. At this point, evaluate how close you are to the Paleo-Primal diet. I say this because if you are not, you are probably taking needless supplements to help you with health issues related to your diet.

If you think your diet is healthy, visit my Myth of the Month website. And stick around on my new Time to GO Paleo blog. More is coming.

When you fix your diet, you will need less supplements.

Ask me about it at your next visit. We will discuss if you are getting enough protein. A poor protein balance can throw off Calcium, Magnesium, and Potassium . More minerals won't fix it. Protein intake will. We can talk about replacing grains with high fat foods that make your appetite happy and your waistline smaller.

See you at the table...the chiropractic table.

Dr. Lisa

Your Health Freedom Advocate

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Myth of the Month

Time to Go Paleo

Health: A Glass Half Empty or Half Full?

My Citizen article for the month published this week, delves into world of health thought.

Do you see your health as something that has to be managed because it is poor?

Or do you see health an opportunity to be the best you can be?

Read the full article at the Citizen's link here.

What Does Your Iodine Deficiency Look Like?

Get the October 2011 issue of Life Extension Magazine and read about the connection between iodine deficiency and obesity, brain impairment, heart issues, mental disorders, and cancer.

Do you have an iodine deficiency?

Consider this:

1. You don't need to have a goiter to have an iodine deficiency

2. Manufacturers are not putting adequate amounts of iodine in their refined salt products.

3. Once cooked, salt loses iodine content

4. Sea salt has no iodine

5. Reducing your salt intake is also making the problem worse

6. If you eat more vegetables than meat, you are getting less iodine

7. If you exercise regularly you lose iodine in your sweat.

8. A common flavor enhancer for foods derived from the explosive/rocket fuel industry

blocks iodine from reaching the thyroid.

9. Iodine is important for breast health.

10. Breast cancer cells easily absorb iodine and the cells die.

11. Iodine is important for fibrocystic breast disease.

12. Iodine deficiency leads to abnormal heart rhythm.

13. Iodine deficiency contributes to abnormal lipid and cholesterol profiles (can't be fixed by a statin).

14. Thyroid hormone treatment is not good for an already weakened heart. (Iodine deficiency should be looked into first.)

The article is found on page 43.

You can also read it online here.

See you at the table...the adjusting table.

--Dr. Lisa

--Your Health Freedom Advocate

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Time to go Paleo