Everyone Should Take These Four Essential Nutritional Supplements

Everyone Should Take These Four Essential Nutritional Supplements Springfield MO"

4 Essential Nutritional Supplements Everyone Should Take

In an ideal world, your diet would be pristine, your gut would be in perfect shape to digest and absorb all of the micro and macro nutrients you need to stay healthy and there would be no need for additional nutritional supplements. Unfortunately, the modern world does not look like that anymore.

Our Western diet is filled with poor nutrient and calorie-dense processed foods, GMOs, and pesticides which call for the use of nutritional supplements. Even the land we farm on and the soil itself has become devoid of nutrients, which means that the food that’s grown on it has experienced a decrease in nutrition. We are constantly exposed to toxins in our food, water, air, and even personal care and cleaning products. Our stress levels have skyrocketed and many people are dealing with gut issues, such as Candida and SIB, which interfere with proper nutrient absorption. Since we are not getting enough nutrients we need there is a call to start looking into supplements to aid in your overall health and some of the most important are:

High-Quality Multivitamin

Since there is no way to know exactly which nutrients you’re deficient in without proper testing, a high-quality multivitamin can be of great use to all types of people. It provides a wide range of vitamins and minerals, as well HCL to help with digestion and powerful carotenoids.

Omega 3

The benefits of omega-3 fatty acids are widely discussed and publicized. They can reduce inflammation and help lower the risk of chronic diseases like heart disease, cancer, and arthritis. Because they are highly-concentrated within the brain, omega-3 fatty acids are also important for memory, cognition, and behavior. Research suggests that humans evolved on a diet consisting of an omega-6 to omega-3 ratio of 1:1. The modern diet, which is full of processed foods, refined oils, and not enough fruits and vegetables, supplies an omega-6 to omega-3 ratio of 15:1 and 17:1 which is highly inflammatory and a recipe for disease. This is where Omega 3 supplements come in. You want to be particularly careful about the source of your omega 3 supplements because they are extracted from fish, so many of them contain mercury.

Probiotics

The future of medicine is turning toward the ecosystem of bacteria and other microbes that live in your gut, also called your microbiome, to prevent and reverse many diseases. We now know that nearly 80% of your immune system is located in your gut, and up to 95% of your serotonin (the neurotransmitter responsible for regulating mood) is produced in your gut. This means that if the balance of bacteria in your gut is thrown off, it can lead to a whole host of problems, including autoimmunity, depression, anxiety, and leaky gut to name a few. Taking a probiotic every day can help keep your microbiome in balance, which promotes a healthy GI tract, relieves digestive discomfort, promotes a normal bowel pattern, and supports overall wellness.

Vitamin D

Vitamin D is unique in a couple of important ways. First, your body can make its own vitamin D when your skin is exposed to sunlight. Second, vitamin D is converted into a hormone in your body. Hormones are your body’s chemical messengers and they travel through your blood to your tissues and organs activating chemical reactions that control everything from metabolism to growth and development to mood. Over 50,000 of the chemical reactions in your body require the presence of adequate amounts of vitamin D in your blood. The vitamin contributes to bone strength, heart health, and cancer prevention. Vitamin D can also play an important role in your immune system, and can be a determining factor in whether or not you develop an autoimmune disease.

Keri Sutton - RN, MSN, ANP-C, AGPCNP-BC

Keri is a Nurse Practitioner and founder at Kare Health & Wellness. Keri's pursuit of personal answers to her own health issues landed her in the top of Functional Medicine. As she utilized functional Medicine to get her own health and life back, she made it her life's work to bring this empowering form of healthcare to as many people as she can.

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