Nutritional Supplements

It was believed 50 years ago that if you ate a balanced diet, full of fresh fruits and vegetables, then you would receive all of the vitamins and minerals needed by your body. It is possible that may have been true back then -- but it is NOT true today. Unfortunately, our soils, our growing methods, our food packaging, and even our cooking styles have all contributed to robbing us of the important ingredients we need to survive.

• Supplements To Enhance The Brain
• Jean Carper: "Your Miracle Brain"
• Herbals, Supplements & Alternative Therapies
• Advanced Nutritional Supplements

Because of this, an entire industry has developed to provide us with the nutritional supplements we need. There are those who would argue that Americans take so many supplements and spend so much on them that the only result is "expensive urine." We believe, however, that a great deal of scientific research in recent years has solidly proven the benefits of using supplements. In particular, a balanced combination of vitamins, antioxidants, and minerals is generally recommended.

As above, there are many fine companies marketing these products today. We are most familiar with USANA, since we have used their products for several years. Indeed, even when our son was still in the early recovery stages, being fed through a G-tube, we crushed USANA supplements and mixed them with the hospital's liquid diet. We firmly believe that this aided in his recovery. Whether you choose USANA or one of their competitors, though, we highly recommend nutritional supplements to aid in your loved one's recovery. Obviously, caregivers can benefit tremendously, too, by taking supplements and thus remaining strong enough to continue to be of help.

• USANA
• Mega Antioxidant
• Chelated Mineral

NOTE: Just for the record, we ARE distributors of USANA products and we highly recommend them.

 

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