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Ask the Doctors | December
2004
Ask the Doctors
By Drs. Jeff, Craig and Marissa
Question: "What type of vitamins should I take to stay healthy?"
Answer: Choosing a vitamin product can be confusing, but when it comes to your health, it's worth investing a little time and money to ensure you get the right product for your particular needs. For optimum health, the body needs 16 total vitamins and more than 70 major and trace minerals, phyto-nutrients and antioxidants. Sadly, with the depletion of our soils, our vegetables and fruits no longer provide sufficient nutrients. Before choosing a vitamin/ mineral product, consider its absorption qualities. Instead of "you are what you eat," it should be "you are what your body absorbs." The body's ability to absorb nutrients, especially minerals, becomes more difficult as we age. Plus, the food manufacturing industry has mass-produced useless, cheap, synthetic, and over-processed vitamin products that inevitably have no benefit. With vitamins in particular, the quality of absorption is a crucial factor. Liquid-form products are 90-98% absorbable, while pills are only 20-40% absorbable. If you take vitamin pills, you're getting only a fraction of the nutrients your body needs. We recommend an all-in-one liquid form, multi-mineral / multi-vitamin product. The next time you're at Curves, take a look at Curves Complete and compare it to what you're taking now.
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