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Do
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have symptoms of deficiencies in any of these 54 categories?
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Why should you analyze your nutritional needs?Because your body is unique, and nutritional requirements vary from person to person (and over time), it is considered wise to analyze your own specific nutritional requirements on a regular basis. The foundation of your better health should be your diet -- the best diet for you. For some people, that may be all they need. But it varies, depending on other factors. For example, if you drink a lot of coffee, even though your diet may be good, you are more likely to need specific nutritional supplements because the caffeine inhibits your absorption of iron, etc. Or, if your diet is high in animal products, you may be losing too much calcium. If you smoke or are around cigarette smoke you may need more of certain other vitamins. Also, many prescription drugs can interfere with the way your body absorbs nutrients and you may need supplementation in those areas. Even though you may be eating the same diet as someone else, you may be utilizing those dietary nutrients in an entirely different way from another person. And there are many other health concerns which can make a nutritional difference, too. Most
people these days do need some form of supplementation, mostly because
it's harder to get the nutrients we need from our food than in the
past. Agricultural soils have become nutrient poor. Foods are picked
unripe in vast quantities and shipped to ripen artificially, devoid
of many of the nutrients that only develop during field ripening..
Also, the advent of fast food eating has depleted our bodies' nutritional
health. It should be noted that supplements are just that -- they
are intended to supplement healthy food. Good food contains essential
nutrients that are not available from supplements alone.
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