nutrition

Supplements – Everything You Never Knew
Sally Kravich
Holistic Nutritionist, Author of Vibrant Living: Creating Radiant Health & Longevity and Member of Hollander’s Comfort Council

Did you know that fruits are cleansers and antioxidants, vegetables are builders, and seaweeds detoxify and energize the body? Below, Sally Kravich, holistic nutritionist to some of today’s top celebrities, author, and member of Hollander’s Comfort Council, gives nutritional advice to “wanna be” health nuts.

According to Kravich, “Our fast food nations’ lack of variety and poor nutrition, coupled with increased stress levels, nearly forces us to add supplementation in order for us to ensure our optimal strength, vitality, and protection.”

SALLY GETS SPECIFIC

1. B100 – B vitamins are essential for proper functioning of the nervous system and play a large roll in the conversion of carbohydrates into energy. These vitamins can be found in whole grains and legumes, but one would have to eat a huge assortment in order to get their needs met, says Kravich. She recommends taking a full spectrum B 100 complex.
2. B12 – This vitamin helps with liver function and supplies energy. Red meat and egg yolks contain B12, so it’s especially important for vegans to take a B12 supplement. B12, when combined with green vegetables, assists the greens in becoming usable iron in the body.
3. Calcium with Magnesium and Vitamin D – For healthy bones, these are a MUST. Sugars and soda deplete calcium, and Magnesium helps calcium to absorb, relaxes leg spasms, and muscle cramps. A great source of Vitamin D is Cod Liver Oil.
4. Essential Fatty Acids (Omega 3) – Found in egg yolks and fish, these fatty acids, especially Omega 3, protect the brain and assist in hormone nourishment. For vegetarians or vegans, a proper ratio of Omega 3 to Omega 6 is an equal combination of flax, pumpkin, sunflower and sesame seeds, in either ground or oil form.
5. Mineral supplements - Minerals can be obtained from concentrated fruit and vegetables, or sea vegetation, but, according to Kravich, “We don’t get enough variety or volume in our vegetables, so it’s good to take some kind of veggie or green supplement. People who are on thyroid medication should avoid sea vegetation such as kelp, spirulina, and algae.”
6. Antioxidants - As added protection against damage from free radicals, environmental toxins, and for having radiant, youthful skin add a daily supplementation of antioxidants such as C, E, CoQ10, and Alpha Lipoic Acid.