The other day at the office a couple of things occurred that happen quite frequently. Frequently enough, in fact, that I thought it prudent to mention it in a newsletter. First, a patient complimented me on how youthful I look for an old man on social security. Soon after, a patient asked me to build them a minimum supplemental vitamin program and then ranted about the number of vitamins I suggested.
Most people who take no vitamins or try to get by on a Multi of some kind usually do not look young for their age. When they asked how many vitamins I took a day they were shocked, and I felt this might be the right time to share some of my lifestyle with my patients and customers.
But first, at least half a dozen books are written each year, and have been for the last two decades, describing how our food has become a major source of our disease and disability. If you have doubts regarding the necessity for moderate to heavy supplementation you need to read some of these books.
I take between 25 and 30 supplements with my breakfast each morning. I consider that necessary to provide OPTIMUM levels of the essential micronutrients for good health and intelligent risk reduction considering that I was an unhealthy child. That doesn’t mean that choosing food wisely and a good exercise regimen aren’t equally important, but something positive is working for myself and many of my patients who supplement optimally. Remember, if you’re looking older than you’d like on the outside, you’re looking older than you’d like on the inside.
Regular exercise (not activity), a healthy organic diet (foods that are indigenous to the region and in season), optimum supplementation, and detoxification from our polluted environment (I take a far infra-red sauna five times a week) will result in reduced risk of chronic illness and an increased possibility of lifelong good health.
My friend the plumber turns his water off whenever he goes on a trip. I asked him if that wasn’t overkill. He laughed and said a good part of his income was made from people that thought it was overkill, only to return to a basement full of water. He’s the expert, so now I turn the main water off when I go on a vacation. I hope you get the analogy.
