Filed under: Advice, Health, Hormone Diet
Natasha Turner, N.D. is a Toronto-based naturopathic doctor. She is the founder of the Clear Medicine wellness boutique and author of the bestselling book The Hormone Diet. Each week in her column for That’s Fit.ca, Dr. Turner advises readers on how to remedy common health issues as well as improve their overall health.
Wondering if you should be taking daily vitamins? These days, there is overwhelming clinical evidence to show that vitamin deficiencies are associated with disease processes and the overall condition of our health. Vitamin, mineral, antioxidant and other essential micronutrient deficiencies suppress the function of the immune system and contribute to degenerative processes like arthritis, cancer, cardiovascular disease, accelerated aging or diabetes. With statistics showing 65 percent of Canadians take vitamins daily, word that supplements are health-promoting is definitely is getting out.Determining Your Nutrient Status
There is often a big difference between the dose of a product you are taking, the amount present in your blood stream and most importantly, the level ultimately present within your cells. The nutrients within your cells are those involved with metabolism, healthy immunity, reproduction, detoxification, cellular regeneration and growth as well as many other body processes.
Continue reading Vitamins 101: Which Ones to Take and What to Avoid