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Do I Need Supplements?

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I get this question a lot. “Do I need supplements?”

Yes and No.

If you don’t eat a well-balanced diet, then yes, you probably need a high quality supplement to provide you with the vitamins and minerals your body needs to function at its best.

If you do eat a well-balanced diet, then you might not need a supplement.

Let’s delve into this a little deeper.

Your body needs vitamins and minerals.

Vitamins are organic molecules; Minerals are inorganic molecules. Both are necessary to survive.
Vitamins can be either fat soluble or water soluble.

Fat soluble vitamins include Vitamin A, D, E, and K - they don’t dissolve in water and if taken at high levels can be stored in fat tissue; this can create toxicity in your body.

Water soluble vitamins include Vitamin B complex and Vitamin C - they can dissolve in water and are less likely to reach toxic levels because the excess is basically peed out.

Minerals are either:

Major - Need >100mg per day like sodium,...

Do I Need Supplements?

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