PROPER SUPPLEMENTATION OF VITAMINS AND MINERALS

There are a number of good reasons to take vitamin and mineral supplements.   Perhaps best known are the lack of vitamins and minerals in the processed and fast foods we eat.  We have really busy lives and have a tendency to eat fast and easy meals.   Another is that current agricultural techniques leave the soil depleted of important minerals, causing the foods that are grown to be deficient of important minerals.

Upon discovering that I have muscular dystrophy, I knew that I had to do something or else I was going to have major problems.  Since the doctors had indicated that there were no know treatments or cures for Facioscapulohumeral (FSHD) muscular dystrophy.   I decided to so get as fit as possible by eating nutritious foods and researching possible solutions.

Then I began a supplement program to get my body in good condition.  Muscular dystrophy depletes a number of vitamins and minerals from your body, so taking vitamins is important.

A good vitamin and mineral supplement was the first order of business.  Most vitamins on the market, especially the ones in the stores are synthetic vitamins.  Synthetic vitamins that are not absorbed by the body well, then there are differences in the quantity of the vitamins in the supplements.  So, you don’t know if you’re getting enough of the necessary vitamins and minerals.

There are a number of producers that provide a high quality product.  There are a number of sources for information on which are the best vitamins and mineral supplements to take.  One of the best is sites is www.consumerlab.com.   They test vitamins and herbs by brand and report the results of their tests.  I would strongly recommend that you subscribe to use as guide to your supplementation.

Your vitamin and mineral supplement should contain at a minimum 100% of the recommends daily dose of the following vitamins and minerals A, C, E, B6, B12, magnesium, calcium, zinc, and selenium.

As I do into more posts, I am going to bring out a number of supplements that have helped me deal the FSHD.