Abundant living with John Arts Abundant Health

In the last edition I commented that most multi style supplements over promise but under deliver. This is because most are formulated as a ‘one-a-day’ supplement and are often filled with too many B vitamins yet lack the minerals and antioxidants we really need.

Outright mineral deficiencies cause disease but of much greater importance is the number of diseases linked to sub-optimal minerals in our diet.

Sub-optimal just means less than our bodies really need. If I could do an experiment it would be to give all New Zealanders a comprehensive multi mineral, multi vitamin and antioxidant and observe health patterns over a long period of time. I would not be surprised to see reductions in most chronic diseases.

Farmers are very aware of the mineral deficiencies in our soil. I spoke to a farming client recently and he commented on the improvements to animal health when they added selenium and other minerals. He said the sheep went from being lethargic to full of energy.

It is a real tragedy that we do not incorporate such advice into human health. Just perhaps the issue is that unlike livestock humans do not have a productivity value.

When I recently reformulated my Cell-X multi-nutritional supplement, I took great care to ensure that minerals, like selenium and zinc, were at levels that support optimal health.

Our immune system, indeed the health of every cell, requires these minerals to produce powerful enzymes that protect our cells, including immune cells, from damage and disease.

I offer you a challenge: take a good multi-nutritional supplement like Cell-X for three months and notice the difference. Most talk about more energy, better immunity especially in winter and just feeling well.

John Arts (B.Soc.Sci, Dip Tch, Adv.Dip.Nut.Med) is a nutritional medicine practitioner and founder of Abundant Health Ltd. For questions or advice contact John on 0800 423559 or email john@abundant.co.nz.  Join his all new newsletter at www.abundant.co.nz.