How To Determine What Nutritional Supplements Are Right For You:
by James Meschino D.C., M.S.
 Now, the revolutionary Natural Health Test online assessment program can provide you with a customized report outlining the specific nutrition, exercise and supplementation considerations that are best suited to your circumstances, helping to reduce your risk of degenerative diseases, combat existing and recurring health conditions and slow and/or reverse certain aspects of aging. And best of all, the assessment is offered on a complimentary basis by The Renaisante Institute Of Integrative Medicine
Knowing What Supplements To Take Is Confusing For Most People
Have you ever wandered up and down the aisles of the vitamin/supplement section of your local drug store only to find yourself overwhelmed and confused by the vast array of different supplement bottles facing back at you. Even if you understand the heath benefits of taking supplements it can be very confusing to know which bottle(s) to pluck from the shelf. Adding to the confusion is the fact that everyone's needs are different, based upon their age, gender, health history, medication use and other factors. Not unlike taking prescription, and over-the-counter medications, what is appropriate for one person may not be appropriate for another. As the saying goes, "one man's food is another man's poison". This statement is very relevant in regards to nutritional supplements. For instance, evidence suggests that the use of a high potency multiple vitamin and mineral supplement can help prevent, and aid in the management of, many degenerative diseases and slow various aspects of the aging process. However, if you are pregnant, breast feeding, have Wilson's disease, hemochromatosis, advance liver disease, kidney disease, received an organ transplant, suffered from a previous kidney stone, or are using the drug Accutane, then a high potency multiple vitamin may be harmful in your case, depending upon the dosage of certain nutrients. And this is only one of many examples to illustrate the point that nutritional supplementation must be tailored to each individual's needs and circumstances in order for it to be safe and effective.
In the meantime, many consumers are familiar with the evidence that suggests that taking the right nutritional supplements, along with other health-promoting practices, can reduce risk of many degenerative diseases (e.g. heart disease, certain cancers, cataracts, macular degeneration, osteoporosis, dementia etc), help combat existing and recurring health problems, and slow and/or reveres many aspects of the aging process. As such, studies indicate that 7 out of 10 adults take nutritional supplements on a regular basis. However, surveys also indicate that many individuals who take nutritional supplements, as well as those who are contemplating doing so, are not entirely sure which nutritional supplements are best suited to their personal circumstances, and are looking for more guidance in these matters from health experts.
Unfortunately, in their curriculums, most medical schools do not emphasize the current research highlighting the role of nutrition and supplementation in disease prevention, anti-aging, and as an adjunct to the management of various health conditions. Thus, many medical doctors are not highly trained in this area. In reality, there are very few health professionals, in general, who have extensive knowledge in the safe and effective use of nutritional supplements. As a result, surveys indicate that most consumers make decisions regarding what supplements to take based upon information passed along by friends and family members, and information they learned from magazine articles and advertisements about specific supplements. This, of course, is not the best way to decide what supplements are best suited to your needs. So where can you turn for help?
The Natural Health Test Customizes Nutrition, Exercise and Supplementation Strategies That Are Right For You
As a solution to the problem I developed a software program that quickly and efficiently gathers pertinent nutrition and lifestyle information and provides you with a detailed report, outlining the most appropriate dietary modifications, exercise strategies and targeted nutritional supplements that best suit your specific health needs, including an explanation as to how and why these lifestyle interventions are important considerations in your health management. I call it the Natural Health Test (NHT), which you can now access online.
The NHT assessment gathers data pertaining to your age, gender, dietary patterns, signs and symptoms of nutrient deficiencies, lifestyle factors known to deplete specific nutrients (e.g. use of certain drugs, caffeine, alcohol etc.), present or recurring health conditions, family history of degenerative health conditions (e.g. breast cancer, colon cancer) that you may be predisposed to developing in the future, as well as other important health indicators. The report also takes into account all contra-indications to dietary and supplement recommendations as well as drug-nutrient interactions, to ensure that no inappropriate or dangerous nutrition, exercise or supplementation considerations appear on your customized feedback report. This is the only responsible way to provide individuals with the correct advice on these matters, yet many health practitioners don't spend the time, or have the expertise, to perform an individualized assessment of this nature. This is why all adults should complete the test.
It only takes about 10-15 minutes to answer all the questions online and your feedback report will usually be processed and sent back to you within hours. The feedback report is very comprehensive (often 15-25 pages), and outlines, in detail, the changes to your current dietary patterns, parameters of endurance and resisted exercise and specific supplement formulations that you should consider implementing into your day-to-day life to improve your health and longevity status and optimize your feeling of vitality, as well as your body shape and appearance. In short, the NHT program provides you with the most appropriate dietary, supplement and exercise strategies, for you to consider, that best serve to optimize your health, slow the aging process, reduce your risk of degenerative diseases and help you combat existing health conditions and challenges, in conjunction with good medical practices. Once receiving your NHT feedback report you can act on the information immediately, review it with your physician, pharmacist, chiropractor, personal trainer or other healthcare provider.
Included with your NHT feedback report are recommended blood tests and other medical investigations you should have performed by your physician, to help further determine your present health/longevity profile. You will also receive a document listing the optimal ranges and significance of each of these blood tests and other medical investigations, to enable you to better evaluate your own health and longevity status, should your doctor provide you with a copy of your blood test results and the findings of other suggested investigations.
Why Should You Take Action
Studies, such as the MacArthur Foundation Study, have shown that 75% of the rate of aging and (according to the National Cancer Institute and other authoritative bodies) 80-90% of the risk of degenerative diseases such as cancer, heart attack, stroke, osteoporosis, dementia and other illnesses, are related to faulty nutrition and lifestyle factors. We now understand that in most cases these major health problems are not caused by faulty genes that we inherited, but rather, are caused by faulty dietary and lifestyle behaviors. I personally believe that every adult should take the NHT assessment in order to identify the appropriate proactive wellness strategies (including what specific supplement formulations to use) that can best reduce your risk of common degenerative diseases, improve your overall health status, and help enable you to achieve the maximum amount of functional living in regards to your physical health.
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