Daily Nutritional Routine
for Humans
By Linda Arndt
I have taken daily nutritional supplements since the late 1960's. Two of my mentors in education, were also a nutritionists and biochemists from Cornell University. They introduced me to the author Adelle Davis and established a vitamin routine for me, which I adhere to today, with some additions and modifications, due to updated info since the 60's.
In spite of my Northern, Germanic, "Reubenesque" physique, and love of cooking and good and bad food, I have always enjoyed good health and wellness, and feel my supplement program has more than paid off. People will say to me......"WHAT....You've been teaching HOW LONG??? -Well you sure don't look your age. "Well, I can thank Winifred and Irv and Adelle for that,... so I would like to share with you a simple daily supplemental routine, one in which you can start with to move toward Wellness. This is a basic program and can be enhanced with other supplements, depending on specific needs; arthritis, diabetes, acid-reflux etc.
Before you start this program please read about detoxification and why you need to ease into anything new like a Wellness Program. Click Here: Easing Into Detox
How To Stay In The Habit .....
Counting out vitamins on a daily basis is not fun, and it is probably the main reason most people stop their wellness routine. I have a system I have used for almost 40 yrs. I take 30 minutes a month (while watching TV), to count out our monthly vitamins into little containers. I then stack them in a drawer, and in the AM I just pull out what is needed at breakfast, and then pop the lid on for the remainder to be taken at lunch or later in the day. EASY!!
To do it right invest in at least 31 "Glad brand" plastic containers - those really small ones. That way you can count them out for a month and reuse them monthly. The first time you do this it is a little costly ($20), but you reuse them monthly so it's a great investment and helps you to stay on track. Also no excuse when in a hurry, it's all done for you.
I also carry a bottle of Metamucil fiber tablets in my purse, don't laugh I have all my friends trained, after dinner out they reach over and say" ya got any fiber with you?" Now they are carrying with them as well and we share!
A Basic Wellness Program
1). A good vitamin/mineral supplement made specifically from "whole foods" not synthetics - which most supplements are that are on the market today. It must say on the label "whole food" supplements. Here are some good choices.
Nature's Plus "Source of Life" or Ultra Source of Life line of whole food vitamins. This multiple come in large tablets (3 a day) or mini-tabs (6 a day).
Nature's Plus also makes liquids - an ultra sweet pineapple flavor. It is liquid whole food vitamin/mineral supplement. The Ultra Source of Life includes fruits and veggies, some probiotics and digestive enzymes as well. They also have this in small pill form, which is easier for some people to take. This is a great supplement as well. I get mine from The Vitamin Lady website. www.thevitaminlady.com
Puritan makes an excellent one called Green Source - 3 large capsules a day are necessary because they are from whole foods. www.puritan.com
Nzymes - dietary/metabolic enzymes (not digestive) that remove toxins from the body and keep you young inside and out. They put the "living components" back into our cooked, processed, foods and provides nutrients to the body, so the body can detoxify itself. This is critical to keep away premature aging and disease.
These are so powerful they can detoxify chemo and radiation effects. (See my father's cancer testimonial at the www.nzymes.com website. I fully believe they are the best anti-aging whole food supplements on the market. I have used them on my dogs and myself for 20 years - hence...no wrinkles - and women sail right through menopause with no hot flashes, because these are made from "soy sprouts"..not soy beans, but sprouted materials. These are natural anti-inflammatory supplements so they sure help with arthritis too.
Nzymes are the things that got me on track and I do not have any hayfever any longer - took 5-6 months to detoxify me.www.Nzymes.com .
....as a side note most people who are plagued with allergies are very sensitive to wheat gluten, so cut wheat out of your diet. Dosage: 6 capsules in AM before eating or divide AM and PM or use granules 1 teaspoon daily mixed in peanut butter or in an energy shake.
DO NOT DOUBLE DOSE AS THE LABEL SUGGEST OR YOU WILL DETOX TOO FAST (FLU SYMPTOMS). INSTEAD, I RECOMMEND SLOWLY RAMPING UP ON YOUR NZYMES TAKING A WEEK TO COME UP TO A NORMAL DOSE, THEN DOUBLE DOSE FOR TWO WEEKS, THEN DROP BACK TO NORMAL DOSE EVERY DAY. EASE INTO THESE!!!
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Probiotics - beneficial yogurt type bacteria and digestive enzymes for digestive health - what is the famous saying "Death begins in the gut" so keep yours in good shape with a probiotic. ProB Brand which I purchase when I purchase my Nzymes, is made specifically to help fight yeast levels and systemic yeast infections in pets or humans is one of the most common yet misdiagnosed problems in our health care system. The do not have it on their website, but ask for it when you order. www.nzymes. Another excellent brand comes from Garden of Life one of my favorite companies. Dosage: on bottle
Ox-E-Drops - a concentrated natura l compound liquid that has bactericidal, fungicidal and anti-viral properties. It enhances the immune system and it releases slowly in the body while cleaning toxins from the body. They help to keep the pH of the gut where it should be and it acts at the cellular level with no unwanted side effects. It will also help with acid indigestion or acid reflux (which is often caused by refine/white breads and flours). Always use in a diluted form as it is highly alkaline and it has many uses. I use it to help keep low yeast levels in the gut to prevent Leaky Gut Syndrome. This and my ProB are essential for a healthy digestive tract. I purchase mine from then Nzymes company as well. This is amazing stuff..it will knock out a cold, decontaminate water, can be uses as a colonic or douche, eye drop - of course it has to be diluted!!! Read the pamphlet that comes with it, I do not leave home without this in my purse. Do NOT PUT IN JUICE - use on your water.www.nzymes.com Dosage: on bottle.
B-Complex - 100 mg a day - all the B vitamins must be used in concert with each other in order to do the body any good, and because they are water soluble, they have to be replaced daily. You cannot get enough of all your B's in your daily meals. This is the only vitamin family that you can actually "feel" a difference in your mood and body energy level. If I go off them for 2 days I can feel the difference on the 3rd day. I could not accomplish all I do in a day without my B-Complex and there is not enough B's in any vitamin/mineral supplement on the market to keep you upbeat and moving. Purchase one with NO YEAST in it and TAKE WITH FOOD or you will be sick to your stomach. Take before noon or you will be up at night cleaning the house!! It is very important that you do not purchase one with yeast in it, you will belch it up all day long, and for some people it causes stinging when urinating - especially men. (ouch!) www.puritan.com
Dosage: 1 a day or double up during very stressful times, but take before noon or you will be up at night cleaning the house, working on the computer or dancing then night away. When my father passed away, I was taking 300 mg a day to get through it.
Calcium Citrate/Magnesium Citrate Supplement - What good is having good health with no strong bones to support it? When you get a Calcium/Magnesium supplement combo, liquid is the best choice, but tablets will work. Do not use a Calcium Carbonate or Oxide form of calcium you only get about 10% of the calcium you really need, because the form of it is too crude to be available to the body. Absolutely do not use bonemeal (toxins often found in it) or cheap forms of calcium such as oxides, carbonates - these are from mined mineral sources and to crude for the body to absorb.
The Calcium/Magnesium formula I like is by KAL, but there are others at the health food store and very reasonable in price. You can also get a good combination liquid from www.puritian.com or your local health food store.
Did you know magnesium is as important as calcium and that many heart attacks could have been prevented with additional magnesium in the diet that is why a combo product like this is best to use. Dosage: 1 - 2 Tablespoons a day best taken at bedtime or follow directions on the bottle.
Fish Oil - ah....how many times do you hear people say I can't take it because I burp it up! The reason for this is, there are actually 4 grades of fish oil and the one you want to get must be pharmaceutical grade or it will "repeat on you". Even purchasing from the health food store you have to specify pharmaceutical grade because there is such a thing as a health food grade fish oil, which does not set well with some people's digestive track.
I like Carlson Labs when it comes to Fish Oil - they have pharmaceutical grade. Fish oil is so critical to keeping your bad cholesterol levels down and your good ones up. There is another great Fish Oils supplement called ResQ 1250 - this is what we use and I talk about in my article on statin drugs . Statins I want to avoid at all costs! Dosage: 2000 - 3000mg daily and with food. www.puritan.com If you are unable to use fish oils, then you can use Flaxseed Oils instead or a combination of both.
A note about cholesterol levels, if yours is over 200 you can lower it simply by Fish Oil/Flaxseed Oil, Policosenal 20 mg and adding fiber to your diet. Just do not take your oils with your fiber because it absorbs the bad and good oils you take in so these have to be separated. It takes 2 -3 months to see a change, but it works! See my information on Statin Drug Alternatives.
Recently there has been some research on a product that is sold by Nature's Made, which you can get at Walgreens. It is called Cholesteroff, it can be used in combination with the Fish, Policosenal and Fiber...the research information is very compelling.
If you have serious heart issues check into a product called HOPE - www.medicalpublications.org
I do not know anyone that gets in all the fruits and veggies required in the course of a day. But now with some of the great Green Foods available to us, we can get our 5+servings in a day in a drink. My favorite of the so called "green foods" is the Earths Promise. I have been taking the Earth's Promise Green and have found it is actually very tolerable in taste ..my favorite is the strawberry/kiwi or elderberry. I add a heaping teaspoon to my fiber at night along with my Spark of Life micro minerals and down the hatch! I have also incorporated the Earth Promise Orange and Earth Promise Purple and try to take each at least 3 times a week - what a great way to get all of these on a weekly basis. The best source for purchasing is www.VitaminLife.com
We are chemical/electrical beings. Our metabolism/glandular system is the power plant for our body. With today's farming techniques and depleted soils, it is next to impossible to get the trace minerals necessary for adequate metabolic functions. Trace minerals run the body's electrical system (glands/hormones etc) and there is a noticeable difference in your energy level on trace minerals, they are the true Spark ot Life which can be purchased at www.firstchoicenaturals.com
The modern day western diet is low in fiber, and high in colon cancer. It's sad because this one is so easy to remedy with a high fiber diet, lots of fruit/veggies or if you can't handle that, fiber now comes in capsules, chewable and mixable powders, readily available at Walgreens, RiteAid, Sams Club and Costco. Sometimes we have to "try" different ones to find out which one will not turn you into the Hindenburg, so suggest one introduce it to your body in the evening when you are home, and not in the morning with a full day of work ahead! I also suggest you build up gradually to the recommended dose on the bottle. I take at lunch and dinner (2-3 Metamucil capsules with a large glass of water).
Later in the evening before bedtime and 30 minutes before or after you take your calcium supplement so it does not absorb it, take another additional tablespoon of dissolvable Metamucil (orange flavored sugar substitute or regular) and a large glass of water. You want the dissolvable type or you may have "flatulence" If this type of Metamucil still makes you gassy, do not give up,...... you can use a really good nongaseous fiber supplement made by Nature's Plus called Rx-Fiberific™ Cholesterol Balance Vcaps™
None of the products in this program are sold through multi-level marketing/ pyramid companies.
- Men - 35+ need to be on a good Prostate Support Supplement - www.puritan.com
- Men/Women - 35+ Co-Q-10 starts to deplete in your body so supplementation is vital
- Men/Women- Joint Support - it's never to early to start - and I like the liquid supplements the best.
- Memory,ADD or ADHD problems check into a supplement called Neuro-PS www.puritan.com
All the Puritan supplements pass Consumer Lab reviews when I have checked on supplements.
If you have heart health see Dr. Sinatra's website - a known and respected cardiologist - www.drsinatra.com
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* The article "Daily Nutritional Routine for Humans" is republished with the permission of Blackwatch Nutritional Counseling and Linda Arndt of the educational website GreatDaneLady.com.
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