why use supplements?
Poor Digestion
Even when your food intake is good, inefficient digestion can limit your body’s uptake of nutrients.
Coffee, Alcohol and Smoking
These irritants can damage the lining of the intestinal tract and adversely affect the absorption of nutrients. Alcohol is known to damage the liver and pancreas, which are essential to proper digestion and metabolism - leading to nutrient deficiencies.
Poor dietary intake
Food quality has declined with our fast paced lives. Soil nutrient depletion, high refined foods, overcooking, fad diets, and convenience foods are all contributing to many nutrient deficiencies.
Stress
Chemical, physical and emotional stresses can increase the body’s requirements for some vitamins. Stress also effects the normal functioning of digestion.
Pregnancy, illness, accidents, operations, wounds and infection
Your body has a higher demand for nutrients during these times