Nutritional Supplements: Where to begin?
There is so much information about these supplements that it would
take a book to give you all the whys and wherefors. So, here I will just list one or two reasons why these supplements
are recommended.
- a comprehensive and balanced multi/vitamin-mineral
because athletes especially need the basics.
- the next generation of Vitamin A and Beta-Carotene -
needed to absorb and utilize proteins properly and it's a powerful antioxidant.
(One of the by-products of energy use is free radicals - "oxidants" - and they can be
very damaging to the body)
- required to release energy from the food you eat
ALWAYS take a "complete" B supplement:
your body needs all of them to do the work they do.
One of the problems with taking Vitamine B supplements is that the absorption of Folic Acid
(one of the B's) is interferred with by the other B's. Shaklee has developed a solution to this problem.
- helps your muscles utilize fatty acids for energy = more endurance.
Plus it's an antioxidant!
- allows the muscle to receive more oxygen, thus more endurance
- plus it's an antioxidant!
- involved in over 90 enzymatic systems that can help the athlete
- its critical in the manufacture of muscle protein, etc.
- can improve endurance and decrease the effects of stress
- helps maintain normal muscle contraction and relaxation
- reduces "stress fractures"
- produces and activates numerous hormones and enzymes vital to athletic performance
- low levels of iron are the most common mineral problem in America especially in athletes
(Even though blood tests show no deficiency, the deficiency could be in the tissues.
Consider a short experiment: supplement and see if you notice a difference.)
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which includes the Vita Lea, B-Complex, Vitamin C and the Vitamin E
OR
if you think you need (or want to try) the iron supplement.
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