Why do we need vitamins and supplements?

Friends and family always looked surprised when they open my cupboards to see shelves of different vitamins or super foods and ask why I take all these different pills? Food supplements are a necessary part of any serious health building program, for the following reasons:

• To compensate for an inborn error of metabolism that makes humans incapable of manufacturing their own Vitamin C internally
• To compensate for nutrient losses in our foods due to mineral depletion of the soil
• To compensate for the uneven distribution of nutrients in our natural food supply
• To replace nutrients lost during food transportation, storage, processing, preserving and cooking
• To respond to the extra nutritional demands created by junk foods, refined sugar, alcohol, caffeine and drugs
• To help support the body against stress, pollution, and demanding lifestyles
• To compensate for inadequate physical activity
• To compensate for digestive weakness and/or unusually high needs for specific nutrients required by 'biochemical individuality'
• To help counteract the nutrient depleting activity of prescription and over-the-counter drugs
• To achieve superior nutritional health and not merely the absence of disease

Welcome to my blog!

Hi everyone - welcome to my blog! First, let me tell you a bit about myself. I have been a nutritional consultant for more than ten years and am passionate about helping my clients reach their health goals. I take a personalized holistic approach to working with my clients, including both diet and exercise. I like to incorporate my own life experiences into the advice I share, including cuisine I have experienced while traveling to Japan, Thailand, Mexico and Europe. My goal is to make healthy eating fun and exciting.  I am a Registered Holistic Nutritionist and graduated from the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition and University of Toronto. I have been featured in articles, appeared on television, published several articles on nutrition and am a consultant to SoulFit.com


On my blog, you can read firsthand about several health topics including: tips for improving your health and staying motivated, recipes, restaurant reviews and information about vitamins and supplements. 


Check back weekly to see what's up in the world of health and nutrition! And check out my website at www.SimoneGloger.com.


- Simone