30 Days To Breakthrough

Welcome to Day #26 of your “30 Days To Breakthrough” journey.

During the past four days, we’ve covered an Overview of Wellness, Water, Exercise, and Nutrition. Today’s topic is Supplementation: Not An Option.

QUOTE
Nowadays most people in the U.S. are grossly overfed, but grossly undernourished.

LESSON
Let me share what may be shocking news to most of you. Based on my observations and experiences as a physician, it’s my impression that most physicians don’t understand wellness, nutrition, or supplementation. During my seven years of formal medical training completed in 1986, I don’t remember a single hour of wellness, nutrition, or supplementation teaching. It’s only since 2008 that God began opening my eyes of understanding to the importance of nutrition and supplementation.

A dietary supplement, also known as food supplement or nutritional supplement, is a preparation intended to provide nutrients, such as vitamins, minerals, fiber, fatty acids or amino acids, that are missing or are not consumed in sufficient quantity in a person’s diet. Some countries define dietary supplements as foods, while in others they are defined as drugs.

Sad to say, we have a problem called “empty food.” In the United States and Canada, you have a 99% chance of being severely malnourished, even if you eat three meals a day.

Consequently people overeat (body not satisfied), they get hungry between meals, and they are grossly overfed, but grossly undernourished (causing weight gain & decreased energy levels).

If the nutrients aren’t in the dirt, they are not in the food. Soil has been depleted of the many minerals and vitamins that people need and animals need.

Modern agricultural methods deplete the soil of the good minerals. The Bible teaches to let the soil rest every seventh year just to give the soil a chance to replenish and rest. Crop rotation used to be done, The result is the crops might look healthy, but they really aren’t. Healthy organisms are lacking from the soil. Toxic chemicals gradually sterilize the soil, which is harmful.

If the agricultural experts are saying farmers need to supplement their animals, what’s the implication for us?

Supplements many of us need include
Multiple vitamin/mineral formula
Antioxidants
Phytonutrients
Plant sterols
Glyconutrients
Essential fatty acids
Probiotics
Other nutrients (Coenzyme Q10, food enzymes, extra fiber)

For a multivitamin and mineral formula to be effective, just like our food, it has to be in a form that the body can recognize and utilize.

Dr. Mercola, a world-renown Wellness authority, personally
recommends these three supplements
1) Omega 3 fats, ideally from animals (He uses krill oil)
2) Probiotics (occasionally)
3) Antioxidants (especially before exercise)

Anti-oxidants are extremely important. They act as free radical scavengers. Fried foods are really big free radical causers.

QUESTION
Lord, what do You specifically want to say to me about supplements?

LINK
Should You Take Supplements and if So How Many? (YouTube video with Dr. Mercola)

PRAYER
Heavenly Father, we praise You as the God of truth. Open my eyes of understanding to the importance of nutritional supplementation and lead me to the right supplements to take. In Jesus name, I pray. Amen.

Blessings of wisdom to seek out proper supplementation!

R. Joseph Peck, M.D.
“Blessed to be a blessing”
THE CONNECTOR and The Journal Guy
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