| Whole foods provide vital vitamins and minerals for the | | | | well known to help prevent nervous system birth |
| body. These vitamins and minerals support every | | | | defects in the unborn. B12 is best absorbed complexed |
| system of the body to perform critical life sustaining | | | | with other B Vitamins. |
| functions. Listed below are some of these functions. | | | | #7 |
| #1 | | | | B3 helps to keep our cholesterol level in check. |
| Help to fight infections such as bacteria and viruses. | | | | #8 |
| This is accomplished by boosting the function of germ | | | | Vitamin K helps to keep us from bleeding to death |
| killer cells in the immune system. The immune system | | | | when we are injured. |
| can be weakened by high stress and prolonged high | | | | #9 |
| cortisol states, diabetes, obesity, chronic kidney | | | | Help enzymes perform the body's essential physiologic |
| diseases, etc. Respiratory and urinary infections | | | | functions. Enzymes are proteins that facilitate vital |
| depend on such help. | | | | bodily functions. |
| #2 | | | | #10 |
| Vitamin D and trace minerals are essential to strong | | | | Help to maintain healthy skin and hair. Vitamin and |
| bones and the prevention of osteoporosis which is | | | | mineral deficiencies speed up the aging process of the |
| weak and thin bones due to poor laying down of | | | | hair and skin. |
| essential minerals. Vitamin D also helps to prevent | | | | In my medical practice, I am presented with many |
| anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease. Vitamin | | | | choices of vitamins. Most are not whole food vitamins. |
| D helps to regulate calcium and phosphorous balance | | | | So, I will not use or recommend them to my patients. |
| in the body. It also helps the body absorb calcium and | | | | There is a whole food supplement that I have come |
| magnesium. If your vitamin D is low, you may have a | | | | across called Vital Nutrients. It is made by a company |
| magnesium and calcium deficiency. | | | | called Cyberwize. It is 100 percent whole food and |
| #3 | | | | provides 100 percent of the recommended daily |
| Help to neutralize or rid the body of toxins that build up | | | | allowances. The labeling meets my strict criteria. The |
| daily. These toxins can be cancer causing and | | | | whole food source for the vitamins are listed. These |
| weaken the immune system. | | | | are not synthetic (made in the lab) vitamins. Some of |
| #4 | | | | the sources include: Strawberries, raspberries, wild |
| Help the body to absorb and digest foods. | | | | yam, okra, apples, concord grape, oat bran, red bell |
| #5 | | | | pepper, oranges, pomegranates, beets, watermelon, |
| Help to promote thriving probiotics (good bacteria in | | | | etc. |
| your colon or gut). | | | | Everyone needs to make sure they obtain 100 percent |
| #6 | | | | of the daily recommended allowances of vitamins and |
| B12 and folate help to prevent anemia. They are | | | | minerals from whole foods. Since most of us do not, a |
| necessary to maintain our sense of touch, position, | | | | whole food supplement is critical. |
| vibration, pain and temperature awareness. Folate is | | | | |