Should
you be taking a Multi Vitamin and Mineral Supplement
Your body has
a genetic need for certain amounts and balances of nutrients
in order to function efficiently. One of the stunning
revelations of HealthSmart Nutrition's system of Metabolic
Bio Typing is that any given nutrient can have opposite
biochemical effects in different
Bio Types.
For example, potassium stimulates the parasympathetic
side of the Autonomic Nervous System, thereby making
a person more alkaline, if this is the strongest working
bio system in a person, but potassium also increases
the rate of oxidation, thereby making someone who's
oxidation system is strongest even more acidic than
they already are. So taking potassium is good for you
if you are an acid-type Sympathetic Autonomic Dominant,
or an alkaline-type Slow Oxidative Dominant, but bad
for you if you are an already alkaline Parasympathetic
Autonomic Dominant or an already acid Fast Oxidative
Dominant! Which form of potassium is good for you is
determined by what Metabolic Bio Type you are.
A supplement containing potassium citrate, for example,
has a completely different effect than one containing
potassium chloride. Potassium citrate essentially produces
an alkaline effect, but potassium chloride has an acid
effect.
To illustrate this highly significant issue, potassium
is needed by Sympathetics (who are acid) and Slow Oxidizers
(who are alkaline). But
potassium citrate is bad for a Slow Oxidizer. The reverse
is true for potassium chloride -- it's great for a Slow
Oxidizer, but disastrous for a Sympathetic.
The reality is that you can neutralize or even adversely
override the benefit of a nutritional supplement if
you take it in a form that is wrong for your Metabolic
Bio Type!
The biochemical reality is that vitamins, minerals
and amino acids have very specific and potent stimulatory
or inhibitory effects on the body’s biological
control systems. What is vitally necessary is to take
supplements that are specifically designed to support
and help balance your individual body chemistry. Conversely,
a general, broad-spectrum, multiple vitamin will contain
some nutrients that will balance your body chemistry,
but will also contain other nutrients that will actually
push your chemistry even further out of balance.
A person who has been determined to need a diet that
is higher in protein needs specific vitamins like Calcium,
Iodine, Phosphorus, certain B vitamins etc. but not
Potassium, Magnesium, Chromium, or some of the other
B vitamins.
Taking the wrong combination of vitamins may actually
make you feel worse, instead of helping you to feel
better.
How does a person find out what metabolic bio type
they are? HealthSmart Nutrition has establish a maximum
health building program for those
who love Health. It is called Metabolic Bio Typing.
You can find out your metabolic bio type by taking an
on-line assessment consisting of a simple and easy to
answer questionnaire over the internet (www.air-water-nutrition-healthsmart.com)
and your consultation (to explain the results) can be
carried out in person or by e-mail - so your geographical
location is not an issue.
You can go to www.air-water-nutrition-healthsmart.com
to find out more information about this exciting program.
About the Author
Pauline Robinson is a Nutritional and Metabolic Bio
Typing Consultant for HealthSmart Nutrition
For Metabolic Bio Typing info go to www.air-water-nutrition-healthsmart.com
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