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Originally published in the October 2006 Fisique newsletter.
Since the healing process requires a lot of energy, good nutrition makes shifts easier and gentler. One's progress may even be hindered if the body lacks the resources needed to maintain its new state of health.
Consider, for example, a fractured bone. It will mend more easily if its environment is nutritionally balanced because it won't have to leach calcium and minerals from elsewhere in the body. The healing difficulties encountered in depletions like osteoporosis depict this concept.
It's important to differentiate improvements when supplementing your diet. In cases of true depletion, cure is achieved once symptoms resolve due to rebalancing. On the other hand, the body's improved functioning may mask symptoms of chronic disease. Life experiences aside, this is akin to comparing a young adult's health to a senior's. Preventative medicine practitioners can recognize tendencies and susceptibilities, and help treat them before they develop further. In either scenario, the body must be balanced in order to foster and maintain movement towards health.
Basic recommendations
A complete, high-quality complex is best.
Much like a vitamin, EFAs improve a range of imbalances in the body. A balanced complex typically includes Omega 3-6-9 fatty acids and should be dosed at 1 tbsp per 50 lb. of body weight.
Please note that flax is not beneficial for men because it may cause enlargement of the prostate.
As an alternative, some people feel that a product such as E3Live is complete enough to replace both the multi-vitamin and EFAs.
Other considerations
A minimum of 30 billion active cells daily for those of you that have a comprised gut or weak digestion.
Particularly for the more sensitive A blood types, a B-Complex aids in brain functioning, overall energy and liver function.
An excellent anti-spasmodic that helps reduce cramping.
Note that isolated vitamins or minerals (e.g.: A, C, E, B12, Calcium, etc.) should never be taken alone for an extended period of time. Management of the excess can force the body to deplete other stores. To increase the dosage of a specific vitamin, take it with a complex to ensure increased assimilation and to reduce the risk of long-term depletions.
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