![]() ![]() Read my book The Optimum Nutrition Bible if you don’t understand the difference between ‘RDA’ and optimal for disease prevention and good health. The same has recently been shown in Ireland. Oxford University’s research show two in five over 61 have insufficient B12 to prevent brain shrinkage. It ignores, for example, the widespread shortfall of B12, needed in much larger quantities later in age in the many who don’t absorb it so well. I wrote about this, referring key studies in Newsletter 82. ![]() ![]() ![]() That is what, for example, equates to lowest risk of heart disease. The optimal intake of vitamin C is circa 500mg. Actually, the RDA (ridiculous dietary arbitrary) is 80mg, but the point is that none of these levels is optimal. Antioxidant, detoxifying pollutants and protecting against…, claiming that we don’t ‘need’ more than 40mg. Makes collagen, keeping bones, skin and joints firm and strong. For example, they analysed a person’s diet and found 30mg of vitamin C What it does: Strengthens immune system – fights infections. Deficiency Signs: Joint pain or stiffness, backache, tooth decay, muscle cramps, hair loss…. and vitamin D What it does: Helps maintain strong and healthy bones by retaining calcium. The programme said that we get all the nutrients we need from diet because our average intake matches government minimum recommendations – except iron What it does: As a component of red blood cells, iron transports oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from cells. False Claim 1 We get (almost) all the nutrients we need ![]()
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