Benefits

Supplementing may help you by:
• providing nutrients, you can’t get from your diet
• increasing your levels of nutrients if you have deficiencies
• supporting overall and specific wellness goals
• complementing mainstream medical treatment plans
• offering alternative therapeutic options

DO I NEED SUPPLEMENTS?
Since your diet may lack important micronutrients, the purpose of taking supplements is to better support your health. They can help meet your daily recommendations or provide a more concentrated amount of nutrients than you’re able to get through food alone.

Common reasons why you need vitamins and can benefit from taking supplements:

• Increased need and reduced absorption of certain nutrients with age
• Lifestyle factors that contribute to nutrient depletion or increased need, such as pregnancy, sunscreen/limited sun exposure, smoking, etc.
• Environmental factors, such as nutrient depletion in the soil
• Unhealthy eating habits (aka the Sad American Diet) that lack a variety of foods, especially fruits and vegetables
• Eating a restrictive diet, such as vegan or vegetarian
• Removing certain foods or food groups due to food allergies and/or intolerances
• Medical conditions, such as celiac disease or colitis, in which the body may not be able to absorb nutrients properly
• Having an active eating disorder that restricts food intake for weight loss or body-image concerns
• Taking certain medications that impair absorption or deplete your body of nutrients

Depending on your particular eating style, you may consider supplementing with specific nutrients. Otherwise, an easier solution is to take a high-quality multivitamin that covers the essential daily nutrients.

However, remember that a multivitamin doesn’t replace nutritious foods. Instead, it can help fill in the gaps.

Supplements don’t replace the importance of a well-balanced diet that includes fruit, vegetables, whole grains, lean protein, and healthy fats. That said, you need essential daily nutrients to maintain good health, and supplements can surely help.

Nutritional ergogenic aids are aimed primarily at enhancing performance (either by affecting energy metabolism or by an effect on the central nervous system), at increasing lean body mass or muscle mass by stimulation of protein synthesis and at reducing body fat content.

Ergogenic aids are substances used by athletes to gain a competitive edge. They help to build muscle, increase energy over longer periods of time, increase stamina, and occasionally reduce fatigue.

Benefits of ergogenic aids
Once you've established solid nutritional and exercise habits, supplementation with legal, safe, and effective ergogenic aids can certainly support performance, weight loss, and muscle growth.

Supplementing may help you by providing nutrients you can't get from your diet. increasing your levels of nutrients if you have deficiencies. supporting overall and specific wellness goal. peak