Take a look at the elderly people within your family. Are they suffering the ravages of age with various chronic diseases? Well guess what, you are heading down the same path unless you do something about your internal bodily health.

You are or will become what you eat. Taking vitamins alone is not good enough. The body needs minerals to absorb the vitamins. Minerals are the building blocks for optimum health.

It has now become necessary for people to supplement on a daily basis with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants to maintain optimum health and prevent sickness and disease.

Pills or Liquids?

If you are taking  vitamin, mineral and  antioxidant supplements in a pill delivery system then you are flushing 80% of what you take down the toilet.

According to the Physicians Desk Reference (PDR), the average absorption rate of pills is about 20%. Liquids have up to a 95% absorption rate. If you are supplementing with pills then you are flushing 80% of your nutritional supplement down the toilet. In other words you are only getting 20% of what is on the product label.

How do you choose which product to take?

First of all, whatever you supplement with should be a high quality product and a product that matches your body type. How can the average person tell if a product is of high quality or matches their body type? The answer is simple; they cannot tell. This is why learning the basics of muscle response testing is a great tool to assess nutritionally which products are good for your body type.

There are many great products in the marketplace today. But not every product agrees with everyone. As a medical professional, if it is not written on the label then it is not in the product. What is written on the label of the product you are taking? Does it have a specific listing of the vitamins and minerals and their dosage? Is the product you are taking entered in the PDR?

Every doctors office carries a PDR, one for medications and one for over the counter and nutritional products. If your product has been entered in the PDR then it is a high quality product, and backs up its claim to what is on the label.

Supplementing with high quality and specific vitamins, minerals and antioxidants can help you become pregnant, improve your pregnancy outcome and prevent miscarriage. To grown and develop a baby you need an extremely hydrated, nutritionally sound egg and sperm, or else your pregnancy can be doomed to fail.

Over 25% of all pregnancies end in a miscarriage, many of them caused by a defected or toxic egg and/or sperm. If you are considering pregnancy, be smart and start supplementing now to be prepared for the demands of pregnancy. If you are pregnant then make sure you are taking your prenatal vitamins every day.

I herself suffered ten years of infertility and unsuccessful infertility treatments. In the middle of an IVF cycle, I was diagnosed with premature ovarian failure (premature menopause) and was removed from the IVF program. I was then informed that I could never have a biological child unless a miracle happened.

Supplementing with specific vitamins, minerals and antioxidants created a miracle baby for me. At the age of 41, I had her first son. To add to the miracle my second son arrived 17 months later.

I whole heartily believe that a nutritionally sound body is more healthier and less prone to chronic diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetics, arthritis etc. As a high risk prenatal specialist, I believe that if women were nutritionally healthier prior to and during pregnancy, it would automatically reduce their risk of developing high blood pressure, diabetics, congenital abnormalities, miscarriage and preterm labor.

Hormonal Contraception:

In my midwifery profession I have personally managed thousands of women within the GYN setting and prescribed hormonal contraception for them. Whether it be the pill, patches, rings, implants or injections, all are foreign substances and can affect the body in some way. As a holistic nurse midwife with a strong understanding of the energetic anatomy of the body, these substances cut down on the life force of your body.

Hormonal contraception will affect the normal hormonal rhythm of your body. In doing so you may experience the following: Having less physical energy Having less drive in life Feelings of depression Thinning or loss of hair Loss of bone mass

I am in favor of using any of the methods of contraception, as women should have a choice as to when they wish to start a family. Also, as a holistic health care provider, I have a responsibility to educate her clients to maintain integrity of the energetic anatomy of their bodies (meaning the Chakra system and the body aura). The life force of the body is supported if you choose to supplement with a high quality vitamin, mineral and antioxidant, especially when you are using hormonal contraception.

Abnormal Pap Smears:

I am a trained colposcopiest (specialist for examining, diagnosing, taking biopsies and managing abnormal pap smears) and have personally managed a few thousands women with abnormal pap smears. One of the reasons for abnormal pap smears is unsafe sexual practice and multiple sex partners. I also believe insufficient intake of vitamins and minerals is a huge factor that allows for the growth of abnormal cells in the first place.

My clients were normally very good about medically managing their abnormal pap smear, but fail to take the long term responsibility of prevention. Anyone with a history of abnormal cells on a pap smear owes it to themselves, to take their cell abnormality as a warning of future potential cancer cell growth.

Keeping the body detoxified on a daily basis is one of the easiest ways to prevent the growth of abnormal cells within the body, and it should be a life long commitment. You can reduce the toxins in your body by taking a high quality antioxidant on a daily basis.

Vitamin, Mineral & Antioxidant Recommendations:

With over twenty years in the nursing and medical field, I finally discovered a product that I now recommend without any hesitation to all my clients. It is classified as one of the most complete liquid nutritional products available in the marketplace today. The product is an all natural organic product, tastes great and classified as a super food to maintain your physical energy and mental focus for hours on end.

I personally suffered severe bilateral foot pain for over five years after the birth of her older son. I tried everything and anyone to help me become pain free. At times I was unable to walk because of severe foot pain. After years of searching and incorrect diagnoses, I finally found a podiatrist in Ireland that correctly diagnosed me. I went through an agonizing year of wearing corrective insoles to rebuild the arches in my feet and cried many times because of the pain.