The Supplement Pyramid

Michael A. Smith

Description

One of the most common questions Dr Michael A. Smith hears from people is: 'I eat a pretty healthy diet. Do I really need to take supplements?' His answer is always a resounding 'Yes!' And there is a very good reason. In this book, Dr Smith covers the many reasons why even the healthiest diets fall short in terms of supplying the optimal amount of nutrients we need not just to survive, but, also, to thrive. However, with such a staggering amount of choices on the market, it's easy to become overwhelmed.

Sujets

• Santé et bien-être
• Diététique
• diététique
• Nutrition
• Fitness
• Health
• Diet
• Michael A. Smith

Informations

• Publié par: Turner Publishing Company
• Date de parution: 15 mars 2014
• Nombre de lectures: 15
• EAN13: 9781591207115
• Langue: English

Extrait

Praise for The Supplement Pyramid
Doctor as teacher is a foundational principle that I believe in and practice by. The Supplement Pyramid can assist people in learning how and which dietary supplements to take in a clear and understanding way.
-Holly Lucille, N.D., R.N., Author, TV Host, and Lecturer

If you re having difficulty determining which dietary supplements are right for you, The Supplement Pyramid is a necessary guide to enhancing your health and wellness program.
-Dr. Sherill Sellman, N.D., Psychotherapist, Health Researcher, and Author

Dr. Smith is a frequent guest expert on our radio program. Our listeners tell us that his presentation always makes them want to get healthy. The Supplement Pyramid will do the same for you.
-Paul Rodgers, Host and Producer, Full Disclosure Advocates Radio

The health quizzes Dr. Smith has created helped me understand how I need to change my nutrition regimen. It s given me a road map to better personal health.
-Pete Croatto, Manager, Supplement Perspectives
THE
Supplement Pyramid
HOW TO BUILD YOUR PERSONALIZED NUTRITIONAL REGIMEN
Michael A. Smith, M.D.
with Sara Lovelady
Foreword by Suzanne Somers
The information in this book (and any accompanying material) is not intended to replace the attention or advice of a physician or other qualified health-care professional. Anyone who wishes to embark on any dietary, drug, exercise, or other lifestyle change intended to prevent or treat a specific disease or condition should first consult with and seek clearance from a physician or other qualified health-care professional. Pregnant women in particular should seek the advice of a physician before using any suggested nutrient listed in the book. This book is intended for adults only, unless otherwise specified. Product labels may contain important safety information and the most recent product information provided by the product manufacturers should be carefully reviewed prior to use to verify the dose, administration, and contraindications. National, state, and local laws may vary regarding the use and application of many of the therapies discussed. The reader assumes the risk of any injuries. The authors and publisher, their affiliates and assigns are not liable for any injury and/or damage to persons arising from this book and expressly disclaim responsibility for any adverse effects resulting from the use of the information contained herein.
This book raises many issues that are subject to change as new data emerge. None of the suggested nutrients can guarantee health benefits. The author and LE Publications, Inc., have not performed independent verification of the data contained in the referenced materials, and expressly disclaim responsibility for any error in the literature.
Basic Health Publications, Inc.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Smith, Michael A., author.
The supplement pyramid : how to build your personalized nutritional regimen / Michael A. Smith, M.D.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-59120-711-5
1. Dietary supplements. 2. Self-care, Health. I. Title.
RM258.5.S62    2014
613.2-dc23
2013050766
Copyright 2014 by LE Publications, Inc.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the author.
Editor: Carol Killman Rosenberg
Typesetting/Book design: Gary A. Rosenberg
Cover design: Harby Bonello
Printed in the United States of America
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Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Suzanne Somers
1.   Why Take Nutritional Supplements?
2.   The Supplement Pyramid Overview
3.   Choosing High-Quality Supplements
4.   The Foundation Level
5.   The Personalization Level
6.   The Optimization Level
7.   Disease Supplement Pyramids
8.   Personalized Supplement Pyramid Case Studies
9.   Your Own Personalized Supplement Pyramid
Conclusion
Appendices
A. Recommended Nutritional Supplement Companies
B. Recommended Nutrients
Endnotes
About the Author
Acknowledgments
I would like to express my gratitude to the many people who saw me through this book; to all those who provided support, talked things over, read, wrote, offered comments, allowed me to quote their remarks, and assisted in the editing, proofreading, and design.
I would like to thank Kira Schmid, N.D., Steven Joyal, M.D., and Richard A. Stein, M.D., Ph.D., for reviewing the scientific content and providing expert and invaluable suggestions. All of you are a joy to work with, and I am honored to call you my colleagues and my friends.
Thanks to Basic Health Publications and Carol Killman Rosenberg for providing edits and comments-without which the book would not be as easy to read and understand-and who enabled me to publish this book.
To my focus group of friends and colleagues who helped edit the medical inventories and quizzes: Sandy Edgcumbe, Sherena Barton, Jessica Koehler, Deborah Lemery, Charles Widry, Sandra Rowe, Kathy Markell, Lee Anna Hicks, and Cindy Smith Maylin.
Thanks to Vladimir Polyak and Luis Fajardo-without both of you, this book would have never been developed for the Web. I want to also thank my dear friend Carrie Speno for simply being at my side and my family, who supported and encouraged me throughout the writing process. My dog, Edy, was a big stress reliever as well-good girl.
To my writing partner, Sara Lovelady: you re awesome! You effortlessly took my left-brained ideas and turned them into a story that s so easy to read. To my friend and Life Extension s PR director, Sheldon Baker, and my boss (and friend too), Rey Searles: your encouragement throughout the writing of this book is beyond words. Thank you!
I beg forgiveness of all those who have been with me over the course of the years and whose names I have failed to mention.
Last and not least, thank you God for Your grace, love, peace, and abundant blessings. May you be glorified in all I do.
Foreword
by Suzanne Somers
This book is better than going to the doctor.
Anyone who has ever stood in the aisle of a local health food store, stared at rows and rows of supplements, and walked out frustrated with only a lonely bottle of multivitamins will appreciate a thorough explanation of why supplementation can benefit you.
What are your deficiencies? What specifically do you need to operate at the max? What are your family genetics and how do you maneuver around them so you won t suffer the same fate? For example, if your mother had heart disease, then taking daily fish oil and pomegranate supplements makes sense for you.
Because of government regulations, vitamin bottles are not allowed to tout the benefits of each particular nutrient on their labels. If they could, the process would be so much easier. Instead, the average person has to guess, armed at best with information they have read in the latest magazine or gleaned from a report about the most recent find from the rain forest.
Today, poor health is the norm. So, out of necessity, people seek out new information about how they can feel better. Luckily, supplementation has become extremely advanced and sophisticated. While your parents and grandparents could brag that they never had to take a vitamin in their lives, they also lived on a different planet. In the last fifty years the Earth has sadly undergone profound negative changes due to the introduction of chemicals pesticides on our food, chemicals in our food, toxic household cleaners, toxic hair care products, makeup filled with preservatives and dangerous parabens, plastic bottles leaching chemicals into our water (in the form of phthalates, dioxins, and other unpronounceables). The result of this massive toxic assault is a downgrade in the health of our nation and the global population. Our precious soil no longer holds within it the nutrients, minerals, and life-sustaining, life-giving components so vital to our health.
We have to question why 53 percent of the bees are gone. As the bees go, so do we. It s a sobering thought.
So what to do? Clearly, each of us can try our best to clean up our living quarters by eliminating foods in our pantries and cupboards that contain chemicals, changing the household cleaning products we use, and eventually switching to organics in every area of our lives. We can also install reverse osmosis filters to try our best to eliminate the carcinogenic fluoride imposed on our water supplies, but the assault is pervasive and massive. It takes hundreds of years (maybe even longer) for pesticides and chemicals to dissipate making even organic food suspect.
Nutrition is fuel for the human body. Nutrition is what determines how well our individual machinery works. To do nothing is to accept the status quo of heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer s disease, and more.
This is your worst nightmare. There is a general feeling of hopelessness. What are we supposed to do? How do we combat this invisible ninja warrior?
It seems everyone is going down, and we don t know how to stop it.
This is where supplementation steps in. It s a simple concept. Just put back what s missing in your body to make it operate optimally. Take advantage of being able to add in that which has never been due to family genetics.
Supplementation is no longer being scoffed at and disregarded as expensive urine by the medical establishment. Instead, it is now crucial for survival. Technology today keeps us alive longer than ever recorded in the history of humanity. But good health is a distant memory at best.
Who doesn t have some weirdness happening in their bodies? The gastrointestinal tract usually takes the first hit. The GI tract (also called the second brain) is crucial for health. If your gut isn t h