One
of the most common questions we hear is, "How fast will this stuff work?" But the benefit (and science) of nutrition
is not a "quick fix". That's because the restoration of genuine optimal health takes time and patience the quick fix mind set will
never allow.
So if you've wondered if nutrition really did anything, started taking a vitamin and
"didn't see anything", or asked "does this natural stuff really work?", this week's
healthy tip is just for you!
There are 7 principles about the science of nutrion you must remember if
you desire to see benefit from your natural health program:
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With
nutrition, we are not suppressing or manipulating symptoms as with pharmaceuticals. We are simply giving the body what it
needs to heal itself and rebuild itself anew and this takes time. Pharmaceuticals may sometimes "work" instantly,
yet never address underlying causes and possess unwanted side effects. Contrary to popular thinking, drugs don't heal
anything: only the body can do that - when it gets what it needs. Unlike drugs, nutrients do not have rapid effects. No quick
fix. The business of nutrition is to build a better body. That has to wait on Nature to turn over body cells. A blood cell
lasts 60-120 days. In 3-4 months your whole blood supply is completely replaced. In 6 months almost all the proteins in your
body die and are replaced, even the DNA of your genes. In a year all your bones and even the enamel of your teeth is replaced,
constructed entirely out of the nutrients you eat.
For example, if I remove all the vitamin C from your diet
within 4 weeks blood vitamin C will drop to zero. But, you will see no symptoms of disease at 4 weeks. You will have to wait
until enough of the healthy cells have been replaced with unhealthy cells. It is another 12 weeks before the symptoms of scurvy
start to ravage your body. So when you implement an optimum nutrition program, don't expect to see rapid results.
Think
of it this way: If you take a neglected houseplant and start feeding and watering it, the leaves may perk up a bit from the
improved nutrition. But you have to wait for the old leaves to die off and new leaves to grow before you get a really healthy
plant. It is the same with a human body. When you start feeding it better, you have to wait on physiological dynamics of the
body to grow new, improved cells in the improved medium. With patience, nature can do its work and produce its miracles.
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We
are all unique. Individual biochemistry's are affected by diet, lifestyle, drug usage, stress, fitness level, genetics,
toxins, etc. It's inevitable, therefore, that some persons will respond more rapidly than others to improved nutrition. There
are exceptional cases. You may know someone who began a dietary supplement regime and realized amazing results and wondered
why that didn't happen to you. There were the exception! And although certain symptoms may have subsided, the body very
often has a lot more healing to accomplish over the long term. So learn to value your unique makeup and don't compare
your progress with others!
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Positive health changes can be occurring without your "feeling something".
Research studies utilizing blood tests, bone density and body fat measurements, etc. confirm this. Improved health begins
on the molecular and cellular levels. Latter, this may translate into the alleviation or disappearance of specific symptoms
and conditions.
The already healthy or symptom-free person, especially persons with abundant energy, might take
note: Your health benefits from optimal nutrition tend to come in the form of your body's correcting sub-clinical problems-depletions,
imbalances and toxic build-ups that haven't yet become clinical conditions or "felt" diseases. In other words,
in optimizing and maintaining health, remember "feeling healthy" really only means "feeling symptom free."
Actor Michael Landon was "feeling great" on National TV: three months later he died of cancer. Virtually
everyone can benefit from improved nutrition since, simply by living, toxins accumulate within our bodies, the body wears
out and chronic degeneration slowly settles in. Giving the body what it needs to stay healthy can minimize the ravages of
modern living and optimize health.
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The greatest health benefits of improved nutrition may well come in the
latter years of life. Regardless of the rate your current health challenge is improving, continued optimum nutrition just
makes good sense, since the greatest benefits may be experienced in your senior years. While others are painfully shuffling
around nursing homes and tending to medicine schedules, you might be enjoying your summers on the Colorado River and winters
in Hawaii. Is this the benefit you want? Learn what natural supplements can do for you so you can make an educated choice.
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If you experience a "correcting crisis" while on an optimal nutritional
program, stay the course - its working!
When your body begins cleaning out toxins, metabolic wastes, parasites,
candida and the like die off. As this happens you may experience uncomfortable symptoms. Because you may feel worse before
you feel better, it's important to understand this phenomenon so you can better understand this process. The "correcting
crisis," when understood, is a clear indication that your improved nutrition program is truly working and leading you
to improved health.
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Licensed health care practitioners still make educated guesses as to how
long it might take to see a specific health improvement using nutrition. Natural health is admittedly an imprecise science. As
a starting point, use the following formula taken from holistic medicine:
For specific health improvements,
figure three months, then add one additional month for each year the chronic condition has existed. For example, a chronic
condition of 5 years might be expected to see a good improvement within 8 months, provided the body, mind and spirit of the
patient gets everything it needs. Experience with natural substances largely follows that the longer the consumption, the
greater the benefit.
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As one very prestigious medical doctor has well stated, dietary supplements
ought to carry the warning: "Not to be taken on an empty spirit". The human mind and spirit are powerful beyond
measure. They can easily override any optimal health plan. They must therefore be in alignment with the healing process. Sometimes
the non-physical causes of ill health are poorly understood by the individual dealing with it. If long term attempts to achieve
better health bring minimal or no results, there may be deeper reasons that need exploration. You may very well require spiritual
or emotional healing, to effect your physical defect!
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