Essential Nutrients
Discover the Secret to Optimal Health: Essential Nutrients Unveiled
Have you ever come across the term "Essential Nutrients" and wondered about the importance placed on it? These wonders are indeed the building blocks of your health! Take a trip back to 1981 – working in a hospital kitchen, forming meals for various health requirements, the ongoing discussions among doctors about the totally vague count of essential nutrients – being anywhere between 43 to 47 – were utterly fascinating. Their debates, equipped with thick volumes of research, were like weekly concerts near our breakroom.
Fast forward ten years, a wonderful twist arrived with my wife's pregnancy. Viewing everything with a health-first perspective, I noted 17 nutrients listed on her prenatal vitamins. Our reliable pediatrician confirmed these were all she needed, and I never doubted her expertise.
As our family grew and we greeted more children into our lives, I observed a curious pattern: the nutrient count on their prenatal vitamins steadily increased – to 23, then 27, and eventually 29. These rising figures were not merely numbers; they signified the progress in our grasp of essential nutrients essential for nurturing a new life.
Around 2010, I experienced health issues after playing golf in Myrtle Beach, SC. I consulted my doctor, who eventually asked for my thoughts on the cause. "Doc, I don't know, could I have sweated out most of my essential nutrients?" I inquired. He chuckled, prescribing a muscle relaxer, and dismissed my query about essential nutrients as internet nonsense. However, I persisted and asked why women take prenatal vitamins. He explained that those vitamins are crucial for both the embryo's development and maternal health. Cleverly, I asked him to repeat his statement which made him realize I had highlighted the importance of essential nutrients. We further discussed this topic, and I shared insights from doctors at my former hospital who advocate for essential nutrients.
Nutrients are vital, not a mere fad. Nutritional deficits can lead to over 900 diseases, as recognized by leading institutions including the Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, and American Pregnancy Association. They all acknowledge the concept of "Essential Nutrients." Listed below are some organizations that support numerous scientific studies on how depleted nutrients correlate to illness and disease.
1): Mayo Clinic mentions: Ideally, you'll start taking prenatal vitamins before conception. The baby's neural tube, which becomes the brain and spinal cord, develops during the first month of pregnancy — perhaps before you even know that you're pregnant.
2): Cleveland Clinic mentions: Ideally, you should take prenatal vitamins one to three months before trying to conceive. This is mainly because some of the most common birth defects develop before some people even know they’re pregnant.
3): American Pregnancy Association mentions "It is not only essential to a mother’s health, but it is also vital for the development and overall well being of her baby. A quality prenatal vitamin is always recommended for future moms to ensure they are supplementing with the essential nutrients needed to support a healthy pregnancy, as well as a healthy baby.
Hopefully, by now, you understand or at least recognize the importance and reality of "Essential Nutrients". While doctors acknowledge the critical role of essential nutrients, there is still debate over which ones are necessary and how many there are. Most research may list anywhere from 5 to 15 essential nutrients, if you're fortunate, but what if there's more? But before we delve into that, what does an adolescent's ever-growing body or an adult's hormonal body need to grow and remain healthy? Did you know that presently, more doctors by the thousands, much more than in the past, acknowledge essential nutrients far beyond what was considered the norm in the early '80s, when the number mentioned by doctors ranged from 43 to 47? One of my favorite quotes from Mr. Linus Pauling, a 1962 Nobel Prize winner, is, “You can trace every sickness, every disease, and every ailment to a mineral deficiency.” We are all aware of the basic vitamins but often overlook the significance of EFAs, amino acids, minerals, trace minerals, and trace-trace minerals. Nutrients are essential in countless ways.
Take a look to see which nutrients (based on science) and how many are essential at 90hive.com
Bee Healthy and Stay Healthy,
Bruce Jacobs
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