What The Experts Say

Ultralife nutritional products are about providing foundational nutrient complexes that suit you. Combined with a very good diet, they form an exceptional basis for an optimum nutrition lifestyle. A major review of studies on the relationships between vitamin intake and various diseases published between 1966 and 2002 demonstrated that sub optimal levels of vitamin intake are associated with increased risk of contracting a variety of chronic diseases, including cancer, heart disease and osteoporosis. The authors of this study concluded that many physicians may be unaware of common food sources of vitamins or may be unsure which vitamins they should recommend for their patients and given the current status of scientific knowledge it may be prudent for most adults to supplement their diet with a daily multivitamin.

Most of us are very familiar with the importance of good nutrition for health. Fewer of us know what is meant by "good nutrition". Actually, government departments (such as the Department of Health in the UK) set targets for particular nutrients but these targets tend to focus mainly on macronutrients like proteins, carbohydrates and fats. They are however increasingly recognising the importance of fiber as a micronutrient, but then they tend to ignore the other vast array of micronutrients such as vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids, amino acids, phytonutrients, enzymes, pre-/pro-biotics, etc, despite increasing scientific evidence that micronutrient deficiencies lead to a wide range of health problems and prevent the body from functioning optimally. Optimum nutrition goes considerably beyond nutritional levels that are simply adequate. It is about focusing on a very much better than average diet and consuming and absorbing micronutrients in forms and at levels that, without supplementation, would typically be unobtainable. Optimum nutrition can help to increase energy levels and improve immune system function. It can help to reduce blood pressure and reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer and many other health risks. Optimum nutrition and hydration is about finding the optimum resource foundation for your body. You are quite literally what you eat and absorb.

More and more researchers and clinicians are working on understanding the levels of particular nutrients and nutrient forms required for optimum nutrition and there is increasing consensus that optimal levels vary from individual to individual, over your lifetime, with age, with stress, and with a variety of other factors.