How To Live a Healthier Lifestyle and Have More Energy

Ninety-six percent of people lying awake at night are worrying about health or finances.

You've probably noticed that the world is moving faster. And every so often you stop and realize that you feel a little more tired, a little more stressed. Where did the quality of life go? Just one good night's sleep-but you find yourself going to sleep a little later each night, and the alarm clock still goes off at the same time the next morning. Or you make a resolution to start exercising, but the gyms that were full in January and February start to seem lonely in May and June. So you try to make better choices in the grocery store-leafy greens, fresh fruit, organic. If the label says it's good for you, it is. Right?

But many people would be surprised to learn that some studies indicate there has been a decrease in the overall nutritional quality of the produce they eat, impacting wellness and quality of life. Some of the fruits and vegetables we eat today are often picked before they are ripe, processed and pasteurized, and shipped long distances to market.

So while your local market might be overflowing with produce, the nutrients may be inadequate. Though many of us are craving more food as our bodies are crying out to get the nutrition we need, the end result is usually only increased weight that we struggle to eliminate. And we still may not get the nutrients we need.

Food/Environment/Health changes:-

• In 1951, two peaches supplied the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) of vitamin A for adult women. Today, a woman would have to eat almost 53 peaches to meet that RDA.

• Vitamins and minerals have dramatically declined in some of our most popular fresh fruits and vegetables, including potatoes, tomatoes, bananas, apples . . . and the story is similar for 20 other fruits and vegetables analyzed.

• You'd have to eat almost 10 oranges to get the same level of vitamin A that your grandparents got from just one orange.

• The biggest loser is broccoli. All seven of its measured nutrients have declined.

• Many fruits and vegetables are routinely harvested green and gassed to ripen.

• Addressing the growing demand for answers to these core issues has given birth to an explosive new industry called "wellness."

• Within the wellness industry, new technologies that enable people to look and feel great will be at a premium. It looks like the best answers are in Intelligent Supplementation.

• While adding vital nutrients to our diets may sound simple, new studies now indicate that many strategies of supplementation may be flawed.

• Due in part to some commercialized and chemical farming practices, some of our diets can be nutrient deficient.

• Current agricultural practices can negatively impact the nutritional value of fruits and vegetables. Research suggests that modern agricultural practices have resulted in a reduction in some nutrients in fruits and vegetables.

• Today's fast-food diets, loaded with unhealthy fats and empty calories, are leading to an epidemic of health problems.

• Even those who take time to eat more nutritious foods are still often unsure about whether they are getting all the necessary nutrients.

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