You cannot supplement your way out of a
poor diet.Vitamins and other supplements may
promise to supply the missing nutrients we’re
not getting from our food or our environment
—but that’s a promise yet to be fulfilled.
Nutrients delivered by foods taken directly
from their natural environment (like
vegetables, fruit, and meat) contain
phytonutrients and enzymes that are not—and
in some cases cannot be—included in any
supplement. And remember, these
micronutrients work synergistically with other
compounds in your total diet to provide their
health-promoting benefits.
PROMISES, PROMISES
It’s no wonder studies show that
vitamin and mineral supplements
don’t work the same way as the