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Supplements or Superfoods

March 8, 2009 on 7:18 am | In Chronic Disease, Healing Diets, Weston A. Price Foundation |

In our fast paced world, eating nutritious food can seem impossible. The medical profession will often recommend a daily vitamin and mineral supplement as “insurance” against poor eating habits. It seems so easy to just take a pill a day, and forget about the whole problem. When a person starts thinking like this, it’s not much of a leap to believe that taking extra supplements will protect against a really poor diet. But how well does this practice really work? If you would like to learn more about the Nutraceutical Industry read Dietary Supplements: What the Industry does not want you to Know by Dr. Ron Schmid.

WAPF believes we should get all of our nutritional needs met by whole foods in a nutrient dense diet. Looking at the quality of our diet, and the quality of the food sources within our diet, should always be a first step.

WAPF is not big on supplements unless you’re under the care of a health professional. But the use of food based supplements, known as superfoods, is supported.

If you are looking at supplementation, start with a high quality diet of unprocessed whole foods from a quality local source. Then, if you are looking for “insurance” consider a program of superfoods. WAPF has a standard supplement guideline for healthy people eating a nutrient dense diet:
1. high vitamin cod liver oil and/or fermented cod liver oil
2. high vitamin butter oil
3. variety of superfoods depending on personal needs

If you would like to read some essays on this simple program please read the following essays:
1. Cod Liver Oil
2. Guide to Superfoods
3. Vitamin A Knavery