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Americans : What you,re eating is killing you

Fellow Americans what we’re eating is killing us,so says health researchers and scientists from Wake Forest University,but we’re still not getting the message about the importance of whole grain in our diet.And we want supplement our diet with a Nutritional Supplement to get the daily requirement of nutrients that is needed so our bodies can be healthy.

For the last several years, health researchers and institutions like the Food and Drug Administration, Department of Agriculture,Centers for Disease Control, and others have been vigorously promoting the need for the population to consume more whole grain foods. Yet, in spite of all this activity, whole grain consumption by the average person has not risen significantly.

As a result, scientists from Wake Forest University, who have just completed a comprehensive review of the potential health benefits of whole grains, are pressing policy-makers, scientists, and clinicians to redouble their effort in getting this important message across. In their combined prospective study that included a total of 149,000 participants, and was published April 24, 2007, in the Journal of Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Disease, they stated, “There is a consistent, inverse association between dietary whole grain and incidence of cardiovascular disease in epidemiological cohort studies.”

They found that as little as 2.5 servings per day of whole grain can provide a 21% reduction in cardiovascular disease risk.Though fiber plays an important role in this benefit,they specifically point out there is much more involved. They explain that when grains are refined many of their biologically active agents, including fiber, vitamins, minerals, phytosterols, and other plant compounds, are removed.

They made special note that: “These biological agents influence cardiovascular risk through effects on glucose homeostasis, lipids and lipoproteins, endothelial function (the function of a special type of cell), and other mechanisms, potentially accounting for much of the observed benefit of high intake of whole grains.” …and people are still not getting enough! Science has long ago proven the health protection benefits of a diet rich in whole grains and related nutrients. They have been directly linked with reduced risk of heart disease and certain cancers, as well as being identified for their roles in the structure and function of healthy, efficient, and “energetic” cells.

Recent research from the US National Health and Nutrition Evaluation Survey (NHANES) shows that despite all the promotional efforts, only 8% of the population gets the recommended amount of 3 servings of whole grain each day. This leaves the other 92% of the population with inadequacies that undermine not just potential cardiovascular health and longevity, but other basic biochemical functions of the body.

The importance of whole grains to a healthy diet has been at the core of the GNLD “nutrition and health” message for nearly 5 decades. In each decade since 1958, scientists have continued to further validate the importance of this key food component of human nutrition and embrace its need more and more. Certainly this first decade of the new millennium has seen the greatest acceptance and greatest promotion of the fundamental importance of whole grains from scientists and governmental agencies alike.

One of the most relevant but perhaps unrecognized expressions of the importance of whole grain and their related biological components can be seen in what is known as “The Harvard Food Pyramid.” This modification and clarification of the original “Food Pyramid” developed by the USDA and presented in 1992 was proposed by leading researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health as the most appropriate means of conveying the importance of specific foods and the nutrients they deliver.

In the Harvard Food Pyramid, scientists deliberately separated refined grains from whole grains and put a special emphasis on the oils (lipids and sterols) that they and other plants provide that support health, vitality, and longevity.

This specific focus on the importance of whole grain and plant lipids by the Harvard team is enthusiastically embraced by GNLD and our Scientific Advisory Board. It is seen as further substantiation and acceptance of a very important message we’ve been trying to get across for decades: Healthy bodies—composed of healthy, energetic cells—have a basic biological need for whole grains and the lipids and sterols they contain.

As scientific evidence continues to emerge in the months and years ahead, we are confident that our message of everyone needs a Nutritional Supplement to get the daily requirement of nutrients that is needed so our bodies can be healthy will be embraced by an ever-growing number of health professionals, governmental institutions, and consumers around the world.

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On any given day 95% of the population in North America will not consume foods which provide basic nutrients required for good health. On that same day 75% of the population will consume foods that will contribute to a decline in our health.

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Daily Dietary Supplements Prevent Nutritional Deficiences

“Good food is the best medicine,” goes the saying. Yet it can be difficult to consume foods that provide the nutrient density and nutrient diversity we need each day for optimal health.Either we make poor food choices, or we try to pick healthful foods, but nutrient losses during food harvest, processing, transportation, and preparation degrade its value and undermine our best efforts. Resulting nutritional “gaps” can impact health, both short-term and long-term.

Health and disease are not black-and-white states. Barring mishap, the usual situation is not that one day you’re perfectly healthy, and the next day you die. Over the course of several decades, our bodies can go from a state of vibrant health, to tiredness, to marginal nutritional deficiency, to disease and subsequent death.

MANY FACTORS DETERMINE YOUR NUTRIENT NEEDS
No two people are alike in their nutritional needs. Members of the same family, eating the same meals, will derive different benefits from the foods served. Our personal tastes dominate much of what we consume. While one person refuses to eat green vegetables, another will prefer foods heavy in fat, and yet another may consume only a very small amount of protein.

Our individual metabolism also determines the benefits we derive from food. Age, sex, physical condition, and activity levels directly affect the body’s need for nutrients and its ability to use them. Many scientists believe that these differences may play a large part in explaining why some people complain of feeling tired and sluggish while others remain vital and active.Certain aspects of your lifestyle can increase nutrient demands.

For instance, physically active people may need more antioxidants than sedentary individuals. So, too, might people who are exposed to pollution on a daily basis, who consume foods laden with fat or chemical additives, or who are under mental stress. Alcohol, medication, food additives, and water contaminants can also increase the need for certian nutrients.

Smokers may benefit from more vitamin C, and coffee drinkers may want to take more B-vitamins. Dieters, on the other hand, may need more vitamin E, as avoiding fat means missing out on some of the richest sources of this vitamin. And if they eat products made with “fake fats” such as olestra, they may need to supplement with vitamins A, D, E, K, and carotenoids, as artificial fats may hinder the body’s utilization of these lipidsoluble nutrients.

TWO GOALS OF NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTATION

Supplementation can go a long way toward filling nutritional gaps created by suboptimal diets and impacting your quality of life. Nutritional supplementation has two goals:

1. Providing nutrients in amounts sufficient to prevent or correct deficiency symptoms.

2. Providing nutrients in amounts necessary for supporting optimal health.

In other words, dietary supplementation can give your body what it needs to survive and thrive!

The Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) is the amount of a vitamin or mineral necessary to prevent the appearance of deficiency symptoms in healthy people. Nutrient deficiencies may cause cells to slow their various critical activities until they either receive proper nutrition or die. As cells decline or die, various tissues and organs slowly begin to degenerate.

When we consume fewer nutrients than our bodies need, supplements can help fill immediate gaps, such as the greater demand for nutrients during physical activity. Or, taken over time, supplements can correct deficiencies. But just as the symptoms of long-term deficiency do not appear overnight, nor can they be corrected immediately. It can take weeks or even months before the full benefits of supplementation are achieved.

Dietary gaps have definite health consequences. Some consequences are unalterable — for example, birth defects resulting from insufficient intake of folic acid during pregnancy.Others create conditions which may or may not be corrected, which can significantly impact the quality of life. Even deficiencies of substances which have no established RDAs, such as omega-3 fatty acids and bioactive phytonutrients (plant nutrients that have activity in the body), may tip the body’s balance away from health and toward disease.

For most people, just consuming the RDA is a challenge. As we have seen, suboptimal intakes are not rare; they’re very common. And certain populations are particularly at risk for nutritional deficiencies — women (especially those who are pregnant or breastfeeding), the elderly, children (especially those from low-income families), high school and college students,smokers, dieters, etc.

Compounding the problem, the current RDAs may be too low for many nutrients. For instance, scientists once thought people needed only 60 mg of vitamin C to prevent any signs of deficiency, but new data provides strong evidence to support raising the RDA to 200 mg. In 1996, RDAs were approved for six nutrients: vitamin K, selenium, manganese, chromium, molybdenum, and chloride. Research had shown benefits for these nutrients long before the government designated their RDAs.

Many scientists now believe the Optimal Daily Intake for vitamin E is likely in the range of 100-600 I.U. per day for healthy people. It is nearly impossible to get this amount of
vitamin E just from the foods you eat.

Besides being nutrient-dense, a healthy diet is also nutrient diverse. In vitamin E, you want more than just alphatocopherol; you want the eight different bioactive tocopherols and tocotrienols found in vitamin E-rich food. Rather than just beta-carotene, you would want the diverse benefits of the other 50 to 60 carotenoid “family members” existing in the food supply. The same is true with flavonoids, cruciferous compounds, and other healthful nutrients: When it comes to the diet, variety is better for you than the same old things you’re used to.

Virtually everyone can benefit from supplementation, which can help provide the nutrient density and diversity shown to support optimal health. If you’re going to take supplements to
take charge of your health, GNLD’s are simply the best! Based in Nature and backed by Science since 1958, GNLD supplements are a world-renowned “gold standard” for nutritional excellence.

On any given day 95% of the population in North America will not consume foods which provide basic nutrients required for good health. On that same day 75% of the population will consume foods that will contribute to a decline in our health.

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TRE-EN-EN SUPPLIES WHAT FOOD PROCESSING STRIPS FROM DIETARY STAPLES
Tre-en-en provides phyto-LIPIDS essential to optimal health and cellular function, including omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids, and phyto-STEROLS, including beta-sitosterol, gamma-oryzanol, stimasterol, and campesterol, plus octacosanol.

FAST FACTS ABOUT TRE-EN-EN® GRAIN CONCENTRATES
Cell membranes need lipids and sterols to stay healthy. Unfortunately, grain processing strips lipids, sterols, and other vital nutrients from the foods that make up our dietary staples. Tre-en-en Grain Concentrates help assure good nutrition at the cellular level by providing a unique and exclusive blend of whole-food extracts from wheat germ, rice bran, and soybeans. Developed and introduced by GNLD in 1958, Tre-en-en was the world’s first phytonutrient supplement. It provides phyto-LIPIDS essential to optimal health and cellular function, including omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids, and phyto-STEROLS, including beta-sitosterol, gamma-oryzanol, stimasterol,and campesterol, plus octacosanol.

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