FAQs

If I eat healthy do I still have to supplement?

The answer is yes.

According to a study done on the soil analysis of New Zealand by Waikato University, they concluded that the soil in New Zealand is depleted of micro minerals. This was caused by deforestation and because of the high rainfall the micro minerals leached from the soil and ended up in the rivers. Thus all produce grown in this soil is very low or depleted of natural micro minerals.

Another factor that contributes to the low mineral as well as vitamin content of produce, is the introduction of commercial farming. These days soil is never left for a season to enable it to recover, nor is crop rotation practiced on a regular basis anymore. This has resulted in a reduction in the food density of the produce.

Harvard University published a study in which they concluded that in order to obtain the RDA of vitamins and minerals we have to ingest 4,000 calories per day.

In a 2001 study published in the Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, organic produce on average contains 27% more vitamin C, 21% more iron and 29% more magnesium. It is however, not possible to always eat organic, thus the only other way to address vitamin and mineral deficiencies are supplementation.