How To Use Vitamins And Supplements For Optimum Health

Are you always looking for new ways to maintain your health, get in shape, or lose weight? Many people find that diets and weight loss pills do not give them the lasting effects they dream of. Proper nutrition is one of the best ways to increase your overall health while helping them to reach their healthy weight goals. If you think you are too busy to cook nutritious meals three times a day, you are not alone. Many supplements and fast recipes can help support your optimal health.

Easy Ways To Get Your Required Daily Dose Of Vitamins

Natural Supplements

If you ever walked through the vitamin and supplement aisle, you know how many options are available to you. Many people have a hard time determining which vitamins and supplements are better. The key to choosing the best vitamins and supplements is to look at the ingredients. You will want to find supplements that are made using real food and natural ingredients rather than synthetic chemicals. The body easily absorbs real food ingredients to promote optimum health.

Smoothies

How To Use Vitamins, Supplements, Smoothies For Health - CPAOne of the quickest ways to get the nutrients your body needs to function at its best is drinking a smoothie. The possibilities for smoothies are endless as you can choose the fruits and veggies, base, and thickener for your smoothie. Smoothies are packed with essential vitamins, minerals, protein, and healthy fats that support your overall health.

You can use smoothies to gain weight, lose weight, or support your overall health. Many people choose to replace a meal such as breakfast with a healthy smoothie.

If you are looking to increase the strength of your immune system, this smoothie recipe is for you:

  • Start by mixing two fruits such as berries and pineapple which are high in antioxidants and vitamin C.
  • Next, add a green vegetable such as spinach or kale to your smoothie. The fruits will mask the taste of these greens but the benefits will be immense.
  • Next, choose the base for your smoothie. Items such as coconut water or almond milk have many nutritional benefits.
  • To thicken up the smoothie, you can use yogurt or kefir. These ingredients help support healthy digestion by adding much needed probiotics.
  • Mix the ingredients in a blender until you reach the desired consistency and enjoy.

Maximize Your Health Benefit Results

Many supplements come in powder form. You can mix them with your favorite beverage or place them in your meals. One way to maximize the health effects of these supplements is to include them in your daily smoothie. Adding a few scoops of your favorite supplement will add a nutritional boost to your healthy smoothie with little effort. The ingredients in these supplements may be difficult to find in your local grocery store, but you shouldn’t miss out on their benefits.

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About Matt Poteet, Pharm.D.

Chief Operating Officer, The Compounding Pharmacy of America Matthew Poteet, Pharm.D. graduated with Honors from Lee University with a Bachelors of Science in Biological Science. After his undergraduate training, he completed the Doctor of Pharmacy program at Mercer University Southern School of Pharmacy, graduating in 2004. Dr. Poteet has spent much of his pharmacy career on staff at two of the most prestigious academic teaching hospitals in the Southeast; Emory University in Atlanta and Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. At these institutions he received extensive experience and training in sterile products compounding. He returned home to East Tennessee in 2010, where he has held the position of Pharmacy Director at two sterile products pharmacies in Knoxville. Matthew lives in Knoxville with his wife, Chris. Dr. Poteet is Tennessee’s first Board Certified Anti-Aging Pharmacist by the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine. Read More About Matthew Poteet, PharmD