Natural gains or supplemental gains?
Replenishing one’s body is crucial to one’s overall health and fitness. One must supply the body with food and nutrients after a workout as it is essential in the rebuilding process. However, eating mom’s home cooking is no longer enough and health nuts are looking for the newest supplement to pump them up. Today’s health and fitness junkies have supplements to do just that. The question for most users becomes whether or not supplements are healthy for our bodies. Should we use them religiously or in moderation?
One can replenish their body with a number of lean meals so why bother with supplements? We live in a society where drugs and supplements are supposed to cure everything. However, this is not the case. Yes, supplements can aid in the health and fitness process, but too much can negatively affect one’s body. Too much of anything is never a good thing.
Supplements appear flawless, but are not entirely healthy. Yes, they do have benefits, but natural proteins and nutrients help the body far more. Since protein supplements are designed to be digested quickly, your body absorbs fewer nutrients from the supplements than it would from eating traditional meals, according to Drugs.com. According to the same site, many protein supplements and meal replacements contain iron and too much iron may cause future problems. It is also important to note that overuse can damage the kidneys and not all essential nutrients are included in these supplements.
The bottom line is don’t exchange meals for supplements and don’t rely purely on supplements. Use the supplements in moderation. Try to fit in as much traditional foods and meals as possible and add supplements if needed. Although supplements do have benefits, eating right and balancing carbohydrates, fats and proteins can go along ways. Stay natural and stay healthy!
"One must supply the body with food and nutrients after a workout"- this is the reason I don't eat, Dillan, because I don't workout and because I follow your blog like my life is depending on it. I hope you are using your supplements in moderation. I know you take all sorts of things so I just pray to God in Heaven that you aren't overdoing it and killing yourself. Stay with us, Dillan, I can't imagine losing you as a friend and caucasian brother. Now onto the editorial. I thought that it was really good for someone like you ( a model/ bodybuilder) who gives a crap. You presented the information in an interesting manner and it was easy to read. You really have a knack for muscle stuff you meathead. If only you put as much work into our friendship as you do in your abs and biceps, then we would have an inseperable bond. People would scream from the mountaintops that our friendship was the FRIENDSHIP TO END ALL FRIENDSHIPS!! But, sadly, it ain't...... straight up. At least I will FINALLY get to graduate and get you out of my life forever. Best editorial I have ever read in my life........ which is saying a lot because I read A LOT of editorials. Like 30-35 a day. I know my way around editorials and this was like the Mona Lisa of editorials. Seriously, if I was this good at writing editorials I would go straight to the New York times and become the boss right away. I would go to the statue of liberty, central park, shows on broadway, Yankee Stadium, and all that sweet junk. I would drive to work in a Ferrari in my Gucci leather suit. You feel me? It was THAT good.
ReplyDeleteI can tell you are very passionate about health. I know people who used to only eat vitamins and little else. Your article confirms that this is definitely not healthy.
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