cleanse for weight loss- Modern Spartan needs Supplements!

               Spartan warriors of ancient times certainly did not need supplements, certainly not at a scale at which modern athletes do because they did not live on processed foods. They consumed - cleanse for weight loss spring water (full of minerals), plenty of cheese, raw honey, whole wheat breads, fruits and vegetables which were grown totally organically from naturally occurring seeds. Their diet was enriched with variety of nuts and healthy fats from oily fish, butter and olive oil. These dietary practices along with physical exercises helped them to live long healthy lives.

             Modern Spartan faces a totally different scenario. Nowadays farmers use hybrid seeds, which produce more yields per bushel and are disease resistant and grow more quickly. Though, they possess these advantages these hybrid seeds lack in nutritional content significantly in comparison to naturally occurring seeds of the same crops. In modern farming practice nothing is done to enrich the quality of the soil, which is required to possess necessary minerals and nutrients for the crops, which grow on them. Since plants cannot produce any of the minerals by themselves they must have them from the soil itself and when soil is deficient in required minerals then plants have to grow without their aid.

           Modern farmers routinely buy chemical fertilizers, pesticides and insecticides, which contain only synthetic growing aids for the crops. These nutrient deficient crops are harvested before their full maturity and send to cold storage, which again depletes their nutritional content. Then begins the processing of foods through various synthetic processes, which further takes away the vital nutrients. For instance, it may be cited that the processing of whole wheat flour to white bread takes away 23 of the vital nutrients. Our food industry then puts back few of these nutrients and labels them ‘enriched’. Consider these following facts,

1.    Cold storage removes 50% of the tangerines Vit.C content.

2.    Asparagus, which is stored even for one week in cold storage loses 90% of its Vit.C.

3.    Meat processing removes up to 50-70% of the Vit B6 content in the meat.

4.    The germ in the wheat flour contains 80% of the flour’s magnesium, which is removed in the process of making white bread.

5.    Fresh salads will lose up to 40-50% of their content if they are left aside for three hours.

6.    Citrus fruits, which contain Vit. C are vulnerable to heat and cold and preparing them as food further depletes their content.

7.    Meat storage and processing removes most of the Vit. B content.

              Added to these factors, freezing of foods, delay in preparing fresh foods and overcooking destroy the vital nutrients in the food we consume. In third world countries, it is sorry to note that food and spices are often adulterated with low quality substitutes and the perpetrators get away with it. In all countries there is an obsession with fast food, which implies fried foods, which have little or no nutritional content. They simply fill our stomach with empty calories. Our bodies recognize this and want more of food to satisfy the need for nutrients. This leads to overeating, drinking beyond moderation etc.

                The bad news continues even further. Suppose you need to have nutrients in an optimal level to avoid chronic degenerative diseases (like arthritis, macular degeneration, Emphysema, or neuro degenerative ailments) then you will have to consume gigantic amounts of food everyday for getting those nutrients in optimal amounts. Let us look at the table here for what we need to consume in order to have these vitamins and minerals in optimal amounts:

     

Thiamin VitB1 (27mg)	Riboflavin Vit.B2 (27mg)	Pyridoxine Vit.B6 (27mg)	Vit.C Ascorbic Acid (1300mg)	Vit.D Calciferol (600IU)	Vit.E Tocopherol (450 IU)	Folate (1mg)
135 cups of brown rice	22 ounces of beef liver	41 medium bananas	17 medium kiwifruit	22 large egg yolks	33 heads of spinach	4cups of cooked asparagus
2 lbs. of ham	16 cups of lowfat yogurt	38 medium cooked baked potatoes	16 medium oranges	6 cups of fortified milk	27 lbs. Of butter	4 cups of black beans
3 lbs of sunflower seeds	9 dozen eggs	77 cups of lentils	160 medium apples including skin	30 tbsp of butter	80 medium avocados	20 medium oranges
64 cups of green peas	3.25 gallons of low fat milk	15 lbs. Of chicken breast	10 and half cups of fresh orange juice	15 ounces of shrimp	80 mangoes plus 1.5 quarts of corn oil	10 cups of Brussels sprouts
12cups of wheat germ	64 cups of cooked spinach	18 cups of wheat germ	16 cups of raw chopped broccoli		2 lbs. Of sunflower seeds	4 cups of cooked spinach
					23 cups of wheat germ

             Fair enough, long list eh! So this should convince that why any health conscious person should take supplements in order to maintain or regain his or her health once it has been lost.

                Obviously one cannot have such a varied list of necessary vitamins and minerals, essential fats and fiber from diet alone, therefore you must look for good supplements from a reputed manufacturing company listing all or most of these ingredients on the label. Make sure the supplement pills containing vitamins and minerals dissolve in water quickly and they should be extracted in optimal quantities from natural sources otherwise your body will not absorb them effectively, often it does not even recognize the supplements as nutrients which are essential for the body if they are not extracted from natural sources and thus will reject them.

               Those who are seeking to build muscle or lose fat should also pay attention to these guidelines because it is often seen that while trying to accomplish these goals they pursue some extreme form of diet which adversely affects their overall well being. You must consult a dietitian before starting any such activity and then take supplements in recommended doses for a boosting effect.

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