PREVENTION OF DISEASES THROUGH NUTRITION

Cheryl Sarmiento, MD • May 14, 2020

DIETARY STRESS: It's worse than most doctors ever imagined!

Surrounding toxins and stress can be managed using nutrition as fuel for the body to keep it at optimal health.

Our body is designed to repair, regenerate, protect and heal itself. It can only do that if it has the natural tools to do the job. The body is a real miracle! For the last 50 years’ scientists have documented a continuous decrease in the nutritional content of food, which have escalated the rise of chronic medical conditions especially in younger population, age related diseases and weight ballooning to an epidemic proportion. These pushed healthcare to the breaking point.

Two of these factors are:
1. environmental toxins – fertilizers, plastics, animal feeds, smog and biochemicals
2. socioeconomic stress - mental health, health impairing behaviors such as smoking, drugs, and alcohol.

In the 50's, two pieces of peaches is enough to supply the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) of vitamin A (an important antioxidant) for adult women. Today, a woman would have to eat almost 53 peaches to meet the RDA requirements.

US Healthcare Statistics:

- US is 42nd in life expectancy
- 1/3 are obese and 2/3 overweight
- 40 countries (including Cuba and Taiwan) have lower infant mortality rates compared to US
- Diabetes in the US is 7% of population and climbing, while UK is 3%
- Heart disease in US is 12%, while UK is 5.5%

In terms of healthcare spending, the US spends 16% of GDP, while UK is 7.7%

The world we are living now, is the 21st Century Reality:

- More than 75,000 synthetic chemicals have been introduced into our environment since 1930 (Moyers report)
- Over 7 billion pounds of toxin are released into our environment each year
- CDC first annual test conducted for toxins in 2001, showed 100% of people tested had toxins in their blood
- Pesticides and Industrial toxins can be found in: North Pole snow, ice and water; Penguins at the South Pole; Fish in all waterways tested so far, fresh and salt; Humans wherever tested
- Our homes are not safe havens –pesticides and volatile organic chemicals found indoors have been confirmed to cause at least 3000 cases of cancer each year in the US alone
- Most oxidative stress is undetectable, long before you can smell benzene, you will already have exceeded safe levels
- The air or smog is too dirty to breathe in 345 US Counties
- Free radicals and oxidative stress contributes to Premature deaths, cancer and heart disease. They also contribute to diabetes and the aging process

Why is good diet not enough? 
The 2001 National Academy of Science report on micronutrients says we are getting about 50% less antioxidants from foods. Their solution? Double your intake of fruits and veggies daily (5-10 servings of fruits and veggies)... but this can be problematic. No wonder for the last 3 decades there’s a rise in obesity due to increased caloric food intake but still the calories are not enough to satisfy our hedonistic needs (appetites) and the antioxidant level are only raised 13% .          

Supplementation helps eliminates toxins and strengthens the body's natural immunity.
If you drive the most expensive car you must put a high premium fuel for the car to run efficiently. Likewise, our body, the most expensive machine, we must eat the most nutrient dense foods as fuel to our body for it to function right. The DFL Immunoboost multivitamins is designed by an Immunologist to supplement the daily food intake. Each of the vitamin components are FDA approved and are safe, it is non- synthetic, made in its natural form and set according to its standard dosing.

Nutrients impacts all health aspects.
Antioxidants, such as vitamins C and E and carotenoids, may help protect cells from damage caused by free radicals. Other naturally occurring antioxidants include flavonoids, tannins, phenols and lignans. Bright rainbow colors plant-based foods are the best sources. These include fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, seeds, herbs and spices, and even cocoa. As a bonus, fruits, vegetables and whole grains high in antioxidants are also typically high in fiber, low in saturated fat and cholesterol, and good sources of vitamins and minerals.
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