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Chapter 10:

The Benefits Of Maintaining Overall Health

Synopsis

Maintaining overall health will give you several long term benefits. For kids, performing regular exercise will help them develop strong bones, healthy joints and muscles. While for adults, consistent workout will help them eliminate excess fat to give way to a leaner body. Furthermore, it decreases the risk of having diabetes, fractured bones, heart problems, specifically colon cancer and other types of severe sicknesses. Research shows that physical exercise can also help reduce stress and depression by about 50%, plus the fact that it gives immediate results.

The Good Stuff

Another way to sustain overall health is to combine regular exercise with dietary supplements. This is because nowadays, it is very difficult for each of us to really eat a balanced diet, considering the high demands of both personal and  professional jobs.

Dietary supplements can fill the needed nutrients that our body needs even in times that we are unable to meet the desired balanced food intake. What’s good about it is that people have become more aware of the benefits of wellness products including food supplements. Therefore, you can easily choose dietary supplements that will best fit your needs.

Most of the food supplements that are made available in the market today include herbs, vitamins, minerals and amino acids. Such elements are considered as the most needed substances of our body as it provides a lot of physical benefits.

In addition to the general benefits of food supplements are other accompanying benefits that a specific supplement can provide, such as supplements that can enhance the mood of an individual to be able to cope with different levels of stress.

For pregnant women, taking folic acid can significantly reduce the chance of having a child suffering from spina bifida. Niacin produces good cholesterol as well as omega-3 which reduce the levels of triglycerides.

In ancient times, people discovered some plants and herbs that helped them stay physically and mentally healthy. This is why scientists of the modern times researched more and developed herbs and supplements as they wanted the modern people to experience the benefits that the ancient people are benefiting from, even if people nowadays no longer eat naturally nutritious food.