Q: I was browsing your website and I have a few questions. I saw that the program has alot to do with
nutrition and supplements. Are you a licensed Nutritionist or Dietician? Aren’t supplements for people who have health
problems or aren’t getting in enough nutrients from the food they eat? I read the page that says supplements are essential
but it seems to me that if you can show someone how to eat correctly, they wouldn’t need supplements.
A: Yes our programs have a lot to do with nutrition education and supplementation. To achieve a fitness
result, Nutrition and Exercise go hand-in-hand. Supplementation is a part of Nutrition. The purpose of supplementation is
to fill in the voids in each of our individual nutrition deficiencies.
In 1998 the U.S. Government conducted a survey of 300,000 people regarding their nutritional habits. Not 1
single person was meeting the Recommended Daily Allowances for all the essential vitamins and minerals.
That’s why the New Food Guide Pyramid (shown below) has been revised to include vitamin and mineral
supplementation "for most". The American Medical Association has also endorsed supplementation for even apparently healthy
individuals.
We are not dieticians or nutritionists. We do not "prescribe" diets. Our goal is to educate our clients on
how the body processes food and the effects various food choices have on their health and fitness goals. With that knowledge,
we empower our clients to take control of their nutrition and reach their goals not only for our program, but for life.
According to research by Dr. Samuel Dreizen, D.D.S.,M.D., Professor of PaThology at the University of Texas,
"The first evidence of malnutrition is a conglomerate of non-specific complaints including abdominal discomfort, loss of appetite,
anxiety, backache, confusion, irritability, muscle pain, muscle weakness, digestive upsets, fatigue, headache, insomnia, palpitation,
tingling or numbness of the extremities, and poor concentration" *Ford Foundation Study, P.39,40 This is best illustrated
by "the ladder of health".
When we work with clients, we find most people are either in the neutral zone or have in fact slipped to the
lower rung and do have some of the symptoms described in the Ford Study. By educating our clients about nutrition, making
them aware of how food and supplement choices affect the body, we guide our clients to begin a program of nutrition with the
ultimate goal to reach and maintain optimal health.
