General Health:

Preventative healthcare is the best guarantee to ensure a longer and happier life. It is the best ìlife insurance that anyone could give to themselves. As the world gets more stressful and polluted, the more threatened our environment and health becomes. Our food supply is grown in fields that contain very little natural minerals and far too many chemical pesticides and fertilizers. Our bodies have had very little time to adapt and evolve to the new types of stresses in this modern world. People tend to work harder and longer hours, spend more time in stressful commutes, stand in longer lines, eat on the run, eat fast food, have more family stress, and get very little sleep. These stresses are all additive on each other. The end result of constant stress is illness.

It is impossible to ignore the positive research that is available regarding the power of supplements to ensure good health. Thanks to Linus Pauling for the health benefits of Vitamin C. We know it is very beneficial for the maintenance of cartilage in our joints, maintaining the integrity of our skin, an antiviral agent, a strengthener of cell membranes, etc. We know that we need extra calcium for the maintenance of a strong skeleton, and other minerals to drive that calcium into the bones. We know that vitamin A and Beta-carotene help prevent lung cancer and skin cancer. We know that echinacea is a viable alternative to an antibiotic for the treatment of infections that works by increasing the power of our own immune system. We know that ginkgo biloba prevents dementia as we age. These things are all essential to a healthy human body. We canít ignore the positives to vitamins, minerals and herbs on increasing our longevity.

The best time to start improving the health is at birth. The breastfeeding mother who takes a prenatal vitamin passes all the nutrition on to her baby. We know that baby’s who get more phospholipids in their diet are smarter than those who do not. Children should be taking a good quality vitamin as early as possible and continue taking one throughout their lives. It is never too late to start taking nutritional supplements. They are immediately beneficial to the body. Dr. Metcalfe strongly urges everyone to be on a basic supplementation program. Please call us if you are confused with where to start or what to take. We will help you figure it out.

Treatment:

Lifestyle Changes:

Eight hours of sleep every night is essential to a healthy life.
Avoid alcohol.
Avoid smoking and second hand smoke.
Avoid conflict and stress.
Try to do something nice for yourself every day.
Try to do something nice for someone else every day.
Try to find happiness in your work and hobbies.
Exercise everyday for one hour. Try different sporting activities that challenge your body.
Challenge your mind everyday. People who spend time solving things, listening to music, entertaining their minds, seem to suffer less from memory loss and alzheimerís disease.

Dietary Changes:

Eat 5 servings of organic fruits and vegetables daily. Eat produce that is in season.
Increase dietary fiber to 30 grams per day. Keep a diet diary to keep track of how much fiber you get in a day. See Dr. Metcalfeís list of high fiber foods.
Drink 8-10 glasses of filtered water daily.
Choose low fat cuts of meat.
Choose free range or organic meats and low fat dairy products.
Increase soy products in the diet. Try to get 3 servings per day.
Eat more protein with each meal for a healthier and happier mind.
Eat more fish, seeds, nuts, canola and olive oil for essential fatty acids. This will decrease the inflammation in your body and increase the health of the nervous system.

Natural Solutions For General Health:

Children Ages 1-5:

Juicy Fruit C: Chew one tablet daily.
Mycelized Childrenís Multi-Vitamin: 20 drops daily.

Children Ages 6-12:

Juicy Fruit C: Chew one tablet daily.
Multigenics Chewable Multivitamin: Chew 2 tablets daily.
Cal-Plex: 2 capsules before bed.

Young Adults Ages 13-18:

Ultra Potent-C 1000: 1 capsule every morning with a full glass of filtered water.
Multiplex I Multivitamin: 3 capsules with breakfast.
Multiplex I Multivitamin w/o Iron: Men should take 3 capsules with breakfast.
Cal-Plex: 3 capsules before bed.
E-400 Selenium: 1 capsule daily with food.

Adults:

Ultra Potent-C 1000: 1 capsule every morning with a full glass of filtered water.
Multiplex I Multivitamin: 3 capsules twice daily with meals.
Multiplex I Multivitamin w/o Iron: Men should take 3 capsules with breakfast.
Oxyperm: 2 capsules with breakfast.
Cal-Plex: 3 capsules before bed.
E-400 Selenium: 1 capsule daily with food.