Do we need dietary supplements if we have a healthy diet? Unfortunately, there is a difference between theory and reality when it comes to nutrients.
Let's take the example of acne
In theory, the best foods to fight acne are anti-inflammatory and antioxidant foods. Healthy fats like oily fish provide omega-3s (DHA, EPA) and other fatty acids, as well as vitamins and minerals. Plant-based foods like fruits, vegetables, and grains provide vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, fiber, and protein. Lean animal meat provides protein, and other minerals and vitamins.
In practice, the food we eat is often contaminated or depleted of minerals. The fish we consume come from polluted oceans, whether they are farmed or wild-caught. Our oceans contain high levels of certain toxins like mercury, dumped by industrial factories, mines, and construction sites. High levels of mercury are found in both farmed and wild-caught fish.
Our industrial farming methods deplete the soil of nutrients. According to the Nutrition Security Institute, there were 400 mg of calcium, magnesium, and iron in American cabbage, lettuce, tomatoes, and spinach in 1914. By 1997, this mineral content had fallen to 75 mg. Even organic fruits and vegetables lack minerals. Organic farming is primarily concerned with pesticides and chemical fertilizers, but soil nutrient depletion is less emphasized.
Anti-acne dietary supplements
The minerals and vitamins in our diet help fight the toxins we consume, but their levels are nevertheless rapidly depleted. Consuming stimulants like coffee, alcohol, soft drinks, and sugar, for example, requires a significant amount of minerals to be processed. Stress and lack of sleep add to the demand for minerals and vitamins.
Acne is an inflammatory reaction of the skin that also requires minerals, vitamins, and antioxidants. An appropriate dietary supplement helps correct the rapid depletion of these micronutrients in the body and targets acne both directly and indirectly.
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