There is a bottle of Resveratrol on my night table, a pack of Vitamin B12 Fast-Dissolving Strips in the cosmetic case in my handbag along with a tube of Vitamin E cream for my hands. Vita-Vim for Women, the natural source multivitamin, stays on my breakfast tray next to the Vitamin D and Omega-3 capsules. A big jar of Vitamin E Crème de Jour is in the boudoir, as dry skin is a by-product of central heating and air conditioning. Thinking about it, I have not had a cold or a sniffle for three years. Do I owe it all to Jamieson? Maybe.
These supplements are not instead of a good balanced diet, but they are enhancers. They give us a little edge over Mother Nature. The news gets better. Late last year, Jamieson Natural Sources announced 360 Pure. This 88-year-old, made-in-Canada company now has a made-in-Canada safety, purity and quality-control benchmark that is at the forefront of nutritional supplement excellence. According to Jamieson’s President and CEO Vic Neufeld, standards and testing are at their highest levels possible. “It is rare among the world’s nutritional supplement companies today to conduct one’s own research and manufacturing,” he says. “At Jamieson, we have made strategic investments over decades to our infrastructure and in-house talent which now allows us total control from start to finish, thereby ensuring the quality and safety of our products. It’s a telling statistic that one in six of the plant employees is dedicated to supervising product integrity, purity and potency.” And, with the variety of vitamins available, Jamieson’s product list can read like a menu of health foods that, along with that good balanced diet of which we should all strive, can help fortify you for the day.
The sunshine Vitamin, D, is all important. But we must sometimes be wary of the sun’s light, as it can expose us to harmful UV rays and, for the lactose intolerant, a glass of milk will not do. Taken in a supplement, Vitamin D can still be absorbed, without the added risk. It is said that D may be the “food” of life, as it helps promote almost all the body’s functions at a healthier level, and can help keep the development of such diseases as cancer at bay.
Food travels over our tongue, sensing the pleasures of salty, bitter, sweet and more, but it is our brain that really tells us what it tastes like; the tongue sends a signal to our brain, which, in turn, identifies it as delicious or not. What we need, however, is brain food for better brain function. Omega-3s, the EPA and DHA oils found in certain types of fish, are also captured in supplement form. So few of us get our allotted weekly recommended servings of our fine, finned friends and their inherent essential fatty acids, but we can take a few golden capsules of omega-3. There’s more. Omega-3s are also important to help reduce LDL (bad) cholesterol and blood pressure and, the best news, support healthy heart function.
Sniffle season is upon us, and as the harvest season wanes, so does the supply of fresh, locally grown fruit. Still, we should fill our plates with fruit salad or a simple slice of fresh orange, but we need an additional weapon to take on potential colds and the flu. A vitamin infused boost of slow-release Vitamin C will do the trick.
Finally, we sometimes end our day with a night cap, and a robust or mellow glass of red wine is sometimes the liquid of choice. But with my Resveratrol, made from red wine extract with grapeseed, on my night table, I know that I’m getting powerful antioxidants that will fight free radicals while I sleep. Not only is it said to be excellent for the heart, it’s also anti-aging — without the alcohol or the calories. I will certainly drink to that.
Read the Dine article by Sara Waxman.
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