Key #2: Supplement Your Diet With Nutritionals

This is where my particular expertise comes in. I hold a HUGE KEY in my hand with regards to helping hundreds of people choose the right supplements.

For 16 years, I have been recommending supplements made by the Shaklee Corporation. It all began with my own health story you can read about in my profile. I now own my own business called Optimal Wellness and I offer a complementary wellness consult to help people choose the right supplements.

Shaklee Wellness products meet all seven of the criteria listed below:
1. Take a multi-vitamin/multi-mineral that meets certain criteria for safety and effectiveness. (Shaklee Vita-Lea and Shaklee Vitalizer)

2. Take an Omega-3 supplement (helps to prevent bone deterioration in adults, improves cardiovascular and immune system function, reduces inflammation, improves brain health, contributes to long life) (Shaklee OmegaGuard)

3. Take a probiotic: Living direct-fed microbials that promote the growth of beneficial bacteria in the intestinal tract. Crowds out harmful bacteria, viruses and yeasts. (Shaklee Optiflora system)

4. Take digestive enzymes to aid the digestive process, breaking down protein, fats and carbohydrates into easily absorbed components. (EZ-Gest)

5. Take fiber supplements. It's important to keep the intestinal tract cleansed. As the gut goes, so goes the body - the immune system, heart, lungs, blood supply, brain and nervous system. Health begins in the gut. (Shaklee Fiber Plan)

6. Take antioxidants. More than 90 percent of the U.S. population fails to eat the recommended 3-5 servings of vegetables each day. (Shaklee Carotomax and Flavomax)

7. Take a protein supplement. Protein has a fat-burning effect on the body, reduces hunger, and helps to preserve muscles as those pounds drop off. Proteins are the "Legos" - the essential building blocks - of the body. All proteins are combinations of twenty-two amino acids, which build body organs, muscles and nerves. Proteins are required for the structure, function, and regulation of the body's cells, tissues and organs; and each protein has unique functions. Examples are hormones, enzymes and antibodies. Eight of the essential amino acids cannot be produced by the body; they need to come from the diet. Animal protein and soybeans are the only complete protein sources providing them. (Shaklee Cinch and Shaklee Energizing Soy Protein Drink Mix)