Human nutritional awareness has been evident as far back as 7000 year old Egyptian pictographs. In approximately 1500 B.C., there were Egyptian medical writings offering dietary cures for various afflictions and diseases. Yet it was less than a century ago that the first vitamin was isolated. The science of human nutrition is still relatively new, but the recent explosion of information is showing how important supplements can be. Twenty years ago it was thought humans needed some 40 to 50 different nutrients on a daily basis. Today, some doctors suggest humans need 90 nutrients daily! We know that vitamins are essential to life. Vitamins regulate the metabolism and assist the biochemical processes that release energy from digested food. Vitamins work with enzymes as coenzymes, enabling the body to perform its activities. Vitamins must be ingested - they cannot be synthesized in the body.

Like vitamins, minerals also function as coenzymes. Minerals participate in nerve transmission, muscle contraction, cell permeability, tissue rigidity and structure, blood formation, acid-base balance, fluid regulation, protein metabolism and energy production. Minerals are classified as major or trace, depending upon their makeup in the body - not by importance. A deficiency of either a major or a trace mineral can be equally harmful.

Our bodies are very complex chemical factories, performing many millions of functions each day. This complex organism needs proper components - nutrients - each day to perform its function properly. With our 20th Century lifestyles, the only practical way to ensure that we receive proper nutrition is to take supplements.

Suggested Adult Use:
Heritage Complete should be taken with meals, two caplets per meal, six caplets daily. Remember: It is important to drink eight glasses of water.