Also Known As Anti Nutrients, Vitamin Robbers Are Lifestyle And Environmental Factors That Could Be Aging You And Affecting Your Health

Stay away from stimulants and other vitamin robbers that disrupt the normal functioning of your body, if you want to improve your mental and physical health. Gone are the days when healthy eating simply meant looking at the nutrition pyramid and then consuming those foods.

Now you really do need to train yourself to look at those labels and see what is being added to your food. You also need to take a good look at your lifestyle and see what habits you have, that could be causing you to age dramatically, both in looks and the way you feel.

Try to live an holistic and green lifestyle. The struggle is to find eco friendly solutions while juggling work, family and budgets. Eco Friendly Digest is a site that provides real tips and non-toxic products from a working mom that wants her kids to have a healthy future.

You should also control your stress levels, and find ways to relax. A relaxing aromatherapy massage is always a good idea. (This will take you to another site which will open in a new window behind this page. Do remember to return to me when you have read about aromatherapy). The following is a test that I have borrowed from Patrick Holford's book New optimum Nitrition Bible which is a fantastic resource for any health related and antiaging issues.

The following are all vitamin robbers so score one point for each "yes" answer to find out your anti nutrient load;

•Do you drink tap water?

•Is more than half the food you eat not organic?

•Do you spend an hour or more a day in traffic?

•Do you live in a city?

•Do you smoke, or live or work for smokers?

•Do you often eat fried food?

•Do you eat non organic meat or fish like tuna or swordfish?

•Do you take more than 20 painkillers in a year?

•Do you take, on average, one course of antibiotics each year?

•Is most of the food you eat or drink in contact with soft plastics or cling film?

•Do you have an alcoholic drink most days?

Ideal score is 0. A 5 or more score means you are taking in a significant amount of anti nutrients. Any yes answer highlights the areas in your life that need attention.

In this section I have also included an article on homocystein as many of the above factors can affect your homocystein levels.

It is so easy to become addicted to various stimulants which give you an immediate “kick” which is, unfortunately, followed by a “downer” and so you have to start all over again!

Now added to the above factors, remember the mantra that I keep pushing "everything in moderation"! So you also need to think about the

caffeine, sugar and nicotine that you consume in large amounts. These are all vitamin robbers that can age you prematurely by affecting your health.

If you are a smoker please read the page on electronic cigarettes which is a controversial device that has taken the smoking world by storm. You can also post your own thoughts that will become a page on this site.

Omega 3 oils can help improve your health and fight the affects of vitamin robbers, so click on the banner below to go to Dr. Mercola's site and find out about the beneficial effects of Krill Oil.