CANADIAN PHYSIQUE ALLIANCE January / February 2024 | Page 26

BY JED WIGHTMAN

ESSENTIAL SUPPLEMENTS

BY JED WIGHTMAN

Hello and happy New Year to each of you . I pray that 2023 has been a year of personal growth and development for all of us . Now , here we are again , on the precipice of another year giving us the opportunity to tap even deeper into our potentials . Our ever developing self awareness , education and improvement , mind , body and soul .
So with progress in mind , let ’ s take a little journey and explore the first of 3 essential supplements we should incorporate into our daily routine .
My last article “ Food Dude ”. I lay out the essentials of consuming only whole food , real food , and avoiding the processed “ food product ” wave of influence .
This then leaves the question , can whole food do it all ? Can organic matter from animals and plants provide for us every little thing we need to live our best life ? Simply and in a word , yes , but also a strong caveat . Our world of broadly available food today is less nutrient and micronutrient rich than ever before in human History . More importantly we eat less unprocessed food . Coming with this is also , the massive amount of toxins , chemical exposure , and immune system assaulting variables , that are part of commercial meat and produce industry production process . Hitching a ride into our body , attacking our health , recovery and longevity from all sides . Making even some of our most available nutrition dense foods not as powerful and impactful to promoting our best health , performance and recovery , as nature intended . So then , supplements ? Today in part 1 of this 3 part series , I ’ m