CANADIAN PHYSIQUE ALLIANCE May / June 2024 | Page 25

BY JED WIGHTMAN

ESSENTIAL SUPPLEMENTS

BY JED WIGHTMAN

Hello and happy springtime to everyone , I trust you all made it through our very long and daunting winter with flying colors . Did you experience any challenges over the extreme cold snap ? Oh man , we did , astronomical challenge . When we are faced with extreme challenges , what we do with it , and how we face it , and overcome , defines us . If you ’ re familiar with my writing , you understand , I ’ m all about facing the dragon . Taking on the challenge to be better , prepared , sharper , and seeking higher standards . We learn about ourselves in the face of challenges . So , if we can protect our bodies , health , longevity , and immune system while we face physically , mentally , and emotionally draining challenges … Which dovetails into today ’ s article .
Let ’ s get right into it .
Today the final article , to my three part , essential Supplement series . Yes of course there are more than three essential supplements . In previous articles I have covered several many supplements . Briefly , landing on these three , but not at great depth , and I feel these three are often misunderstood , and in many cases simply overlooked . In part one , we discussed iodine , in part two magnesium . So here today , rounding it out , I will unpack vitamin D , one of our most critical vitamins , for overarching components of health , healing , longevity , performance , and recovery . Did you know that vitamin D is one of if not the most important vitamins for immune