As we've been considering children's health this month, we must address their nutritional needs. Since they are growing, children need much more nutrition than adults, and what they take now will greatly impact their health as they get older. It is nearly impossible for children to get all the nutrition they desperately need without supplementing.
 
Supplements
There are many nutritional products out there, the difficulty is finding the right one for you and your family.  Some nutritional products are excellent, others are fairly good, then there are those that are cheap and of poor quality. Another group of products are those that have great advertising, but are a real rip off–so buyer beware!
 
It can be a hassle trying to find what would be best for your children and your pocketbook, so here are some pointers, and information on some top quality products that we recommend. Of course, they're good for adults as well.

• Whole food nutrition is best. The body absorbs and utilizes plant sources better than rocks and chemicals.
• Make sure your child gets adequate calcium, remember their bones and body are growing. Some signs of needing calcium are: nosebleeds, easy bruising, cavities, painful teething as a baby, (varicose veins for women), muscle cramps.
• Heathly fats/oils are necessary for healthy brain development, especially for children as their brain is still developing.
• Make sure the source is good.
• Stay away from artificial colors, flavor, and sweeteners.
• Get something that is high in antioxidants.

Our Family's Choice
One thing our family uses regularly to assure proper nutrition is Juice Plus+.  Let me tell you why.

Juice Plus+ is concentrated nutrition in a capsule. Vegetables and fruits are vine-ripened, picked, then juiced right at the farm. The juice is then low heat dehydrated into powdered and encapsulated. With any type of diet, whether it is Weston Price, Paleo, Hallelujah, Eat to Live, etc., they all agree on one important issue, that is: Eat your Fruits and Vegetables! It is recommended that we consume 9-13 servings of fruit and vegetables each and every day, how do we do?  Our family eats healthy, yet we have a hard time getting in nine servings. For example, here's our typical day:  

• Breakfast - 1 orange, 3 dates, some strawberries a glass  of raw goat milk, maybe some yoghurt = 2 servings fruit
• Lunch  -  2 big pieces of lettuce, 5 baby carrots, 2 slices of bread with butter, maybe 1/2 advocado or 1/2 cup of squash, some nuts, or eggs = 3 servings veggies
• Supper - Salad, brown rice, some chicken, 1/2 cup green beans, a glass of kombucha, sweet potato with butter = 3 servings of veggies
• Total for the day = 8 servings of fruits and vegetables

This is why our family takes Juice Plus+. It Fills the gap!

Clinical Research
Juice Plus+ is the most clinically researched nutritional product of its kind on the market today world-wide. There are more than 30 Juice Plus+ research studies that have been conducted in leading hospitals and universities around the world. [Read more...]

Children Eat for FREE!
I would encourage anyone and everyone to take Juice Plus+ because of its benefits, but there's also another reason why this company and product is so amazing. Children actually eat for FREE! By participating in a Child's Health Study, every adult that gets Juice Plus+, may sponser one child, and that child will get Juice Plus+ for Free. Juice Plus is  affordable, economical, and time-saving.  In fact, if you bought the vegetables and fruits from the average grocery store, and juiced them yourself, it would cost you around $8-$12 a day, to get what is in Juice Plus+.  However, with Juice Plus+ the cost is only about $1.49 a day!!

Feel free to call or email me if you have any questions or would like to start your Juice Plus+. To learn more or to order online go to: http://amywillis.juiceplus.com. To enter the Child Health Study, please contact me as it is not available on-line.

Don't forget to take advantage of the FREE child muscle-testing this month of August. See below for details.