Good day,
I would like to ask for your opinion on dietary supplements: vitamins and minerals. I feel that I am unable to monitor their daily intake above 100% through diet alone. Do you think it is a good idea to supplement some basic vitamins and minerals? For example, Vitamin C, B12, iodine (in the form of aronia), Omega-3, and magnesium?
Thank you :)
If your diet displays the fundamental characteristics of diversity, you prefer natural, meaning unprocessed foods, and simultaneously do not experiment with reduction diets with a significant energy deficit, you should not have a problem ensuring the basic intake of micronutrients. Generally, with increasing stress and physical load, the need for a higher intake of these substances also increases; in such situations, supportive supplementation makes sense.
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Mgr. Martin Jelinek
Lecturer and author of the educational system
Nutrition educator, lecturer, and author of the educational system and the ZOF learning application.
Mgr. Martin Jelínek has been systematically involved in nutrition education since 1999. He is the founder of ATAC, the educational company behind NutriCourses, and the author of an educational system focused on nutrition, healthy lifestyle, and the practical application of nutrition knowledge.
He graduated from the Faculty of Science at Masaryk University in Brno. Throughout his professional career, he has combined nutrition, education, and the practical application of acquired knowledge. His educational system also includes the ZOF (Zone of Optimal Functioning) learning application, where students turn theory into practical work with meal plans.
In 2007, he launched the first intake of a six-month course focused on the education of nutrition advisors. Over time, this course became the foundation for the further development of the educational system and a range of specialised courses.