The Importance Of Individualizing Your Approach To Health

I spoke to Forbes magazine about about the importance of taking an individualized approach to wellness and practicing “bio-individuality” by honoring your unique nutritional needs.

Dietitian Maya Feller counsels patients with a wide variety of needs and tailors her recommendations to what that individual person may need. “When we look at population-wide data, we know many Americans are not meeting the recommended intake for fiber, choline, magnesium, iron, calcium, vitamins A, D, E and potassium.” However, each person may have specific concerns depending on their health history, diet pattern, medications, lifestyle and work schedule, just to name a few factors.

Feller, who is a partner of Life Extension, is a firm believer in working with a credentialed healthcare provider and using lab tests to assess what your individual needs are in regard to which gaps in the diet you need to fill. When someone is unable to meet their needs through food, she says, “I think safe supplementation is key.”