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These Custom Vitamin Packs Deliver the Nutrition Your Body Actually Needs

Although we have more information available at our fingertips than ever before, there is no shortage of fad diets out there — nor is there any shortage of widely advertised supplements that promise to fight everything from cancer to aging. It’s easy to fall victim to scams (not to mention choice paralysis) when trying to sort through the ocean of dietary advice out there – much of it very good, but much of it bad to the point of being potentially harmful — but the simple fact is that there remains no one-size-fits-all solution to health. Everyone needs a personalized diet paired with a good supplement regimen to match, and Persona Nutrition can provide exactly that.

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Your body’s chemistry, composition, and metabolism are not 100% identical to those of anybody else on the planet, and that’s true even without considering any particular health concerns you might have that are also unique to you (such as pre-existing conditions, allergies, personal fitness goals, stress levels, and so on). A vitamin stack that works well for someone else will likely not be optimal for your own body, and if your supplement regimen isn’t tailored to you, you may be wasting money on things you don’t really need while completely missing out on things you do. This is even more likely if you use one of the many pre-made multi-supplement packs on the market today.

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Persona Nutrition understands this problem and offers a novel solution: Simply take this free five-minute personal assessment right from the comfort of your computer or mobile device and Persona will compile a custom vitamin stack made just for your body’s needs. This online assessment was designed by Persona Nutrition’s in-house team of expert nutritionists and uses a science-based approach backed up by a mountain of research and the decades’ worth of experience of the Persona medical advisory board.

Persona’s assessment algorithm analyzes your specific health concerns, lifestyle, goals (such as weight loss or better sleep), daily habits, and more and then puts together a completely personalized vitamin pack of high-quality supplements. This assessment also takes into consideration things such as allergies or other conditions you may have, drugs you are taking, and so on, ensuring that your vitamin pack contains nothing that will react negatively with your current medications. Your supplement pack will then be automatically delivered right to your door on a regular basis — no extra effort or online orders required on your part.

As a nice bonus, Persona Nutrition is also offering a 50% discount on your first supplement pack shipment if you sign up now and take your own five-minute personal assessment. All of the vitamins, minerals, and herbs used in Persona Nutrition’s products are sourced and manufactured according to the strictest standards as well, so you can trust that you’re getting some of the safest and purest supplements available today.

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