| Whole food vitamins are superior to synthetic (lab | | | | dyes or flavoring should spoil your vitamin. |
| derived) vitamins because they are in a more natural | | | | #4 Truth in Labeling |
| form and can be more readily utilized by your body. | | | | The fewer additives or fillers the better: then there will |
| Whole foods are foods in a natural state, meaning | | | | be fewer opportunities for allergic reactions. The |
| unprocessed or unrefined. Quality will cost you. All | | | | supplement market is very competitive; the better the |
| natural tends to cost more. Make sure your vitamins | | | | quality the better and more prominent the labeling |
| are NSF or ISO certified. There are 5 Basic Truths you | | | | stating such. If your supplement is whole food, then the |
| should know about your vitamins supplements. | | | | label should indicate such. The food source should be |
| #1 Certification | | | | given for each vitamin component. The label should |
| Better quality whole food vitamins will have NSF or | | | | indicate regarding certification. Vague labels with |
| ISO certification. Why would you take any dietary or | | | | minimal information are strong indicators of lower |
| nutrition supplement made by a company without one | | | | quality. |
| of these certifications? NSF certification for example | | | | #5 Cost |
| assures the consumer that the product has been | | | | Don't ever select a vitamin based solely on price point. |
| tested and will continue to be tested through periodic | | | | There are significant reasons why one vitamin is |
| audits. In other words, the certification of a product is | | | | cheaper than the other. When you decide on what is |
| continuous, not a one time process. The product should | | | | an acceptable quality, then comparison shop for that |
| have the high quality ingredients and manufacturing | | | | similar quality vitamin so you are comparing oranges |
| process that a company claims. | | | | with oranges and apples with apples. Watch out for |
| #2 Most People Need a Vitamin | | | | companies with well recognized names who have |
| Most People need to take vitamins. Unless you have | | | | purchasing power. Read the label even more. |
| the recommended daily amounts of fruits and | | | | Remember, quality will cost you. But, what is the |
| vegetables per day, you most likely need a | | | | monetary value of good health? I don't think anyone |
| supplement. In our fast pace world, a lot of the foods | | | | can quantify that. |
| individuals eat are polished or overly processed. As a | | | | Start a whole food vitamin today. These supplements |
| general rule of thumb, 3 servings of fruits and | | | | are needed to help the body fight infection, cancer, and |
| vegetables daily should be eaten. Look at your plate | | | | other diseases. They are vital to assisting enzymes in |
| and the plates of those around you. Are those plates | | | | the body in breaking down and absorbing foods. |
| colorful with fruits and vegetables or are do they lack | | | | Vitamins are even needed to make sure your blood |
| color because of all the starch and meat? | | | | has the correct thinness or thickness. Still, vitamins are |
| #3 Source of Flavors and Colors | | | | needed to maintain our sense of temperature, touch, |
| The source of the flavoring and colors of your | | | | pain, and vibration. |
| supplement should be from natural sources. No artificial | | | | |