| onal supplements are an important aspect of | | | | of interdependent relationship within the vitamin. |
| maintaining health, wellness, and vitality. However, many | | | | Synthetic forms cannot effectively reproduce these |
| people are surprised to learn that many nutritional | | | | relationships. For example, Vitamin C is usually sold as |
| supplements are created using synthetic ingredients. | | | | purely being Ascorbic Acid. In synthetic forms of |
| Natural ingredients versus synthetic ingredients are a | | | | Vitamin C, Ascorbic Acid is the only ingredient being |
| very controversial topic amongst those who use | | | | sold. However, in its natural whole foods form, Vitamin |
| nutritional supplements for the maintenance of their | | | | C consists of more than just Ascorbic Acid. Natural |
| health. One of the controversies revolves around the | | | | forms of Vitamin C contain Bioflavonoids and |
| fact that natural vitamins contain an element known as | | | | Tyrosinase. These compounds play a vital role in |
| micronutrients. Micronutrients are smaller nutrients that | | | | ensuring that the Vitamin delivers 100% of its health |
| reside in vitamins. These are naturally occurring and | | | | benefits. |
| typically include iron, manganese, zinc, copper, | | | | Another drawback to consider when using synthetic |
| molybdenum, boron, and chlorine. When vitamins are | | | | vitamins instead of natural whole foods vitamins is the |
| formulated using natural whole food sources, these | | | | fact that many synthetic vitamins are derived from |
| micronutrients are often found in the final nutritional | | | | sources that are not living. For example, synthetic |
| supplement. However, when nutritional supplements | | | | Vitamin B is derived from coal tar, a non-living |
| are created from synthetic materials, these | | | | substance that is not easily tolerated by the body. An |
| micronutrients are absent from the final nutritional | | | | example of natural Vitamin B includes wheat germ, a |
| supplement. | | | | very easily digestible and healthy source. |
| The question regarding natural versus synthetic | | | | Because of the ingredients that are used to create |
| vitamins rests in the question of whether or not both | | | | synthetic vitamins, many people may develop allergies |
| contain the same molecular structure. Some people | | | | or sensitivities to these compounds. Therefore, it is |
| make the argument that they both are identical in | | | | preferable to use natural whole food vitamins. These |
| molecular compounds, however the absence of | | | | vitamins cause fewer allergies and reactions in |
| micronutrients in the synthetic form, leads one to | | | | chemically sensitive people. Many people agree that |
| conclude that they are in fact different. | | | | choosing natural whole food sources is more beneficial |
| The simple truth of the matter is that natural whole | | | | than synthetic forms. |
| foods are very complex. They are often the product | | | | |