| It is important to know that 95% of supplements on the | | | | unprocessed foods...much of the soil on our farmlands |
| market are synthetic, i.e. they are created in a lab. The | | | | has been so depleted that what looks like spinach in |
| other 5% are organic whole food supplements and are | | | | 2008 probably bears little resemblance nutritionally to |
| simply food in concentrated form. | | | | spinach from 1950. |
| There is a subtle but crucial difference between | | | | The caveat to this, of course, is produce that is grown |
| synthetic supplements, organic vitamins and whole | | | | organically |
| food supplements. Supplements and/or vitamins, | | | | In this modern era of focus on diet and nutrition...whole |
| neither synthetic no organic, were intended to be taken | | | | foods, organics and supplements have become buzz |
| in isolation. | | | | words. It is all at once easy to get hopelessly confused |
| A great example of a whole food supplement is | | | | or to completely ignore the overload of information on |
| acerola cherry powder. The acerola cherry is a rich | | | | the subject of vitamins both in food and in supplement |
| source of Vitamin C. Basically, the cherries are dried | | | | form. |
| and crushed to create a powder which is mixed into | | | | It becomes counterproductive to over think your |
| water or juice. As far as your body is concerned you | | | | nutritional and vitamin intake, but it is also unwise to |
| are eating handful of cherries which are full of Vitamin | | | | ignore it. While we can live without enough of a certain |
| C! | | | | vitamin for a while, in the long term a vitamin deficiency |
| Most of us know that the orange is a great food | | | | is a precursor to all sorts of health problems. |
| source of Vitamin C. The reason is that every other | | | | For example, Vitamin D deficiency is being linked to |
| substance in the orange works synergistically with the | | | | cancer, heart disease, susceptibility to colds and flus |
| Vitamin C in the body for maximum absorption. A plain | | | | and a host of other problems. Most people who eat a |
| Vitamin C tablet usually does not contain these other | | | | typical American diet tend to be deficient somewhere. |
| 'co-factors' which allow your body to reap maximum | | | | Another factor that depletes our vitamin stores is |
| benefit. | | | | stress, a.k.a. a lack of sleep, busy hectic lifestyle, lack |
| Generally, if we are eating a well rounded diet of | | | | of exercise and toxins in our homes and environment. |
| veggies, fruits, grains, legumes, dairy, eggs, and meats | | | | So what about taking vitamins and supplements and |
| and avoiding white sugar, processed products and | | | | even more important, why should you take an organic |
| denatured foods then we should be getting all of the | | | | vitamin? |
| vitamins we need. | | | | A high-quality, organic, vitamin supplement made from |
| The reality is that most of us are not doing this and | | | | food can be a wonderful way to ensure that your |
| even if we were we would probably not be getting | | | | body is getting what it needs. Granted supplements |
| what we need. Why not? | | | | are not a substitute for a quality diet rich in whole |
| First of all, each person has different vitamin | | | | foods, they can be a wise addition to any diet. A good |
| requirements based on their genetics, diet, lifestyle and | | | | quality organic vitamin or supplement has the power to |
| environmental stress load. Believe it or not genetics | | | | help your body heal through an illness or simply to act |
| can play a role in how much say, Vitamin A, you | | | | as an insurance policy of sorts to prevent future illness. |
| require. Even if you have a wonderful diet full of whole | | | | |