| Many people today are suffering from a growing list of | | | | products. |
| chronic illnesses brought on by poor nutrition, stress | | | | Why Whole Food Supplements are Better |
| and unhealthy lifestyle choices. Hoping to prevent or | | | | Whole food supplements work in harmony with your |
| even reverse this trend, countless individuals have | | | | body, by supplying it with the raw materials found in |
| turned to swallowing handfuls of nutritional supplements | | | | nature that humans have evolved over millennia to |
| on a daily basis. | | | | digest and utilize most effectively. |
| This may seem like a good idea, until you delve a little | | | | Companies that specialize in producing whole food |
| deeper into how these so called mega vitamins and | | | | supplements understand that it's the entire 'food |
| minerals are manufactured and the way they interact | | | | complex' containing additional co-factors (known and |
| with the human body. | | | | unknown), vitamins, minerals and enzymes which work |
| Despite the reassuring word "natural" found on many | | | | in a synergistic fashion to enhance the bioactivity of |
| nutritional supplement products that line the shelves of | | | | the supplement. |
| your local health food store, most vitamin and mineral | | | | Freeze drying at low temperatures helps to ensure |
| supplements are poor substitutes when compared to | | | | that this vital whole food complex remains |
| whole foods. | | | | unadulterated and concentrated. In order to reach |
| Unlike the nutrients found in whole foods, synthetic | | | | therapeutic doses this process of concentration is key |
| vitamins and minerals are isolated nutrients lacking the | | | | to the effectiveness of whole food supplements in |
| proper co-factors present in nature that are required | | | | preventing disease. As a result, the dosages needed |
| for maximum absorption and utilization by the body. | | | | are much lower when compared to their mega dose |
| This is why synthetic supplements are offered in such | | | | synthetic counter parts. |
| mega dose amounts and must be taken with food for | | | | Why Choose Organic Supplements |
| adequate absorption. | | | | Organic farming is a method that helps protect the |
| This does not mean that isolated supplements do not | | | | health of plants, animals, the environment and ultimately |
| work; science has proven that when taken properly | | | | humans. Organic farming replenishes the vital nutrients |
| they are absorbed by the body and can help | | | | and helps to maintain the health of the soil. Stewards |
| individuals who are suffering from a nutritional | | | | of the land, organic farmers also seek to use |
| deficiency. However, the long-term use of isolated | | | | renewable resources in an effort to sustain the |
| synthetic vitamin and mineral supplements comes at a | | | | environment for future generations. |
| price. | | | | Organic products are processed plant or animal |
| The Cost of Consuming Synthetic Supplements | | | | materials that have been grown naturally, without the |
| When isolated nutrients are ingested, your body | | | | use of harmful hormones, antibiotics, chemical fertilizers, |
| attempts to compile a complete nutrient complex by | | | | herbicides, fungicides or pesticides. |
| stripping it's own cells of missing elements and | | | | The ultimate nutritional supplements are organic whole |
| co-factors. This inefficient process not only depletes | | | | food supplements, which utilize freeze-drying |
| your body's nutritional reserves, but it can also create a | | | | techniques to extract and concentrate |
| state of toxicity. | | | | health-supporting nutrients with minimal damage. An |
| Overwhelmed by mega dosages of isolated vitamins | | | | excellent example would be vitamin C made from |
| and minerals, your body will work to get rid of the | | | | extracts of Acerola cherries or Camu Camu berries. |
| excess through your elimination organs. As a result, | | | | This type of product would not only contain natural |
| you must expend a significant amount of energy when | | | | ascorbic acid, but also all of the co-factors such as |
| ingesting isolated synthetic supplements. | | | | bioflavonoids making it more easily recognized by the |
| Many consumers are unaware that most synthetic | | | | body. |
| supplements are produced in foreign manufacturing | | | | Putting it All Together |
| facilities that often have more "relaxed" quality control | | | | The bottom line is that humans have evolved to obtain |
| guidelines. Interestingly enough, China is a major raw | | | | nutrients from whole foods, not from man-made |
| material manufacturer for the nutritional supplement | | | | synthetic vitamins and minerals. In our fast paced work |
| industry and they produce 80 percent of the world's | | | | obsessed lives, it can be difficult to find the time to |
| ascorbic acid (synthetic vitamin C). The source | | | | shop, prepare and sit down to enjoy a healthy and |
| materials for these products often include coal tar (B | | | | nutritious meal. This is where organic whole food |
| vitamins), genetically modified corn (Vitamin C) and | | | | supplements can help fill the gaps in your daily routine. |
| genetically modified soy (vitamin E). | | | | Remember, nutritional supplements are not a |
| Additionally, most synthetic supplements contain toxic | | | | replacement for healthy eating. But if you do find a |
| binders, fillers and lubricating agents that are used to | | | | need for them in your life, choose products as close to |
| form the capsules, tablets and powders of these | | | | nature as possible and you simply can't go wrong! |