Vitamins & Supplements
It has been said that the American people are the most malnourished people in the world, despite the overabundance of food products that are available to them.
Most foods when they are in their natural state are full of life-giving vitamins and minerals. The problem is, most of the food products found in food outlets are devitalized and demineralized, in addition to being loaded with all kinds of additives and preservatives.
In addition, cooking and chemical interference change the natural properties of food. For example, soybean oil in its natural state has many health building properties, but when this oil is superheated, refined, bleached or hydrogenated it becomes a lifeless harmful substance with absolutely no nutritional value whatsoever.
Due to this situation, we are obviously not receiving the proper amount of vital vitamins and minerals that are necessary for proper health. This constant consumption of devitalized and demineralized food, besides the fact that the body receives almost no nutritional benefit from these foods, makes that the body has to constantly take from its own reserve of minerals to keep its optimum health.
Modern researchers have recognized this fact and therefore, synthetic vitamins are added to many of the worthless food products to replace the vitamins lost in the refining process. As if adding synthetic vitamins will make these dead foods come alive once again!
One of my favorite nutritional jokes that I enjoy telling people is, reading the label on a typical box of “breakfast” cereal. In big block letters the label reads, “FORTIFIED WITH 12 ESSENTIAL VITAMINS AND MINERALS” What a sick joke! How can a few synthetic vitamins cover up for all the other “healthy” ingredients that are found in the cereal? Things like refined sugar (lots of it), artificial food colors, BHT, BHA etc.. How many gullible parents are feeding their children such junk cereals for breakfast because they are misled by this caption.
In addition, most of the crops grown for human consumption are now grown on mineral deficient soils and the problem is becoming worse every year. Supplementation is therefore the only way to get all the vital nutrients and anti-oxidants in the quantities the body needs to remain completely healthy and free of disease.
What is a great way to get your intake of essential vitamins? Besides of course, consuming foods that contain these vital nutrients. Why, supplements in the form of vitamins you will say. Isn’t that the most logical way to correct vitamin deficiencies? The answer is yes and no. Yes if you take the right kind of supplements, but absolutely no if you take the wrong kind of supplements.
There are basically two kinds of vitamin and supplement products available.
The first and most common vitamins and supplements are the ones that can be found virtually anywhere, they’re known simply as” vitamins.” The second kinds of supplements are known as whole food supplements.
The most common kind of vitamins and supplements “vitamin supplements” refers to a specific nutrient that has been isolated and put into capsule form. In other words, when you ingest the vitamin all you receive is that pure isolated nutrient and nothing else, plain and simple. So what’s the problem you will ask? Isn’t that what I desire? Say I’m deficient in vitamin C why wouldn’t the vitamin correct my deficiency?
The answer is really quite simple; our bodies don’t want “nutrients” they want "food". Our bodies are designed to absorb food. When they absorb food they absorb the nutrients in the food as well.
In other words, vitamins and nutrients need a transport package to be able to transport the nutrients to the proper cells. This transport package is the food that the nutrient comes packaged in. When our bodies digest the food they will digest the vitamins as well. On the other hand, an isolated nutrient is a stranger to the body and therefore will not be readily absorbed into the system.
In addition, nutrients influence each other by working together. They help each other to create working reactions within the body. In conclusion, Nutrients are just not designed to work by themselves.
For optimal health, there is nothing better or more compatible to the human body than nutrient-rich, unprocessed whole foods in their balanced, natural state.
Studies have shown that only about twenty percent of isolated nutrient vitamin products are absorbed into the system, and the remaining eighty percent are recognized as toxic waste by the body, thus creating a potential environment of bio-chemical imbalances and toxicities.
For example, recent studies conducted by the National Institutes of Health, show, that taking beta-carotene in supplement form may actually increase the risk of some cancers, even though all evidence shows that getting the same vitamins in whole food form is beneficial.
Due to the above- mentioned factors, it is quite obvious that standard supplement products are NOT RECOMMENDED, and should be avoided.
To learn more, read the very informative article Titled: Whole Food Vitamins: Ascorbic Acid Is Not Vitamin C by Tim O’Shea.
Whole Food Vitamins And Supplements
The scientific community has recognized this fact in the last few years, and therefore, an entirely new kind of supplement product has been born: whole food supplements. These supplement products are basically whole foods that been concentrated into tablet or powdered form. Whole food supplements are vastly superior to their standard vitamin cousins since you receive the nutrients together with the entire food package.
Vitamins from whole food supplements include factors that only now are being studied-and found to be important factors in maintaining health. These include, enzymes, co-enzymes, antioxidants, trace elements, activators and numerous other naturally occurring synergistic micronutrients that we may or may not know about at this time. These elements are required for the organic nutrient to be used by the body.
I would personally, highly recommend the following whole food vitamin supplement products produced by an overly superior whole foods company called Garden Of Life USA.
1. Perfect Food Original Formula – This product contains a rich selection of concentrated organically grown green vegetables in powder form.
Perfect Food contains antioxidant green grasses, micro-algae, sea vegetables, whole vegetables and their juices, sprouted grains, seeds, legumes, and acerola cherries – one of nature’s most abundant food sources of vitamin C.
Perfect Food is a concentrated, highly absorbable pure vegetarian food from organic and chemical frees sources. Perfect Food contains every nutrient found in nature including vitamins, minerals, enzymes, amino acids, antioxidants, fiber and essential fatty acids. These nutrients are in their natural unaltered form, the preferred source of nutritional supplementation.
2. Living Multi Daily Formula – Living Multi Optimal Formula is a complete vitamin and mineral supplement that delivers super foods to support your demanding nutritional needs. Living Multi Optimal is a whole food multi-nutrient formula containing fruits, vegetables, ocean plants, tonic mushrooms, botanicals, and ionic minerals. The Homeostatic Nutrient Complexes in Living Multi Optimal Formula aid in cleansing like no other multiple vitamin and mineral formula. Living Multi Optimal Formula is a complete vitamin and mineral supplement with optimal levels of every nutrient in its preferred "body ready" form. This advanced formula’s specially created to enhance energy and performance, facilitate cellular detoxification and reduce oxidative stress. This is the only formula of its kind that has undergone human clinical studies.
Green Food Vitamins And Supplements
Green food supplements made from wheat and barley grasses, and green and blue algae’s, when properly formulated, are among the world’s most nutrient-rich and beneficial super-foods.
They are especially beneficial to proper health as the trace minerals, and protein in the form of polypeptides help to decrease body pH, or acidity, which is known to be a major contributing factor to the onset of many diseases.
Many of these foods are sources of trace vitamins and minerals that are difficult to find in other foods, including chromium, selenium, and others that are still being discovered.
They are also rich in the essential amino acids, and are a good source of iso-lucine, lucine, and valine, which are the building blocks for our immune system.
I would personally, highly recommend the following Green Food vitamin supplement product produced by an overly superior whole foods company called Morter HealthSystem.
Supreme Greens with MSM formula – Supreme Greens is a powerful Mega-Food formulation of organically grown grasses and vegetables, sprouted grains, blood purifying and immune enhancing herbs, and antioxidants. The Supreme Greens formula is synergistically blended with MSM (MethylSulfonylMethane), to enhance and preserve the radiating frequency of each ingredient. Supreme Greens with MSM is naturally alkaline helping to balance your body’s pH, while providing you with the vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and plant proteins you need for proper cell regeneration.
The following green food products are two of nature’s most superior sources of natural vitamins and minerals and therefore are especially recommended.
They are:
1. Green Magma - a product made from organic barley grass:
Barley grass is an exceptionally nutritious food, containing an abundance of phytochemicals, including antioxidants known to protect the body from free-radical damage. Green Magma is also rich in chlorophyll, which has been shown to have detoxifying, anti-inflammatory, deodorizing, and antibacterial benefits. Young barley grass contains perhaps the most balanced nutrient profile of all green plants.
When mixed with a glass of juice or water Green Magma offers a convenient chlorophyll-rich whole food with a natural balance of beta-carotene, proteins, minerals, amino acids, active enzymes, and vitamins C and E, B1, B2, B3, and B6, among others.
Daily consumption of Green Magma will help provide your body with essential nutrients that promote the health and vitality of the entire body. In addition, Green Magma is also a very effective whole body detoxifier.
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Suggested Use: Dissolve 2 teaspoons into an 8 oz. glass of water or your favorite juice, 20 minutes before each meal twice daily. Do not take with hot liquids since heat will neutralize the active enzymes.
This product is also available in convenient tablet form.
2. Wheat Grass Juice – Wheat grass comes from very young wheat plant. Wheat Grass is a complete food, and one of the richest natural sources of vitamin A and C, and is exceptionally rich in the B vitamins.
Wheat grass contains the best form of chlorophyll [the green blood of plants] it is 70% chlorophyll. Additionally, wheat grass is considered by many to be one of the best cleansing foods.
Some reported wheat grass juice benefits include: helping keeping hair from become dry; reducing the severity of skin problems such as eczema and psoriasis, improving poor digestion, helping hypertension, and boosting hemoglobin production.
The nutrients found in wheat grass are especially beneficial for those with an overtaxed and weakened immune system, as it is a rich source of iron, folic acid, vitamin B-12, beta-carotene, and a variety of other beneficial trace minerals.
Suggested Use: 1/4 teaspoon (3.5 grams) is the recommended serving size. Two to three servings per day will ensure you get a full complement of quality greens every single day.
Take your wheat grass an hour or so before a meal with a good amount of water or other liquid. This will help your body take full advantage of the nutrients without competing with other foods.
Note: Wheat grass does not contain gluten; therefore, even those with wheat sensitivity can safely consume it without concern.
To learn more about the supreme health benefits of Wheat and Barley grass read:
Wheatgrass: Natures Finest Medicine: The Complete Guide To Using Grass Foods & Juices To Revitalize Your Health: by Steve Meyerowitz.
Exceptions to the above rule of not ingesting isolated nutrients are Lecithin, which is derived primarily from soybeans and Garlic.
Lecithin is a fat emulsifier, and is an extremely important factor in the digestion and oxidation of fats, that is, it keeps unhealthy fat from clogging up the arteries.
In addition, without sufficient lecithin, your body cannot utilize the fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K. By adding an adequate amount of lecithin to your diet, you could improve your digestion and utilization of these vitamins by 100% or more.
Garlic is a known antioxidant, and has been used for thousands of years to heal all kinds of medical conditions.
I would highly recommend the garlic vitamin supplement products produced by the Kyolic Company. Their products are world famous for their purity and potency.
