Natural Sources for Vitamins

It is my view that having natural sources for vitamins is important as natural is always superior to synthetic, yet that is exactly the kind of vitamins that are sold today.

Supplement fraud is far reaching and shows no signs of slowing down.

Let me state my case plainly: You should always opt for natural over synthetic vitamins.

Synthetic vitamins are not assimilable by the body. In fact, 90% of most vitamins are lost in the stomach and never assimilated. Another reason to always choose natural sources for vitamins is because of the effects it has upon your health.

Sodium fluoride is probably the perfect example to illustrate what we're talking about.

Did you know that the fluoride you have in your toothpaste is sodium fluoride? Sodium fluoride is a byproduct of aluminum production.

It has been proven in numerous studies to not only not help prevent tooth decay, but to actually increase the decay. It is a toxin, yet when found naturally, it is actually helpful to our health.  

Natural Vitamins & Our Food

In order to be healthy, you need to have natural sources for vitamins. Most understandably think if they eat a perfect diet of vegetables, fruits, and grains, which are filled with natural vitamins, they will be perfectly healthy.

Unfortunately, that's not true. How? In today's modern culture, where we are living in an electronic soup of microwaves, TV waves, polluted oceans, waters, and contaminated air, we have to deal with toxins literally every day. These are not the only reasons, unfortunately.

It's simply impossible to get the nutrients the body needs from our foods -- even if we're eating healthy!

We simply need assimilable supplements to augment our deprived diets. This is not just my opinion. The following is taken verbatim from a newsletter  It will probably surprise you as much as it did us.

"A recent analysis of a range of staple foods in Canada including potatoes, tomatoes, bananas, apples, onion, broccoli etc., was commissioned by The Globe and Mail and CTV news. The results were predictable to some and a shock to others. Let's use potatoes as an example. This is what the analysis found: Over the last 50 years the potato has lost:

• 100% of its Vitamin A
• 57% of its Vitamin C and iron
• 28% of its Calcium
• 50% of its riboflavin
• 18% of its thiamine

Of the seven nutrients analyzed only niacin levels had increased. The results were similar for all the 25 fruits and vegetables tested. One of the worst results was from broccoli in which ALL nutrients had declined measurably including niacin with Calcium down 63%.

The Globe and Mail and CTV used comparative figures from government researchers for the years 1951, 1972 and 1999. What's gone wrong? That' simple to explain.

Consumer demand for cheaper and ' looking' food has over recent decades changed traditional farming methods as well as distribution. A farmer used to rotate his crops to suit his land and maximized his yields through natural methods and then supplied his fresh produce to his local market for distribution. Regrettably that is largely the way of the past.

Now, the emphasis is on production, appearance, storability and transportability. Nutritional value of fruits and vegetables is of virtually no concern."

With today's fare of processed foods preferred by many, it's not surprising that their health slowly diminishes, but not even our natural sources for vitamins, fruits and vegetables, have lost their potency.

There are two things you can do to minimize this problem: eat organic fruits and vegetables. These are usually more expensive yes, but in the long run are cheaper. Step two: we recommend you take a pharmaceutical grade quality supplement that has a multiple synergistic blend of natural vitamins made from natural sources for vitamins.

How To Choose Quality Natural Vitamins

1. The supplements should be produced at pharmaceutical standard cGMP registered facilities. Facilities that are GMP registered comply with the most rigid standards so as to minimize the possibility of product contaminants.

2. Ensure the supplement manufacturer has a Certificate of Analysis (COA) on file for review by you the customer thus confirming the potency of the herbal ingredients listed on the label.

3. Ideally, enteric coating is preferred as it is an inert substance that preserves the integrity of the supplement's ingredients in the harsh environment of the gastric acids. Good supplements that are protected go through the upper intestinal wall but if they're destroyed, which is the case with most vitamin and mineral supplements, you won't get the therapeutic benefit.

A Quality Source

I've been researching herbal medicine, dietary supplements, and homeopathic medicine for literally over 25 years. After extensive research, I believe I've found a company that actually meets all of the criteria -- they are based in New Zealand.

I mention New Zealand deliberately as they have regulations in place that are stricter than the FDA's requirements.

(This company ships their product all over the world -- they also have an office in San Diego, California. It only takes a couple days to receive the product.)

Their multivitamin supplement product has over 80 vitamins, minerals, amino acids, trace nutrients, and herbal extracts that form a synergistic complementary blend providing the highest assimilation possible.

This has saved us money as well. I've been using it for over a year now and have been very pleased with the results.

I hope this natural sources for vitamins web page has been useful to you.

Yours in health,
Nutritional-Supplement-Bible.com