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Synthetic vs "Food-Based" Vitamins                                                    

The synthetic vitamin controversy started in the 1940s with Alice Faye Morgan's dog experiments showing that starving dogs lived longer than those fed synthetic or isolated vitamins.  Synthetic vitamins are not the same as food-based vitamins and have lower biological activity. 

 

Nutrients work together. Their healing powers are reduced when separated. To work in your body, nutrients must contain vitamins, minerals, trace minerals, trace activators, enzymes, and more, in proper combination.  This combination is only found in nature... hence the term "food-based."  More...

 

 

 

A - Alphabetical Listing of Topics

 

The Top 20 Food ADDITIVES to Avoid - 1 page (2003)

    Chart showing E number, usage, side-effects, pesticides and harmless additives

 

C

 

The Hidden Dangers of Mega VITAMIN C - 2 pages (2002)

    Ascorbic Acid causes hardening of the arteries?

    Synthetic vitamins also cause deficiencies

    Copper and blood vessels

    A sensitive blood test for C-reactive protein to determine heart risk

 

 

D

 

Prescription DRUGS Cause Nutrient Deficiencies - 2 pages (2002)

    Side effects of prescribed medications + OTC remedies

    A list of nutrients being depleted and their effects

    Drugs that cause problems

    Statistics on prescription drug induced deaths

    Prevention with Targeted Homeopathics

 

E

 

Is Your VITAMIN E Natural? 1 page (2002)

    All about tocopherols

    How to tell the difference between Natural and Synthetic vitamin E

    Food sources of vitamin E and Cataplex E2

 

M

 

MINERALS and their Function - 3 pages (2003)

    How minerals work and their relationship to enzymes

    Diet, nutrition, and how our systems get out of balance

    Also see:  Goat MILK vs Cow Milk

 

What Should You Know About MSM ? - 1 page (2003)

    MSM (Methylsulfonyl Methane) must be taken with molybdenum

 

S

 

Why Buy Nutritional SUPPLEMENTS? - 4 pages (2005)

    Why most vitamin and mineral supplements don't work

    A new technology called FoodMatrix that grows vitamins

    Real food nutrients increase supplement effectiveness by 1600%

    Diabetes, Arthritis, Osteoporosis, Cancer, High Blood Pressure, High Cholesterol

 

T

 

TIMING increases effect of supplements, drugs and surgery - 4 pages (2003)

    What happens during a normal 24-hour cycle - the Circadian Rhythm

    Not just how but when to treat problems

    Increasing your odds by correctly timing appropriate treatments

    Also see ACUPUNCTURE /Acupressure Meridians Code Breaker

 

 

V

 

Chlorophyll and VITAMIN K - 3 pages (2001)

 

Are your VITAMINS killing you? - 5 pages (2001)

    Thoughts from an Alternative Doctor

    Beyond Vitamins and Antioxidants

    The Synthetic Vitamin Controversy

    Thoughts on Hormone Replacement Therapy

    Straight Talk on Antibiotics and Estrogen for Heart Disease

    A Cardiomyopathy Case History

 

 

 


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