Natural vitamins supercharge the heart, brain and immune system.

Some natural vitamins detractors still mistakenly believe that "vitamins will just give you expensive urine." and that we will get all the vitamins and minerals we need by eating a balanced diet. In theory this may be true. But the odds are only slightly better than winning the lottery without buying a ticket.

In Department of Agriculture studies of 50,000 persons performed in the 1980's, not one person was getting the RDA of the 10 essential vitamins. And in many cases the RDA provides only a small fraction of what is necessary for optimum health.

Researchers from Harvard Medical School announced a landmark recommendation in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA, June 2002) stating that all adults should take a multivitamin daily -- in addition to eating a healthy diet.

Supercharge your immune system
A landmark study found that adults who took a multi vitamin and mineral supplement had a fifty percent decrease in the number of days of illness due to infection compared to the group that took a placebo. Those taking the supplement were also showed improvement on eight out of twelve objective measures of immune function.

Are synthetic ingredients as effective as natural vitamins?

Natural vitamins are derived from fruits, vegetables and other food sources. Synthetic imitations are created in the laboratory and replicate only one of perhaps dozens of beneficial nutrients.

Vitamin C is a good example of synthetic vs. natural vitamins.
Although most of the "authorities" on the subject of nutrition refer to vitamin C as ascorbic acid in reality ascorbic acid is only one component of Vitamin C and is akin saying that the skin of an orange is the orange.

Vitamin C also contains bioflavonoid complexes, tyrosinase, and several other cofactors. When you purchase synthetic vitamin C you are buying ascorbic acid which is manufactured from refined corn sugar.

B Vitamins provide another example of whole food natural vitamins versus synthetic. Coal tar is the source of many synthetic B vitamins. Coal tar is not alive, and research confirms that it does not work as well in our bodies as natural sources of B vitamins, such as wheat germ.

Synthetic vitamin E, which has been used in most clinical studies will actually block natural vitamin E activity at the cellular level.

Beta-carotene is adversely affected by chemical food dyes, which are common in “one-a day” vitamin preparations. Yellow dye also decreases vitamin B-6 activity.

“One-a-day” vitamins are very popular because of their cheap price, brand name recognition and the ease of taking only one pill per day.

The problem is that these synthetic vitamins, including most of the highly advertised “name brands”, are processed at high temperatures which impairs the their viability.

Some contain petroleum derived chemical solvents, such as ethyl cellulose and are coated with methylene chloride, a carcinogenic material.

According to Dr. Zoltan P. Rona, M.D., “Although most healthy people will have no obvious side effects from ingesting small amounts of toxins found in cheap vitamins, the long term consequences of continuous, daily intakes are potentially dangerous. Over 7% of the population displays sensitivity to these chemicals.”

Dr. Rona says that allergic reactions include fatigue, memory loss, depression and insomnia. Many companies are more interested in shelf life than human life.

Whole Food Vitamins
Whole food vitamins provide nutritional balance whereas synthetic vitamins can produce drug-like effects and cause the body to try to compensate for missing components.

There is a lot of controversy among nutritionists and much mixed data on what are the best forms of supplementation. Paavo Airola, N.D., Ph.D. studied world-wide vitamin research to find an intelligent answer. He states in his book, How to Get Well,

“When you take natural vitamins you are getting all the vitamins and vitamin-like factors that naturally occur in these foods - that is, all those that are already discovered as well as those that are not discovered yet.”

Judith DeCava states “...a minute amount of a vitamin that is left intact in its whole food form is tremendously more functional, powerful, and effective nutritionally than a large amount of a chemically-pure, vitamin fraction (synthetic).

Therefore, only small amounts of natural vitamin complexes are required. They are organic micronutrients, nutrients needed in tiny quantities, to accomplish many big biochemical jobs.”

Tips on shopping for natural vitamins

Choosing the right combination of natural vitamins and minerals is a daunting task. The vitamin industry is unregulated and there are legions of unscrupulous vitamin supplement vendors who would like to get our hard earned money. “E caveat emptor”…let the buyer beware.
Read your label! You may need a magnifying glass but you need to know what the fine print says. Be aware that there are quite a few companies with “natural” on their label using 100% synthetic vitamins. Unfortunately vitamin supplements are not regulated by the FDA and there are some shysters out there!
Don't waste your money on cheap vitamins.

We all love a bargain but cheap vitamins are no bargain. They are not only made from synthetic ingredients and have inadequate levels of antioxidants, which are so important to neutralize free radicals and fight off heart disease and cancer.

My family and I take and recommend the natural vitamins from Vital Life Nutritionals. Nothing is too good for my heart and brain. Following are a few reasons why we think they are the finest product and best value you can find anywhere.

Vital Life Nutritionals supplements are manufactured by Vitamer Labs, a pharmaceutically registered facility that has been a leader in the manufacturing of natural supplements since the early 1970’s.
These all-natural supplements meet stringent FDA regulations. This is noteworthy as the FDA does not regulate nutritional supplements and there are a lot of shysters in the vitamin business.
All Vital Life Nutritionals products have received the highest rating in the GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) quality control program.
All supplements are tested to insure proper dissolution and absorption. You can rest assured that Vital Life Nutritionals won’t end up in your urine.
They are a private label company and therefore don't have a large expenditure for advertising. This savings is passed on to their customers.
You are guaranteed that what you see on the label is inside the bottle!

You may have to spend a few cents per day more than the highly advertised cheap name brands, but if you are interested in heart health (and who isn't) you should review the natural vitamins in our Heart Supplements Store. I think you will like what you see.

Gene

Natural Vitamins... Are They Worth The Money?