This document discusses the issues with synthetic vitamins and minerals compared to natural whole food sources. It outlines 4 misconceptions: 1) food contains all needed vitamins, but soil depletion means crops lack nutrients, 2) synthetics are not equal to natural nutrients and may have toxic effects, 3) vitamin science results are unreliable with biased studies, and 4) natural labels are misleading as FDA definition differs from nutritional standards. Synthetic additives like fillers and coatings can cause allergic reactions. Overall it argues that whole organic foods and whole food supplements following a naturally occurring standard are superior to isolated synthetics which may do more harm than good.

1. USE YOUR CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS (^__^)

2. SUPPLEMENT EXPOSED- LITERATURE REVIEW Brian R. Clement, PhD Director of Hippocrates Health Institute

3. Intro- Nature’s Promise Betrayed Most vitamins sold are synthetic This book discuss from aspects of natural principle, science, health impacts, safety. Synergy concept, vitamin can’t stand alone. Science can’t duplicate nature exactly. Magic bullet mindset of vitamin is prevalent Word natural label being abused Natural vitamins: absorbed readily, active biologically

4. Nowadays, soil lost nutrient, poor farming practices, food process resulting low nutrient level. Profit over health system being implement Organic food loss nutrient during harvest, consumption We must restore mother’s nature

5. PART 1 THE FOUR VITAMIN MISCONCEPTIONS

6. MISCONCEPTION 1: FOOD CONTAINS ALL THE VITAMINS YOU NEED

7. FACT: vitamins and minerals are essential to human health, our body can’t produced it, we obtained from various type of food. Soil depletion factor, causing crops don’t have enough nutrients we need. Exp: chromium (an element) deficiency, cause depression.

8. Vitamin ineffective in isolated-state, its multitudes of cofactors affect the vitamin efficacy. Immune system become weaken, it is toxic when we consume this type of vitamin. Natural occurring state in whole food, supplement made from them; is true vitamin.

9. Synthetic vitamins= in drug classification, created entirely through chemistry. Fewer side effect, more helpful to see what are they, address disease on the peripheral or symptomatic level of low-dose synthetic drugs. Exp: synthetic vitamin B1: from coal tar, add acid and undergo many chemical process, finally 

10. If natural vitamin B1: food/botanical being harvested & cleaned, add water & filter = extract, dried at low temperature, natural process, encapsulated using vegetarian gel cap usually.

11. Through dietary and lifestyle changes for any long-term corrective success is the true way of addressing symptoms on a more fundamental level. Chemist usually don’t analyze hormone, oxygen content, phytochemicals, enzymes in naturally occurring whole-food supplement that maintain the substance activities.

12. MISCONCEPTION 2 SYNTHETICS ARE EQUAL TO NATURAL NUTRIENTS

13. Our body not absorbed readily synthetic vitamin as differential red, white blood cell counts from natural’s shows inversely. Symptoms: exhibit drug addiction symptoms(toxic). Dr. Royal Lee, vitamin: a working process consisting of nutrient, enzyme, coenzyme, antioxidant, trace mineral activators.

14. You are what you eat. Theron Randolph,MD: A synthetically derived substance may cause a reaction in a chemically susceptible person when the same material of natural origin is tolerated, despite the two substance having identical chemical structures. The point is illustrated by the frequency of clinical reactions to synthetic vitamins-especially vitamin B1, C when the [same] naturally occurring vitamins are tolerated.

15. MISCONCEPTION 3 Vitamin Science Results are reliable

16. Meta analysis-take result of many similar studies, being summarize and to show evidence weight, one of statistical technique. Most supplement exp. Have bias and flawed assumption. Read further in Journal of American Medical Association

17. We are food fortification guinea pigs Label: fortified, enriched. Functional foods do more harm than good and not a panacea for being healthier. (few nutritional authorities) Exp: niacin-> “When synthetic niacin is being detect, our body attach other missing element to it by tapping available body stores. Therefore, our body straining the physical reserves of essential element.

18. That explain why the substance work but just not in natural way (me).

19. Organic meaning difference

20. To summarize, inorganic/non-organic(dead), non-food ingredients including synthetic vitamins and inorganic materials->is not a nutrition to our body. Conrad Elvehjem, biochemist, from JADA journal vitamin deficiency may not combat by synthetic vitamin and may cause additional health problem.

21. Please refer to http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/116/9/882.pdf for additional reference and etc.

22. Misconception 4 YOU CAN TRUST THE ‘NATURAL’ LEVEL

23. FDA: Ingredient extracted directly from plants or animal products, as opposed to being produce synthetically.(natural definition) RDA (recommended daily allowance) being change to DV (daily values) and RDI (recommended daily intakes)only assume nutrient value of synthetic supplements.

24. Time release vitamin release to maximize absorption, don’t dissolve completely. Effectiveness not proven. Dosage on the label is misleading as substance disintegrating with time and losing its potency. Some of the excipients are dangerous.

25. Synthetic additives health impacts May cause allergic reaction Refer notes. Key point: filler, binder, disintegrant, lubricant, flavoring agent, coloring, coating material, preservative.

26. Some of synthetic addictive (15) Hydrocypropyl methylcellulose, Cellulose starch, Croscarmellose sodium, Sodium starch glycolate, Silicon dioxide, Hydroxypropyl cellulose, Red 40 lake, Polyethylene glycol 3350, Magnesium stearate, Resin, Dicalcium phosphate, Polysorbate 80, Titanium dioxide, Povidone, Pharmaceutical glaze. HCCSSHRPMDPTPP-acronym-

27. Dr Royal Lee: supplements in and of themselves will never replace a health giving diet-it is only a measure to increase nourishment and prevent disorder. Use raw, living foods, pure water, fresh air, and regular exercise can bring benefits to us. Protocol of organic whole foods and whole-food supplements.

28. PART 2 WHAT SUPPLEMENTS REALLY DO FOR YOU

29. Fatty acid: better from walnuts, dark leafy vegetable, etc. Fish oils now contaminated with mercury, hazardous. As a conclusion, this implies to all synthetic vitamin {A,D,E,K,B1,B2,B3,B5,B6,B7,B9,B12,C} and mineral {Ca, Mg, P, K, NaCl, Cl, Al, Cr, Cu, F, I, Fe, Mn, Mb, Se, S, Zn}, read further in the reference.

30. Part 3 A naturally occurring standard for supplement

31. What about the quality of direct market supplements? Be wary of inflated claims and claims of superiority. Beware of vitamin scam food source as are you really get what you want? Read more on NDA(natural daily allowance) and NOS(naturally occurring standard) is better than RDA, DV and so on.

32. We have our power to think, choose and buy. Read more at www.alliance-natural-health.org.

33. Afterword 1) Your commitment to health? 2) Waste your money on synthetic’s? 3) See naturally occurring sources nutrients? 4) Tell all of our friends? *list of the food sources, deficiency and toxicity, please read/search more on this.