You cannot gain nutrition from mainstream vitamin and minerals. Why you ask? The reason is the nutrients from these mainstream vitamin companies (Centrum, etc) are often made from synthetic toxic chemicals (petrochemicals) and other unnatural ingredients which the body cannot assimilate or use. Also, in Nature, vitamins or minerals are not isolated from their original source. This is because the vitamin or mineral is usually found in a food along with another vitamin, mineral, or bioflavanoid which allows its proper absorption. Most Americans for the most part are consuming devitalized, GMO’ed (Genetically Modified), hybridized, and processed foods (white flour, white rice, pasteurized milk and juice) which are completely devoid of vitamins and minerals and therefore the food industry adds what was originally in these foods under the guise of “nutrition”. I have always wondered why sugary cereals such Frosted Flakes, Fruity Pebbles, etc. are promoted as healthy even though their main ingredient is sugar which happens to be the number one drug in the world consumed today. These cereals are fortified with vitamins and minerals in order to market the product as “healthy” when it is filled with unhealthy ingredients.
Let’s break down the word fortify for edification purposes. The word “fortify” according to Webster’s dictionary means “to strengthen”. Okay, so mainstream food manufacturers are actually strengthening their food for the consuming American public or for their bottom line? Obviously for their bottom line because these processed foods that they are selling does not include natural nutrients which the body can assimilate. However since many Americans want nutrition from the foods they eat; then synthetic chemicals marketed under the names of vitamin B-12, etc. are added. Often times, synthetic vitamins and minerals are added to natural and vegan foods since many American are so worried about getting their proper amount of nutrients. While there is nothing wrong with wanting to obtain nutrition, you cannot obtain nutrition from that which is unnatural or unable to be assimilated by the body temple.
Refer to this website for what is in mainstream vitamin pills:
http://www.doctorsresearch.com/articles4.html And refer to this webpage for what is in mainstream mineral supplements:
http://www.doctorsresearch.com/articles3.html I will break down the two major foods (milk and white table salt) that are supposedly to be healthy with their fortified vitamins or minerals. Milk is a very unhealthy food to consume.
Milk supposedly contains calcium which is good for your bones. Well if milk is so good for the body and contains high amounts of organic calcium (calcium that is useful to the body) then why is osteoporosis (bone loss) so prevalent in this country. The fact of the matter is that milk is a highly acidifying food; when milk is digested in the body is broken down as lactic acid. All acidifying foods i.e. milk, meat, white sugar, white flour, etc. causes the leaching of calcium, the most alkaline mineral in the body. The human body has a naturally alkaline pH and when all these acidifying foods are consumed then the Body Intelligence has to take alkaline minerals from wherever it can to maintain its normal alkaline pH balance. If you are interested in calcium, get it from these healthy sources mentioned below:
• Almonds
• Amaranth
• Apricots (dried)
• Artichokes
• Beans (can: pinto, black)
• Beet greens (cooked)
• Blackeye peas
• Bran
• Broccoli (raw)
• Brussel Sprouts
• Buckwheat
• Cabbage (raw)
• Carrot (raw)
• Cashew nuts
• Cauliflower (cooked)
• Swiss Chard (raw)
• Chickpeas (garbanzos)
• Collards (raw leaves)
• Cress (raw)
• Dandelion greens
• Endive
• Escarole
• Figs (dried)
• Filberts (Hazelnuts)
• Kale
• Leeks
• Lettuce (lt. green)
• Lettuce (dark green)
(Source:
www.notmilk.com )
That is just to name a few sources of organic calcium for the body. The next added ingredient in milk is vitamin D. This Vitamin D is also synthetic. The body naturally produces vitamin D through exposure to sunlight. Yes, it is healthy to get sunlight exposure. The sun has never caused any cancer!! It is the unhealthy diet filled with processed foods and animal products, negative thinking and emotions, and exposure to other toxins that causes skin cancer. The main ingredients in mainstream sunscreens are toxic too!! Yes, the sun does cause some burns for individuals of a lighter complexion but it is not recommended that these individuals spend inordinate amounts of time in the sun and if they do, I would recommend using a natural sunscreen brand from Aubrey Organics, Badger Balm, California Baby, and Kiss My Face. However, people with darker complexions require more sunlight in order to manufacture optimal amounts of vitamin D. So the best way to get vitamin D is to just get adequate amounts of sunlight exposure.
Note: For individuals of a lighter complexion, I would recommend a minimum of an hour of pure sun exposure and for individuals of a darker complexion I recommend at least 2 hours throughout the day. Of course, if you live in more temperate and less “sunny” climates then those times can be reduced but it is great for individuals of a darker hue to get as much sunlight as you can!! Sungazing (staring at the sun within the 1 hour window after sunrise or the 1 hour window before sunset when UV rays are lowest) is also a great way to obtain sunlight exposure/solar energy while producing vitamin D. If you are interested in this science, then go to the following webpage:
http://www.solarhealing.com/sgprocess.htm White table salt is also a toxin. White table salt has synthetic iodine added. Natural salt brands such Real Salt or Celtic Sea Salt have natural amounts of iodine in them already but since white table salt is heavily refined it reduces its natural mineral content, then synthetic iodine must be added. The above mentioned salt brands are great for natural iodine as are sea weeds such as bladderwrack, nori, and kelp.
In conclusion, if are worried about your vitamins and minerals, consume that which is natural. Worried about vitamin C? Consume oranges, peaches, and mangoes preferably organic or the herbs camu camu, acerola cherries, or rosehips. Worried about iron? Consume green leafy vegetables, pumpkin seeds, or the herbs dandelion, yellow dock and burdock. To keep it real simple, you can consume vegetables, fruits, sea weeds, nuts/seeds, herbs/herbal teas, and some grains and pretty much get adequate amounts of vitamins and minerals plus protein. I do not advocate the consuming of any animal products other than maybe “bee pollen” for nutrients. However, if you desire supplements and do not desire to eat the foods mentioned above, just be sure to read the label of your vitamin or mineral supplement and make sure you are obtaining your vitamins and minerals from natural or botanical ingredients and avoid any fillers or other added ingredients. Pretty much if you are shopping for an iron supplement then look for one that has yellow dock, burdock, and/or dandelion and that’s it. I would recommend that the supplement come in VEG CAPS (plant based capsules). These supplements can often be found in health food stores or the health food section of mainstream stores. You can also go to the Dherbs.com website and check out their line of vitamin and mineral herbal supplements:
http://www.dherbs.com/store/vitamins-and-minerals-c-39.html To your health!
You cannot gain nutrition from mainstream vitamin and minerals. Why you ask? The reason is the nutrients from these mainstream vitamin companies (Centrum, etc) are often made from synthetic toxic chemicals (petrochemicals) and other unnatural ingredients which the body cannot assimilate or use. Also, in Nature, vitamins or minerals are not isolated from their original source. This is because the vitamin or mineral is usually found in a food along with another vitamin, mineral, or bioflavanoid which allows its proper absorption. Most Americans for the most part are consuming devitalized, GMO’ed (Genetically Modified), hybridized, and processed foods (white flour, white rice, pasteurized milk and juice) which are completely devoid of vitamins and minerals and therefore the food industry adds what was originally in these foods under the guise of “nutrition”. I have always wondered why sugary cereals such Frosted Flakes, Fruity Pebbles, etc. are promoted as healthy even though their main ingredient is sugar which happens to be the number one drug in the world consumed today. These cereals are fortified with vitamins and minerals in order to market the product as “healthy” when it is filled with unhealthy ingredients.
Let’s break down the word fortify for edification purposes. The word “fortify” according to Webster’s dictionary means “to strengthen”. Okay, so mainstream food manufacturers are actually strengthening their food for the consuming American public or for their bottom line? Obviously for their bottom line because these processed foods that they are selling does not include natural nutrients which the body can assimilate. However since many Americans want nutrition from the foods they eat; then synthetic chemicals marketed under the names of vitamin B-12, etc. are added. Often times, synthetic vitamins and minerals are added to natural and vegan foods since many American are so worried about getting their proper amount of nutrients. While there is nothing wrong with wanting to obtain nutrition, you cannot obtain nutrition from that which is unnatural or unable to be assimilated by the body temple.
Refer to this website for what is in mainstream vitamin pills:
http://www.doctorsresearch.com/articles4.html
And refer to this webpage for what is in mainstream mineral supplements:
http://www.doctorsresearch.com/articles3.html
I will break down the two major foods (milk and white table salt) that are supposedly to be healthy with their fortified vitamins or minerals. Milk is a very unhealthy food to consume.
Milk supposedly contains calcium which is good for your bones. Well if milk is so good for the body and contains high amounts of organic calcium (calcium that is useful to the body) then why is osteoporosis (bone loss) so prevalent in this country. The fact of the matter is that milk is a highly acidifying food; when milk is digested in the body is broken down as lactic acid. All acidifying foods i.e. milk, meat, white sugar, white flour, etc. causes the leaching of calcium, the most alkaline mineral in the body. The human body has a naturally alkaline pH and when all these acidifying foods are consumed then the Body Intelligence has to take alkaline minerals from wherever it can to maintain its normal alkaline pH balance. If you are interested in calcium, get it from these healthy sources mentioned below:
• Almonds
• Amaranth
• Apricots (dried)
• Artichokes
• Beans (can: pinto, black)
• Beet greens (cooked)
• Blackeye peas
• Bran
• Broccoli (raw)
• Brussel Sprouts
• Buckwheat
• Cabbage (raw)
• Carrot (raw)
• Cashew nuts
• Cauliflower (cooked)
• Swiss Chard (raw)
• Chickpeas (garbanzos)
• Collards (raw leaves)
• Cress (raw)
• Dandelion greens
• Endive
• Escarole
• Figs (dried)
• Filberts (Hazelnuts)
• Kale
• Leeks
• Lettuce (lt. green)
• Lettuce (dark green)
(Source: www.notmilk.com )
That is just to name a few sources of organic calcium for the body. The next added ingredient in milk is vitamin D. This Vitamin D is also synthetic. The body naturally produces vitamin D through exposure to sunlight. Yes, it is healthy to get sunlight exposure. The sun has never caused any cancer!! It is the unhealthy diet filled with processed foods and animal products, negative thinking and emotions, and exposure to other toxins that causes skin cancer. The main ingredients in mainstream sunscreens are toxic too!! Yes, the sun does cause some burns for individuals of a lighter complexion but it is not recommended that these individuals spend inordinate amounts of time in the sun and if they do, I would recommend using a natural sunscreen brand from Aubrey Organics, Badger Balm, California Baby, and Kiss My Face. However, people with darker complexions require more sunlight in order to manufacture optimal amounts of vitamin D. So the best way to get vitamin D is to just get adequate amounts of sunlight exposure.
Note: For individuals of a lighter complexion, I would recommend a minimum of an hour of pure sun exposure and for individuals of a darker complexion I recommend at least 2 hours throughout the day. Of course, if you live in more temperate and less “sunny” climates then those times can be reduced but it is great for individuals of a darker hue to get as much sunlight as you can!! Sungazing (staring at the sun within the 1 hour window after sunrise or the 1 hour window before sunset when UV rays are lowest) is also a great way to obtain sunlight exposure/solar energy while producing vitamin D. If you are interested in this science, then go to the following webpage:
http://www.solarhealing.com/sgprocess.htm
White table salt is also a toxin. White table salt has synthetic iodine added. Natural salt brands such Real Salt or Celtic Sea Salt have natural amounts of iodine in them already but since white table salt is heavily refined it reduces its natural mineral content, then synthetic iodine must be added. The above mentioned salt brands are great for natural iodine as are sea weeds such as bladderwrack, nori, and kelp.
In conclusion, if are worried about your vitamins and minerals, consume that which is natural. Worried about vitamin C? Consume oranges, peaches, and mangoes preferably organic or the herbs camu camu, acerola cherries, or rosehips. Worried about iron? Consume green leafy vegetables, pumpkin seeds, or the herbs dandelion, yellow dock and burdock. To keep it real simple, you can consume vegetables, fruits, sea weeds, nuts/seeds, herbs/herbal teas, and some grains and pretty much get adequate amounts of vitamins and minerals plus protein. I do not advocate the consuming of any animal products other than maybe “bee pollen” for nutrients. However, if you desire supplements and do not desire to eat the foods mentioned above, just be sure to read the label of your vitamin or mineral supplement and make sure you are obtaining your vitamins and minerals from natural or botanical ingredients and avoid any fillers or other added ingredients. Pretty much if you are shopping for an iron supplement then look for one that has yellow dock, burdock, and/or dandelion and that’s it. I would recommend that the supplement come in VEG CAPS (plant based capsules). These supplements can often be found in health food stores or the health food section of mainstream stores. You can also go to the Dherbs.com website and check out their line of vitamin and mineral herbal supplements:
http://www.dherbs.com/store/vitamins-and-minerals-c-39.html
To your health!