THE 5 PROBLEMS WITH VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTS Problem 2: Some vitamins are dangerous You read that right. But to be more accurate, it should probably say that some forms of vitamins are dangerous—specifically, synthetic forms of vitamins. In the Monday, March 20, 2006 Wall Street Journal article by Tara Packer-Pope, she stated “Some vitamins can be hazardous to your health. Most people are not aware that many of the synthetic vitamins, including some of the highly advertised “name brands”, are processed in a laboratory at high temperatures (which destroy the nutrient content), and contain petroleum derived chemical solvents, such as ethyl cellulose, coal tar, hydrochloric acid, acetonitrole with ammonia, methanol, benzene, formaldehyde, cobalamins reacted with cyanide and acetone and are coated with methylene chloride, a carcinogenic material”. The list goes on and on. Rather than being whole food natural vitamin complexes—the same forms found in plants, fruits,vegetables and other natural sources—they are fractionated chemicals, only a portion of the whole, and often toxic. According to various health experts, including Dr. Zotan P. Rona, M.D., although most healthy people will have no obvious side effects from ingesting small amounts of toxins found in cheap (fractionated synthetic) vitamins, the long-term consequences of continuous daily intakes are potentially dangerous. Dr. Rona goes on to say over 7% of the population displays sensitivity to these chemicals, and show allergic reactions, including fatigue, memory loss, depression and insomnia and potential liver disorders. A recent Finnish study published in the New England Journal of Medicine states, “Taking synthetic vitamins is worse than starvation! The synthetic vitamins will kill you quicker.” For instance, let’s examine vitamin C— a good example of a fractionated (synthetic) vitamin. The majority of vitamin C supplements contain only ascorbic acid, or a compound called ascorbate, which is a less acidic form of ascorbic acid. However, ascorbic acid is NOT vitamin C. It represents only the outer ring that serves as a protective shell for the entire vitamin C complex, much as an egg shell that serves as a protective covering for an egg. Real vitamin C, found in whole foods such as fruits and vegetables contains eight components of which ascorbic acid is just one. These components are: Rutin, bioflavanoids (vitamin P), Factor K, Factor J, Factor P, Tyrosinase, Ascorbinogen, and Ascorbic Acid. To learn more about your options in whole food plant based vitamins supplement, "I. M." me or click "like".
Posted on: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 17:03:59 +0000
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