VITAMIN AND SUPPLEMENT MYTHS!

Almost everyone I encounter is taking some sort of vitamin, mineral or dietary supplement. They do this because they are of the mindset that they are improving their health. Follow along and we’ll expose vitamin and supplement myths and why the mega million dollar industry is a joke on the unknowing consumer. Vitamin and supplement myths about absorption.
It’s nearly impossible to figure out exactly which vitamin or nutrient your body is missing. We haven’t discovered them all yet, nor do we fully scientifically understand how they work together for absorption. A magic pill doesn’t exist, whether a drug or supplement. Concentrated versions of vitamins or nutrients are not the answer to refurbishing your body’s needs. Supplements do NOT replace meals or make up for poor diet choices. The best way to ensure adequate nutrients is through diet. It’s foolish to think a supplement is better than the whole food source it originated from.

Vitamin and supplement myths about the companies "helping" you be healthy.
The business of the vitamin and supplement manufacturers is to sell products and make money. Unfortunately, they all claim to have the best answer for our nutrient needs. In all their advertising, they create a "problem" that you may or may not have but they convince you that you could and if you take high doses of a specific nutrient that problem will be resolved. If, in fact, you do have an issue, it’s not going to be "cured" by taking a specific nutrient. Research is proving different all the time and bringing awareness to the vitamin and supplement myths. Studies show that taking high doses of vitamins actually can create imbalances which can aggravate other problems and even lead to quicker death. Most of the time, taking supplements causes more harm than good. Taking MORE of something doesn’t constitute BETTER! You need enough, but not more or less. Consider this, Vitamin C was said to be the "cure" for the common cold, however, when taken in excess vitamin C may cause numerous problems including damaging growing bone, diarrhea, kidney stones, scurvy, and false urine tests for sugar in diabetics.

Vitamin and supplement myths about being "natural".
What about "all natural" vitamins and supplements?
First of all, just because something is "natural" doesn’t make it beneficial to your health. There are many "natural" substances that will kill you if ingested. Furthermore, when a product is labeled "dietary supplement" it is not regulated by the FDA for safety, effectiveness, potency or purity. (Don’t get me wrong, FDA approval doesn’t necessarily make it good either.) Vitamin and supplement myths about production.
The cheapest of vitamins and supplements are produced chemically, which cause even more health problems. Vitamins are extremely complex and if taken apart they are not capable of functioning correctly within your body. Have you ever taken a vitamin and noticed how bright yellow your pee is? Yes, you’re literally pissing away your money.

Vitamin and supplement myths about B12.
The only vitamin that MAY BE beneficial, especially for vegans is B12. This specific nutrient is common in animal products and many worry that not eating them will cause deficiency. It’s entirely possible to get adequate amounts of B12 from vegetables and non-animal products. The dirt your veggies were grown in contains B12, so think twice before scrubbing it off before eating those carrots or other vegetable. Of course, do not eat it if it’s not organic or grown from your garden, otherwise it may be full of pesticides and the like.

More vitamin and supplement myths...They provide essential nutrients.
Many vitamins and minerals need each other in order to ensure proper absorption by the body. When you eat whole foods, you are guaranteed that you get the full package of nutrients the way mother nature intended. When you try to emulate nature and bottle it in pills, you cannot possibly take all the essential components needed for correct assimilation. Quit wasting your money. Vitamins and supplements are not the "answer" they are said to be. These are the vitamin and supplement myths!

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“3 Popular Supplements That Are a Waste of Money”

This might make me a few enemies, but I believe that 99% of supplements and “superfoods” on the market are an absolute waste of money.

It seems like every time you turn your head, someone is offering the latest and greatest “beauty enhancing” or “breakthrough” superfood or supplement.

But what if I told you something shocking yet so simple to understand: there's no “food” that arrives in a bottle, having been made in a factory and sold in powdered form, that will ever compare in terms of “super-nutrition” to fresh fruits and vegetables.

But still, almost every day I get an e-mail that says, “what do you think of __________” (fill in the blank with whatever supplement or superfood is now being promoted as the latest “amazing” product).

Although it would take forever to review every product on the market, let's review some popular supplements and superfoods that, in my opinion, are an absolute waste of money.

Green Powder

Almost every supplement company has a variation of the “green powder,” which is basically a powder made with dried grass, dried grass juices or dried vegetables and possibly algae. This powder is supposed to make your body more alkaline and give you nutrition you can't find elsewhere.

First, I would say that grass powder is not a worthy food and anyone growing grass and turning it into a powder and making a lot of money selling it is really laughing their way to the bank at the expense of unknowing customers. Even if it's called “wheatgrass”, it's still grass.

A powder of vegetables or algae can never compare in nutritional value to fresh vegetables, even if those vegetables are not organic.

The real superfoods are dark green vegetables such as spinach, romaine lettuce, black kale, parsley, celery, arugula, and so on.

With the use of “green smoothies” made with *fresh* green vegetables and fruit, anyone can obtain superior nutrition in a few minutes a day (ruling out the argument that people don't have “time” to eat well).

Green smoothies and fresh raw greens literally put these green powders to shame. For a free mini-course on the power of green smoothies, go to: http://www.greenforlifeprogram.com

Protein Powder

Another all-time favorite of supplement companies is the protein powder, in all its forms. There's the ultra-refined soy protein powder, we've got whey protein, rice protein, and now a less refined hemp protein.

But the idea is the same: that somehow, no matter how much food you eat, there's still a chance you might not get enough protein, so therefore you should consume protein in a concentrated, powdered form.

This idea is especially popular among body-builders and gym-goers. It's interesting to note that starting from the Greek gymnasiums two and a half thousand years ago through the ages of gladiators and modern gymnastics, men and women of all ages have been able to build magnificent, muscular bodies eating nothing more than simple foods and without the use of protein powders.

This is a classic example of how you can market a product by first “creating a problem” that doesn't exist.

Nutrition textbooks teach that you can get all the protein you need as long as you consume enough calories from whole foods, even if all you eat is fruits and vegetables.

Noni Juice

Although this discussion could lead me to cover any possible supplement or superfood among the thousands of products available, I think you're starting to get my point.

I'll just finish with an example of a “superfood” called noni and sold as “noni juice.”

The noni is a fruit that's been used for centuries in Polynesia for its alleged medicinal properties. But there is very limited scientific evidence to support these properties.

When I visited Tahiti last winter, I was on the tiny island of Huahine and had the chance to try real noni juice from a local Tahitian couple who made the juice from their own fruit tree.

Let me tell you that it was the most disgusting, horrible concoction that I ever had in my entire life!

Obviously, the noni is not a natural food for humans, as there is no way anyone would want to consume it unless they thought it had some medicinal value.

My Tahitian friends explained how they prepare the noni juice. They put all these unappetizing, weird-smelling noni fruits in a jar and then let the thing ferment for several days.

Then the fermented juice that oozes out of the fruits and reeks like the juice that's formed at the bottom of a trash container is what they drink.

Now American companies have had the great idea of adding a bunch of sugar to this awful tasting Tahitian folk remedy juice, making up a fantastic story around it, throwing in some questionable science and selling millions of dollars worth of the stuff to suckers.

Listen closely: it's completely absurd to think that one food can be a universal remedy for all our ills. We need nutrients from different sources and Nature isn't so capricious as to put everything in one place.

We're meant to eat fresh fruits and vegetables, drink pure water and have a healthy lifestyle with lots of exercise and healthy relationships and positive thoughts.

All the rest is marketing and hype.

Of course, you are free to believe what you want about noni juice and other kinds of superfoods available on the market.

But do yourself a favor and make the decision to try for yourself what the study and experience of natural hygiene and health through a pure raw-based diet can do for you.

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