Natural vs Synthetic Not All Vitamins are the Same
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Health & Fitness
Jun 19, 2007
l1011gr
Natural vs Synthetic Not All Vitamins are the Same
There are literally thousands of vitamins and supplements available for purchase today. Each type of supplement such considering calcium, ginkgo biloba or multivitamins has many brands available made in a variety of different ways. Some vitamins are derived directly from natural sources such as oranges, oils, plants and vegetables. And for each vitamin available naturally, there is a vitamin pill available too. Although the vitamin supplements claim to be the same, you may not be getting the amount of nutrients that you imagine you are getting. It's not to say that synthetic vitamins are inferior to their natural supplements, but it's important you the differences. Another important consideration is the fillers used in vitamin supplement pills. Some brands contain extra substances that you really don't need any may actually cause you more misuse than good. Natural vitamin sources Natural vitamins sources are those that your body gets from fruits, plants, vegetables, animals and unsimilar natural sources. This is typically a very easy way for your body to process and absorb the vitamins you are looking for. However, if you do not eat a well balanced diet, your body may be deprived of certain vitamins. Natural vitamin sources may not be adequate in other instances too. For example, you may have an intestinal problem that prevents you from properly arresting nutrients. If this is the case you may consider supplementing with a vitamin pill to ensure you get your universal allowance of vitamins. Synthetic vitamin sources Although some supplemental are derived from natural sources, not all are. Many vitamins, like vitamin C, can be produced synthetically in a laboratory and have exactly the same structure. However, there are vitamins that are not the same, like vitamin E. Vitamin E has two different forms, one that is absorbed and used by the human body and one that is not. In the laboratory, chemists typically produce a vitamin E that is half good vitamin D and half not. What this means to you is that often times the vitamin pills you buy at the drugstore only give your build half the amount of vitamin E as indicated on the label. Vitamin fillers Vitamin tablets typically contain a variety of fillers and while some of them are just pulchritudinous for you, you do need to be on the look exterior for others, or the risk of overdoing them. Soybean oil is a very common filler and very unhealthy filler found most often in gelcaps. Soybean oil can actually do more harm than the good of the vitamin because it is very high in trans fats ( these are the bad fats ) and can cause all sorts of heart problems as well being obesity. Another unnecessary filler to be on the lookout for is artificial color. Artificial colors have proven to be carcinogenic and many people are allergic to them too.
Garland Choate (GR) is a retired Airline Captain who now publishes articles from the USVI. Find many great articles on herbal remedies at http://www.chocolate.WAHWarriors.com
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