Comments on: The ABCs of Supplements http://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/01/09/the-abcs-of-supplements/ Green and Natural Parenting Thu, 24 May 2012 15:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Alison http://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/01/09/the-abcs-of-supplements/#comment-9519 Alison Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:25:19 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=1797#comment-9519 I have been told that Standard Process vitamins are excellent - and food-based which is easier to digest! I have been told that Standard Process vitamins are excellent – and food-based which is easier to digest!

]]> By: Geraldine Shute http://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/01/09/the-abcs-of-supplements/#comment-9518 Geraldine Shute Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:24:07 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=1797#comment-9518 I know that hearing my supplements, especially my prenatal, have lead might make me crazy, but as an acupuncturist/chemist I have researched this topic quite a bit. There is a small amount of naturally occurring lead in soil, so any supplement that is food based (for example Chinese herbs, Rainbow Light vitamins) will have a very tiny amount of lead. So does food. Supplements that are manufactured by chemists in a lab do not have this problem but they also aren’t “real”. I love Rainbow Bright Prenatals and plan to continue taking them and recommending them to my clients I know that hearing my supplements, especially my prenatal, have lead might make me crazy, but as an acupuncturist/chemist I have researched this topic quite a bit.
There is a small amount of naturally occurring lead in soil, so any supplement that is food based (for example Chinese herbs, Rainbow Light vitamins) will have a very tiny amount of lead. So does food.
Supplements that are manufactured by chemists in a lab do not have this problem but they also aren’t “real”.

I love Rainbow Bright Prenatals and plan to continue taking them and recommending them to my clients

]]> By: CJStewart http://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/01/09/the-abcs-of-supplements/#comment-9517 CJStewart Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:11:47 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=1797#comment-9517 Ugh! I'm so mad about the Rainbow Light Prenatals I could spit. Although I'd better not spit around anyone because I'd probably hurt them because of all of the heavy metals I've been ingesting. Ugh! Now, to add salt to the wound, the natural vitamins that I was giving my toddlers (Nature's Plus Animal Parade) are also on the "worst children's vitamins" list for their lead content. So my little ones were getting lead from me (from nursing) and lead from their own vitamins. More salt to the wound: when I called Rainbow Light in disbelief, the lady proceeded to justify the lead content of their vitamins saying that it was within legal limits. REALLY?! Oh, well that's okay. Um, not. You know what? The acceptable limit of lead in vitamins for me and my children is NONE! All the little bits here and there add up. Ugh! Ugh! Ugh! Sorry. It must be the lead poisoning talking... Ugh! I’m so mad about the Rainbow Light Prenatals I could spit. Although I’d better not spit around anyone because I’d probably hurt them because of all of the heavy metals I’ve been ingesting. Ugh!

Now, to add salt to the wound, the natural vitamins that I was giving my toddlers (Nature’s Plus Animal Parade) are also on the “worst children’s vitamins” list for their lead content.

So my little ones were getting lead from me (from nursing) and lead from their own vitamins.

More salt to the wound: when I called Rainbow Light in disbelief, the lady proceeded to justify the lead content of their vitamins saying that it was within legal limits. REALLY?! Oh, well that’s okay. Um, not.

You know what? The acceptable limit of lead in vitamins for me and my children is NONE! All the little bits here and there add up.

Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!

Sorry. It must be the lead poisoning talking…

]]> By: HealthNut http://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/01/09/the-abcs-of-supplements/#comment-9516 HealthNut Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:38:52 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=1797#comment-9516 I take supplements and appreciate this post. My dad is 70 and looks 25 years younger thanks to taking the right supplements. I take supplements and appreciate this post. My dad is 70 and looks 25 years younger thanks to taking the right supplements.

]]> By: mama k http://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/01/09/the-abcs-of-supplements/#comment-9515 mama k Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:55:33 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=1797#comment-9515 Ahhh dont' tell me that about Rainbow Light! I have been swearing by those. Blerg. I'll have to catch that podcast. I have been into the suppliments more lately. Ahhh dont’ tell me that about Rainbow Light! I have been swearing by those. Blerg.
I’ll have to catch that podcast. I have been into the suppliments more lately.

]]> By: colleen http://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/01/09/the-abcs-of-supplements/#comment-9514 colleen Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:41:56 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=1797#comment-9514 Vitamins can be so confusing. I took Rainbow Lite Prenatals for 3 years before I found the report about Lead in prenatals and that they contained lead. I did a lot of research and finally decided on Shaklee vitamins. Hopefully, they are good vitamins. Vitamins can be so confusing. I took Rainbow Lite Prenatals for 3 years before I found the report about Lead in prenatals and that they contained lead. I did a lot of research and finally decided on Shaklee vitamins. Hopefully, they are good vitamins.

]]> By: Bri http://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/01/09/the-abcs-of-supplements/#comment-9513 Bri Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:00:31 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=1797#comment-9513 Thanks for the post -- it was interesting and it's good to hear supplements get some good press. Thanks for the post — it was interesting and it’s good to hear supplements get some good press.

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