{"id":1277,"date":"2008-06-25T08:00:23","date_gmt":"2008-06-25T12:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.naturemoms.com\/blog\/?p=1277"},"modified":"2023-02-19T15:52:27","modified_gmt":"2023-02-19T15:52:27","slug":"dangers-of-synthetic-vitamins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturemoms.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/25\/dangers-of-synthetic-vitamins\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dangers of Synthetic Vitamins"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"danger<\/a>Nutritional supplement companies have done a brisk business over the years because of the general\u00a0concern that modern food processing and lifestyle preferences may be having a detrimental impact on our nutritional intake. We may readily consume foods that have almost no nutritional value (think Pop Tarts and soda). Our soil is also depleted continuously by bad farming practices and thus the “healthy” food grown on many farms is lacking.<\/p>\n

The message consumers are receiving from supplement companies is that there\u2019s no need to worry if you or your children not eating enough fruit, fiber and protein as supplements can help to make up for vitamin deficiencies. But not\u00a0all supplements are created equal. For some reason it never \u201cclicked\u201d in my mind that MOST of these vitamins and supplements, even the ones for children, are synthetic. The vitamin C is not real Vitamin C from a source like oranges. Instead it is created in a lab from heaven knows what. Researchers are now finding that most vitamins do zip or worse because they’re synthetic.<\/p>\n

Synthetic vitamins offer you much less than you think are receiving. Some studies have shown that certain synthetic vitamins give only 50% or less of the biological activity as compared to whole vitamins (vitamins that come directly from vegetables). Why do companies choose to use synthetic vitamins if they are not as effective as whole vitamins? Because synthetic vitamins cost far less to manufacture.<\/strong> The vitamin business is a racket and not one designed to bring you any measure of health.<\/p>\n

One synthetic vitamin causing much controversy is synthetic vitamin C. Some argue that this form of vitamin C can contribute to the thickening of the arterial walls of the heart by as much as 2.5 times. This is potentially very harmful. In another study, 22,000 pregnant women were given synthetic Vitamin A. The study was halted because birth defects increased 400% according to the New England Journal of Medicine, 1995.<\/p>\n

In stores, ascorbic acid is often sold as vitamin C but it is actually only a chemically derived fraction of the whole food vitamin. In food, vitamin C is a complete complex made up of ascorbic acid plus rutin, bioflavonoids, K factor and J factors along with other substances.<\/p>\n

The body is able to absorb and use this vitamin only when all parts of the complex is present. So when the chemically derived \u201cfraction\u201d of vitamin C is taken the body must first supply the other parts of the whole food complex. If the pill is taken on its own it will then be necessary for the body to complete the complex by taking the missing elements from its own tissues. It stresses our bodies to have to do all this extra work. Vitamins should come with all they need for absorption or we are stressing our bodies out just by taking them.<\/strong> It is no wonder we age so fast.\u00a0This whole process of robbing stores within the body to complete the complex can cause even greater deficiencies in the body.<\/p>\n

\"dangerWhole food vitamins do not cause deficiencies in areas of the body but instead supply the individual cells with the nutrients they need for vitality.<\/p>\n

How can you tell a synthetic vitamin from a whole food vitamin? Look at the label. Instead of seeing a long list of chemicals you should find the names of foods listed as the vitamin source. A vitamin or mineral is synthetic if only its chemical and\/or popular name appears, with no plant source. For instance if a label reads like this: Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide, Zinc Oxide\u2026 then you know it is synthetic. These vitamins and supplements also commonly have added sugars, preservatives, and dyes. If it is a natural, whole food vitamin it will list the foods, herbs, or spices used like strawberries, carrot, alfalfa, etc.<\/p>\n

So if you are ready to stop wasting money on synthetic vitamins that will provide minimal nutrition and maybe even a harmful side effect or two there are a couple whole foods supplements I like for children.<\/p>\n

They are easy to digest, gluten free, vegetarian, and contain no artificial colors or flavors. Some of the food \u201csources\u201d include strawberries, cherries, blackberries, blueberries, and raspberries\u2026all organic of course. My kids give them a big thumbs up.<\/p>\n

Nutri Stars Multivitamin and Multimineral Children’s Chewable<\/a> from Rainbow Light. Besides all the regular vitamins and minerals you would expect to find in a chewable vitamin it has some bonuses like veggie concentrates from carrots, spinach, green beans, broccoli, and beets. It also has organic spirulina and wheat sprouts. It is 100% natural with no artificial colors, flavors, preservatives, sweeteners, or other additives that are often found in other vitamin products. And here is the most important thing….kids like them.<\/p>\n

Garden of Life Vitamin C<\/a> – \u00a0This is real Vitamin C!!<\/strong> I have been up and down the isles of health food stores looking for real vitamin C and not one that says it is derived from\u00a0ascorbic acid. This one is my favorite and usually the only one they have among dozens of fake ones.<\/p>\n

Nature’s Plus – Animal Parade<\/a> – Ingredients such as\u00a0broccoli, spinach, mango fruit, carrot, West Indian cherry, glabra fruit, papaya fruit, and spirulina. No artificial colors and preservatives, yeast, wheat, corn, soy and milk. These are also chewable tablets, not gummies.<\/p>\n

Kid’s One Daily Multi<\/a> –\u00a0100% whole food multi-vitamin made with a variety of fresh raw foods including organic brown rice, cabbage, broccoli, cranberries, carrots, whole oranges and nutritional yeast. Provides a balanced spectrum of 24 essential nutrients and immune-boosting antioxidants.<\/p>\n

Garden of Life Vitamin Code Kids<\/a> – All the nutrients come from food, as they should. It’s\u00a0a yummy, cherry-berry chewable multivitamin specifically designed to meet the unique nutritional needs of kids, providing the essential vitamins and minerals kids need for extraordinary health and vitality. The same company also makes a DHA kids chewable<\/a>\u00a0with pure cod liver oil that kids will actually eat\u00a0and they have raw prenatal vitamins<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hero Nutritionals Yummi Bears<\/a> \u2013 This is a good whole food vitamin inside tasty gummy bears, so of course it won\u2019t be hard to get kids to eat these. My kids always ask for these when we go to Whole Foods. Does not contain yeast, wheat, milk, egg, soy, gluten, salt, artificial colors, artificial flavors, salicylates or preservatives. Kids can have up to three bears per day.<\/p>\n

Another option is a powdered supplement made with fruits and veggies like this chocolate one from Amazing Grass<\/a>. My family adores this brand and all their products and have used them for many years.<\/p>\n

To your health!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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