| Well, if you are still buying synthetic
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| | them to deal with the onslaught of the
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| vitamins, like most of the American
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| | pesticides).
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| public, you won't be finding any
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| | In any case, these studies would lead you
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| supplements that are organic - they're
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| | to believe that eating organic foods and
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| all just made in a lab. However, if you
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| | taking organic whole food supplements
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| have done your research and are convinced
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| | means in general getting higher levels of
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| that whole food supplements contain all
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| | vitamins.
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| the necessary co-factors your body needs
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| | Organic Means Fewer Pesticide Residues
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| to process them and are far superior to
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| | It goes without saying that there are
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| synthetic vitamins, we think you do need
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| | fewer pesticide residues on organic
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| to search out organic ingredients in your
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| | foods, since pesticides are not being
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| vitamins. Most whole food supplements are
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| | used on them. It is sad to say, however,
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| concentrated because they are usually
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| | that some pesticides are found even on
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| dried out and converted to a powder form
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| | organic foods because of pesticides in
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| and either put into a tablet or a capsule
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| | the water used for irrigation and from
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| (and you should avoid tablets as they are
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| | drift from adjacent fields. However, the
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| often toxic and less absorbable). This
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| | amounts of pesticides are often
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| concentrates the nutrients, but will also
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| | significantly lower if the crop is grown
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| concentrate any toxins like pesticides or
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| | organically.
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| heavy metals.
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| | Only a very few supplement manufacturers
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| Organic foods have also been shown, in
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| | actually go a step farther and test every
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| general, to have higher vitamin and
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| | batch of incoming ingredients for the
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| mineral contents. So it is worth seeking
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| | absence of pesticide residues. It is
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| out organic vitamins and minerals for
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| | worth it in our opinion to find vitamins
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| your best health. Consider some of the
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| | made by these manufacturers. Why ingest a
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| following information:
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| | product designed to increase your health
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| Organic Means More Minerals
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| | and vitality that has pesticides
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| Not only do organic foods have fewer
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| | concentrated in it?
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| chemicals like pesticides in them, but
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| | Although it has been difficult to prove
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| they have been shown in many studies to
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| | the adverse health benefits of consuming
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| have higher levels of various nutrients.
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| | small amounts of pesticide residues on
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| An article in the Journal of Applied
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| | our foods, some people don't need a study
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| Nutrition studied the mineral content of
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| | to tell them that chemicals that kill
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| organic vs conventionally grown apples,
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| | living things are not good for them.
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| pears, wheat, potatoes and corn. In
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| | Recent studies have shown a clear
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| general, the organic foods in this study
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| | relationship between pesticides in
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| had much higher levels of minerals:
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| | women's fat cells and an increased risk
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| Chromium was higher on average 78 percent
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| | of breast cancer.
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| Selenium 390 percent higher
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| | Although we cannot always control our
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| Calcium 63 percent higher
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| | breathing in chemicals or what is in our
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| Magnesium 138 percent higher
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| | water (although air and water filters can
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| Organic Means Fewer Toxic Metals
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| | help), we can choose to eat more organic
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| In addition, this study showed that
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| | food and to use organic food supplements
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| organic produce had much lower levels of
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| | so as to reduce our risk.
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| toxic metals:
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| | So besides having a higher vitamin and
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| Mercury levels were 25 percent lower
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| | mineral content, organic whole food
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| Lead 29 percent lower
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| | supplements will be lower in toxins like
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| Aluminum 40 percent lower
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| | heavy metals and pesticide residues. It
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| Mercury, lead and aluminum are all toxic
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| | is worth seeking out organic vitamins and
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| heavy metals with various dangers.
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| | minerals for your best health.
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| Mercury can cause neurological problems,
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| | Beyond Organic Vitamin Potency
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| lead lowers IQ levels in children, and
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| | In addition to looking for organic
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| aluminum has been implicated in
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| | ingredients in your supplements, you
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| Alzheimer's. You want to avoid these
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| | might want to hunt around for one that is
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| heavy metals in your vitamins if at all
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| | made of highly potent ingredients.
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| possible.
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| | Depending on the richness of the soil in
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| Organic Means Higher Vitamin Levels
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| | which it was grown, and how it was
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| Other studies have compared vitamin
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| | harvested and preserved, the nutrient
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| levels of organic vs conventional foods.
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| | content of various plants can vary by
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| These studies showed that when certain
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| | over 900 percent! This means you can get
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| pesticides were applied, it lowered some
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| | something that runs from barely
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| vitamin levels, especially the B and C
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| | containing the nutrient that you are
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| complex vitamins and beta carotene. B and
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| | looking for to something that is
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| C and beta carotene are all known as
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| | spectacularly potent.
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| antioxidants and are necessary for our
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| | Always ask about how the ingredients were
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| bodies to properly deal with all the
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| | grown and harvested if the manufacturer
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| chemicals that we are exposed to in our
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| | doesn't discuss it. Look for vitamins
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| environment today (hmm, perhaps the
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| | that come from ingredients grown in a
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| plants used up some of the vitamin B and
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| | "beyond organic" manner.
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| vitamin C and beta carotene in order for
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