| Many people take supplements of one form or | | | | treatments. The body cannot use, and does not |
| another to ensure they are getting what may be | | | | accept, isolated nutrients. It requires specific |
| deficient in the food they eat. To be useful to the | | | | combinations working together synergistically |
| body, a supplement must be of an organic origin | | | | before they can be recognized as food. |
| and contain enzymes. It must be derived from | | | | Bottom line-synthetic vitamins are harmful. Tests |
| natural food sources. Vitamins and minerals must | | | | with rats fed synthetic vitamins found that they |
| be delivered in trace amounts, as they are in | | | | died sooner than rats given nothing to eat. The |
| whole natural food. This way, the body can utilize | | | | synthetic, incomplete supplements stimulated the |
| them to correct deficiencies without causing other | | | | animals' systems, increasing their metabolic rates |
| problems. | | | | and literally causing them to "burn up" or wear out |
| What food on earth can you think of that | | | | at a faster rate. |
| contains 500 mg of any vitamin or mineral? | | | | Despite the preceding caveats, supplements can |
| Nature only provides nutrients in small and | | | | play an important role in paying back deficiency |
| balanced combinations. Any supplement that | | | | debts to the body created by years of nutrient |
| comes in mega-doses stimulates the body and | | | | deficient food consumption. |
| creates an imbalance in the system.The body has | | | | When selecting vitamin and mineral supplements, |
| to work hard to eliminate the excess, and in the | | | | make certain they come from whole organic food |
| process, further depletes its supply of other | | | | sources, contain enzymes, and have been made |
| essential nutrients. | | | | with minimal processing. Such supplements may |
| A person might ask, "How can that be? When I | | | | work with the body slowly, but they also work |
| take certain vitamins in larger doses I feel better." | | | | surely and continuously, without the stress of |
| That may be true; the good feeling comes from | | | | increased metabolism to remove unnatural, |
| stimulation, just like when people who drink coffee | | | | incomplete, and toxic substances. |
| are stimulated by the caffeine. You feel better | | | | A diet of natural, raw, organic, ripe, and fresh or |
| because the body has increased metabolism in | | | | undercooked foods provides the body with |
| order to eliminate the supplement, which in that | | | | vitamin and mineral supplies with their complete |
| form and quantity, is toxic. | | | | synergistic components. Good supplements can |
| Over time, such doses cause more deficiencies | | | | help make up for nonorganic foods that are |
| and wear the body down. The same stimulative | | | | mineral deficient. |
| situation applies to some herbal supplements and | | | | |