How to find out if we get real raw whole food supplements?

   The word natural on a vitamin has little value. What you want to know is whether a supplement is a whole raw food complex or a combination of chemical substances. Most vitamin supplements are synthetic. Most so-called whole food supplements are a mix of synthetic or isolated vitamins, minerals, proteins and a little bit of dehydrated foods.

   Nature doesnt produce vitamins, minerals, or any other food parts in an isolated state. Everything is merged and blended for the bodys need. If you think that more is better in vitamins, youll soon be taking mega doses, or high potency refined separated nutrients which are artificially manufactured chemical supplements. These supplements are disassembled and unbalanced. This may appear work for a short period of time. It will stimulate or suppress your system just like a drug. Eventually this method will backfire and cause complications and imbalances. Your body will work to eliminate the excess and what it perceives as nonfood. Synthetic vitamins, herbs and isolated nutrients have drug effects on the body. The body strives to eliminate as much as possible as soon as it can. The liver works to render the product less toxic. The rate of circulation increases to get rid of the substance through blood vessels and the kidney tries to eliminate it in the urine. Properly taken, whole, food-based nutritional supplements improve the dietary deficiencies, aid the body in allowing additional opportunities to build, maintain and improve the function of the bodys deficient areas. Nutritional supplements help to compensate for poor dietary habits and nutrients lost in cooking or the processing of food, low food values due to chemical fertilizers, and nutrients lost as a result of poor digestion or absorption.
   Food based, whole supplements contain natural sources of nutrients in their original form - as mart of a whole food matrix that are always found together in nature. For example, you probably know that d-alpha tocopherol is the natural form of vitamin E and believe it is better than dl-alpha tocopherol, the synthetic E. Natural d-alpha is produced from refined vegetable oil - so is removed from its natural matrix. So neither form of vitamin E contains all the normal ingredients is has when found in nature. Taking alpha-tocopherol in its natural form still is a tiny, isolated portion of the whole complex and can create imbalances. At the very least, it can increases the need for other tocopherols. So I prefer using a whole raw food supplement to get my vitamin E. The same thing occurs with vitamin A and vitamin D. Fractionated or synthetic vitamins can be toxic. But its almost impossible to get too much from foods or raw whole food supplementation. Some B vitamins are produced through bacterial synthesis. These are bacteria that are cultivated to excrete large amounts of chemicals. While this bacteria is a natural source it is not really food for humans.
   Not suggesting that you throw the baby out with the bath water. After decades of making ourselves sick before discovering raw food, your body many need time to adapt - and what you do during this transitional period may be very different from what is ideal down the road. Also, there are times when our bodies need crisis intervention to reverse a chronic illness or even save a life. Thats when a doctor or health professional may prescribe medications or supplements in their most concentrated forms. Always tell people to follow their health professionals advice in these situations. After you are back on your feet, there are many things you can do to help your body recover.