Guest guest Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 The best vitamins to take are those that are bio-available. Most vitamins are not in a form that the body can use very easily and they just go right through our systems. As Carol said, it's best to try and get your vitamins through supplements since our food supply has very little vitamins in it anymore. " Green " supplements are good for that, as well as vitamins that are made to be bio-available, such as the Mannatech vitamins which are not made like other vitamins and have proven absorbtion rates. And you need to make sure you are digesting your food and supplements by taking enzymes or getting Ambrotose (the 8 essential carbohydrates) so that the organs and digestive system can function properly and complete the chemical processes that are needed for absorption and use. The Ambrotose also functions to clean out the body, cell by cell, since it works on a cellular level so that toxins are removed and not interfering with the body processes. Message: 6 Tue, 1 Jun 2004 14:30:58 -0400 " Carol Minnick " <carolminnick RE: which vitamin supplements are best? Hi Kari, Welcome to the group. You are right to question the rows and rows of vitamins on the shelves. It's overwhelming!! I use " whole food " supplements, which are actually foods that look like pills. They are not synthetically made, they are not made from isolated nutrients, they are not mixed up by some scientist in a cauldron. That Greatest Vitamin in the World looks good with all the stuff that's in there - but those are all isolated nutrients - even if they're natural - they're still isolated. Nothing is found in nature like that - mega-doses of stuff. There are very few companies that understand the concept of how to take a nutrient-dense food and manufacture it and put it in a supplement form without denaturing all the nutrients and without killing the enzymes. You want to ask these questions about your supplements to find out if it is a whole food supplement: 1. Were the vegetables, grains and fruits used in this supplement organically grown? 2. Are they free of pesticides? 3. Where fillers used in the supplements? 4. Were they heat-processed? (heat should not be used because it kills enzymes) A whole food supplement is made with the best quality foods found in nature. They will look like supplements, but when you take these supplements, the body recognized them as whole food. They are not chemical extracts or single elements, like Vitamin C or beta carotene. They are whole food. Your body will be able to use it all because it's whole food. You need to get 45 " essential " nutrients on a daily basis (essential meaning they have to come from a food source, your body can't make them). Also - before you start on any nutritional supplement program, you have to address the fact that digestion and assimilation are very important, and if you aren't digesting properly, and if your body isn't assimilating the nutrients properly, then no amount of vitamins/supplements will work because your body won't be able to use them. Plant-based enzymes and probiotics would be helpful in these situations. Carol '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' http://www.bluegreensolutions.com <http://www.bluegreensolutions.com/> '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Kari [LadyShadowhawk_0] Hello, I am new to this list and joined because I want to start taking vitamin supplements, but it is all so very confusing. How does one dertermine which ones are best, as there are so many brand names/manufacturers to choose from. I know some are synthetic, some claim to be natural. How does one know? And has anyone heard of/tried one called " the Greatest Vitamn in the World " . Which ones have been tried and are worth paying for? Sincerely, Kari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2004 Report Share Posted June 3, 2004 > As Carol said, it's best to try > and get your vitamins through supplements since our food supply has > very little vitamins in it anymore. " Green " supplements are good for > that, as well as vitamins that are made to be bio-available, such as > the Mannatech vitamins which are not made like other vitamins and have > proven absorbtion rates. Hi Terri, I noted that while I was investigating liquid source organic supplements that the green drinks from land plants did not contain the organic mineral complement; the algae contains some but at lower concentrations and ratio, and sea vegetable sources are the best in both concentration and ratio by a good margin. I'm a Mannatech distributor but I recommend a superior liquid organic product, Life Force International's Body Balance, to my clients. Like Mannatech, it also contains aloe vera gel. A disabled friend sent this information: Get a free bottle of Body Balance here (2 week supply), then if you just wanted a free sample, cancel your automatic shipments. Otherwise you'll receive another bottle in 2 weeks, and then 2 bottles a month. http://lifeforcefamily.com PIN# 20466341. If anyone has actual research data of analyses of other competing products, please send them along, as I'm compiling a comparison of the top five blends into a worksheet. What I'm looking for is complete assays such as that provided for the Integris Corporation's Kona Gold very good organic mineral supplement. regards, Duncan Crow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2004 Report Share Posted June 3, 2004 Hi Duncan, I don’t know if this is what you are looking for, it is for aphanizominon flos aquae – it lists the elements http://tinyurl.com/g1iz This is the research http://www.celltech.com/resources/itnews/011100.asp Info printed in JANA about it http://www.celltech.com/resources/itnews/020300.asp Carol ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Would you benefit from a more effective and healthy immune system? http://www.bluegreensolutions.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -----Original Message----- Duncan Crow [duncancrow] If anyone has actual research data of analyses of other competing products, please send them along, as I'm compiling a comparison of the top five blends into a worksheet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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