Can You Recommend A Multivitamin Please?

April 13, 2008

Hello,

I would like a recommendation for a women's multivitamin(over 40 would be

best), that is middle of the road. I like the whole food ones but I cannot

afford them right now. At the same time I don't want one with any fillers

either.

Thank you!

Tammy

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April 14, 2008

Hi Tammy,

My favorite vitamin for women your age is Women's Blend by

SuperNutrition. It is a whole food supplement and runs a little over

$1 a day. Amazing product that you can really feel. Well worth every

penny, you'll actually save by not having to buy extra B's, C, E, D

and calcium. http://tinyurl.com/3u5qkc

Not whole food but a big bang for your buck is Life Force by Source

Naturals. It's very comprehensive and even has 20 mg of CoQ-10 which

alone would cost close to what this multiple does. This one has a

couple of fillers. http://tinyurl.com/4rf585

Both are available with or without iron.

Hope that helps,

Michelle

http://www.HolisticMenopause.com

I would like a recommendation for a women's multivitamin(over 40

would be best), that is middle of the road. I like the whole food

ones but I cannot afford them right now. At the same time I don't

want one with any fillers either.

April 15, 2008

I had a doctor recommend, believe it or not, Flinstones Multivitamins for

children. I'm going to try them when mine run out and see if I notice a

difference but he said they are better for adults they have everything we need.

April 15, 2008

I had a doctor recommend, believe it or not, Flinstones Multivitamins

for children. I'm going to try them when mine run out and see if I

notice a difference but he said they are better for adults they have

everything we need.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Why any doctor would recommend Flintstones vitamins to anyone is

beyond me! They don't have anywhere near " everything we need " and

they have a lot of stuff that we sure don't need at all like

sorbitol, hydrogenated vegetable oil and dangerous food coloring.

Other Ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, Sorbitol, Crystalline

Fructose, Calcium Carbonate, Cellulose, Silica, Hydrogenated

Vegetable Oil, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Citric Acid, Yellow 5

Lake (tartrazine), Blue 2 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake, Magnesium Stearate,

Red 40 Lake, Sucralose, Retinyl Acetate, Beta-Carotene and a trivial

amount of sugar.

Each tablet contains: Vitamin A 5000 IU, Vitamin C (as sodium

ascorbate and ascorbic acid) 60mg, Vitamin D (as Cholecalciferol) 400

IU, Vitamin E (as dl-alpha-tocopheryl acetate) 30 IU, Thiamin

(Vitamin B1 as Thiamin Mononitrate) 1.5 mg, Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)

1.7mg, Niacin (as Niacinamide) 20mg, Vitamin B6 (as Pyridoxine HCI)

2mg, Folic Acid 400mcg, Vitamin B12 (as Calcium d-pantothenate) 10

mg, Calcium 150mg, Iron (as Ferrous Sulfate) 18mg, Phosphorus 80mg,

Iodine (as Potassium Iodine) 150 mcg, Magnesium (as Magnesium Oxide)

20mg, Zinc (as Zinc Oxide) 15mg, Copper (as Cupric Oxide) 2mg.

May 12, 2008

americanhealth's, more than a multiple, w/or without iron is great

tammyco5 wrote: Hello,

I would like a recommendation for a women's multivitamin(over 40 would be

best), that is middle of the road. I like the whole food ones but I cannot

afford them right now. At the same time I don't want one with any fillers

either.

Thank you!

Tammy

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May 12, 2008

Tammy, if you can't afford a whole food supplement, then you'd

probably be better off, health-wise and money-wise, in not buying any

at all. Vitamin/mineral supplements are made with isolated and/or

synthetic substances that some scientist thinks you need. Plus they

have artificial colors/flavors, coal tars, fillers, binders, etc.

You're lucky if you get 10% to 20% of what it actually says on the

label. You pee most of it right out. You don't need mega-doses of

any nutrient (unless you are targeting a specific problem) - and it

puts a lot of stress on your body to try to even out that imbalance.

Somebody on this list mentioned Women's Blend by Super Nutrition, but

do we really need 10000% of our daily value of pyridoxine? Or 4533%

for thiamine? Talk about out of balance!!

It is important to learn about the ingredients within your

supplements. For example - the isolated amino acid Phenylalanine,

which is in Flintstone's vitamins, and is also in aspertame.

Phenylalanine is a neurotoxin and excites the neurons in the brain to

the point of cellular death.

Amino acids are in combination within nature for a reason - they don't

belong in isolated form for the healthy human diet. Only man separates

them for processing purposes. You should be getting all 8 amino acids

IN COMBINATION.

Folks - do your homework when you buy stuff. Nobody else is going to

do it for you - research what you are going to put into your body!

Big mega-companies don't care about your body.

A whole food supplement doesn't contain a lot of any one nutrient, but

it does contain EVERY nutrient in a balanced form. Not too many

companies know how to process a food into a supplement to keep all the

enzymes active and chlorophyll intact (heat kills that stuff).

There is an important concept, which is called the " interdependency

factor " . The carbohydrate, protein and fatty acids are called the

macro-nutrients (the big nutrients). The minerals, vitamins and

enzymes are called micro-nutrients. There is interdependency between

the two. Taking mega-doses of a certain vitamin or mineral, instead

of looking at the whole food, just won't work in your body. For

example, if you take some essential amino acids, that just won't work

in your body without vitamins, minerals, and enzymes. So in order for

the protein to be assimilated and turn into amino acids, you have to

have all the escort molecules of vitamins, minerals and enzymes

attached to it. And in order for your body to use the vitamins,

minerals and enzymes, it needs macro-nutrients (which are also escort

molecules) attached to them so that the body can make use of the

vitamins, minerals and enzymes.

For instance - Vitamin C - lots of people take mega doses of Vitamin

C. But is it really a good idea? Maybe in some cases, but not as a

general rule. And here's why - Vitamin C can be made very cheaply in

a lab by combining corn syrup and sulfuric acid, and you come up with

ascorbic acid. That has nothing to do with the REAL Vitamin C, which

is a complex nutrient that is made from nine parts. Ascorbic acid is

only the outer shell of Vitamin C. So when you take a Vitamin C pill,

you are actually taking only one part of the nine parts of the complex

Vitamin C, and you will create a chemical imbalance in your body,

because the body doesn't know how to use it and process it, unless it

has minerals, enzymes, and protein along with it (like in food). Your

body will then take minerals, enzymes and protein from inside your

bones, your tissues and your organs, to process this supplement. It

puts a lot of stress on your whole body. Instead, eat a bell pepper,

which has 50 mg. of Vitamin C, and it also has the macro-nutrients -

the carbohydrates, protein, and fatty acids. The body can use all of

the 50 mg. of Vitamin C because it has everything combined and

attached to it.

And how about calcium? -- taking calcium pills will cause a chemical

imbalance between a very delicate mineral balance (of calcium and

phosphorus) in the body. There is 2.5% more calcium than phosphorus.

If you put too much calcium in the body, the body doesn't know what

to do with it - it will put the extra in tissues and organs, it may

form calcium deposits such as kidney stones and bone spurs, you may

get calcium deposits in your arteries which can lead to

arteriosclerosis, and you will end up with major problems because you

caused that imbalance. Instead, eat foods in the fruit and vegetable

family that are high in calcium. Your body will be able to use the

calcium because you'll be getting the macro-nutrients and

micro-nutrients which are found in fruits and vegetables.

The margin of safety between beneficial amounts of vitamins and

minerals, and toxic amounts, may be fairly narrow, because of the

body's inability to eliminate excess amounts of some substances.

Balanced nutrients are essential for normal metabolic function, and

when problems arise they result from an imbalance in nutrient intake.

A vitamin/mineral pill does not offer balance. When your body gets

the proper nutrients in the proper balance, it can start to heal

itself and rebuild its cells, tissues and immune system.

With a whole food supplement you get 100% of the nutrition, just like

you get with a food, because your body knows it's a food and can use

it all. I have been " eating " aphanizomenon flos aquat (a kind of blue

green algae) for about 12 years now. It is the most nutrient-dense

food on the planet - it's earth's first food - it has every single

nutrient that you can name - vitamins, minerals, amino acids,

chlorophyll, protein, essential fatty acids, etc. - in a balanced form

(balanced by nature, not man) and it's a food, so you get these

nutrients from food - http://tinyurl.com/g1iz - the ingredient on the

label is organic blue green algae (plus plant fiber for the capsule).

That's all! It's a TRUE whole food supplement.

Carol

, tammyco5 wrote:

>

> Hello,

> I would like a recommendation for a women's multivitamin(over 40

would be

> best), that is middle of the road. I like the whole food ones but I

cannot

> afford them right now. At the same time I don't want one with any

fillers either.

>

> Thank you!

> Tammy

May 12, 2008

i love the one a day weight smart advanced. the green tea extract gives me

energy to get off my butt, although you'll need an additional magnesium

supplement.

http://oneaday.com/weight_smart_advanced.html

much love in Christ,

sara 22/f/WI

Cathy Condoluci <broadwayli61 wrote:

americanhealth's, more than a multiple, w/or without iron is great

tammyco5 wrote: Hello,

I would like a recommendation for a women's multivitamin(over 40 would be

best), that is middle of the road. I like the whole food ones but I cannot

afford them right now. At the same time I don't want one with any fillers

either.

Thank you!

Tammy

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May 13, 2008

I take the regular Centrum. Remember, after the change, the requirement for

iron is half, so you'll have to change it then.

Sara Schneider <dancing_christian_mocha_girl wrote: i love

the one a day weight smart advanced. the green tea extract gives me energy to

get off my butt, although you'll need an additional magnesium supplement.

http://oneaday.com/weight_smart_advanced.html

much love in Christ,

sara 22/f/WI

Cathy Condoluci <broadwayli61 wrote: americanhealth's, more than a

multiple, w/or without iron is great

tammyco5 wrote: Hello,

I would like a recommendation for a women's multivitamin(over 40 would be

best), that is middle of the road. I like the whole food ones but I cannot

afford them right now. At the same time I don't want one with any fillers

either.

Thank you!

Tammy

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May 13, 2008

I take Floradix. I order it off the internet with free shipping over

$100. I like it because it's liquid and (I believe) more absorbable.

Someone, please correct me if I'm wrong. A Naturopath told me

(recently) that for every $ spent in preventative, I'm saving $10 to

cure problems. I try to think of it that way. Though I am empathetic

and can relate to the expense of all these things.

May 22, 2008

Hello my recommendation is this; try any one of these otc formulas

GNC: Natrol; Solgar; Twin Lab; or Nature Made; are good otc formulas;

you say you cannot afford Whole Food suuplements; so this is my list.-

-- In , tammyco5 wrote:

>

> Hello,

> I would like a recommendation for a women's multivitamin(over 40

would be

> best), that is middle of the road. I like the whole food ones but

I cannot

> afford them right now. At the same time I don't want one with any

fillers either.

>

> Thank you!

> Tammy

>

> **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL

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>

May 22, 2008

hi tammy,

the most expensive is taking something that doesnt work. and

something that has more than fillers in them. such as stimulants or lead.

the best way for you to know if something works, is to ask for clinical

documents to back them up. if they dont have it, thats a run of the mill

supplement.

the most comprehensive and top rated one is LIFEPAK.

check out www.synergy1.mypharmanex.com

if you want more information and scientific proof, email me at

busybuddy168 this is the only brand i trust for my family.

and it worked for me for the last 10 years

sandy

, " Anne "

<annroc2004 wrote:

>

> Hello my recommendation is this; try any one of these otc formulas

>

> GNC: Natrol; Solgar; Twin Lab; or Nature Made; are good otc

formulas;

>

> you say you cannot afford Whole Food suuplements; so this is my

list.-

> -- In , tammyco5@ wrote:

> >

> > Hello,

> > I would like a recommendation for a women's multivitamin(over 40

> would be

> > best), that is middle of the road. I like the whole food ones but

> I cannot

> > afford them right now. At the same time I don't want one with any

> fillers either.

> >

> > Thank you!

> > Tammy

> >

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> >

May 24, 2008

Vitamins are minute particles so they have to be held with fillers;

otherwise the tablets would crumble; I agree the fillers should be

organic materials like Rice Bran; Calcium Coral; natural elements only

, " busybuddy168 "

<busybuddy168 wrote:

>

> hi tammy,

>

> the most expensive is taking something that doesnt work. and

> something that has more than fillers in them. such as stimulants or

lead.

> the best way for you to know if something works, is to ask for

clinical

> documents to back them up. if they dont have it, thats a run of the

mill

> supplement.

> the most comprehensive and top rated one is LIFEPAK.

> check out www.synergy1.mypharmanex.com

> if you want more information and scientific proof, email me at

> busybuddy168 this is the only brand i trust for my family.

> and it worked for me for the last 10 years

>

> sandy

>

> , " Anne "

> <annroc2004@> wrote:

> >

> > Hello my recommendation is this; try any one of these otc formulas

> >

> > GNC: Natrol; Solgar; Twin Lab; or Nature Made; are good otc

> formulas;

> >

> > you say you cannot afford Whole Food suuplements; so this is my

> list.-

> > -- In , tammyco5@ wrote:

> > >

> > > Hello,

> > > I would like a recommendation for a women's multivitamin(over

40

> > would be

> > > best), that is middle of the road. I like the whole food ones

but

> > I cannot

> > > afford them right now. At the same time I don't want one with

any

> > fillers either.

> > >

> > > Thank you!

> > > Tammy

> > >

> > > **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL

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> NCID=aolcmp00300000002850)

> > >

May 24, 2008

Tammy wrote; this list mentioned Women's Blend by Super Nutrition, but

do we really need 10000% of our daily value of pyridoxine? Or 4533%

for thiamine? Talk about out of balance!!

The reason the amounts listed are so high for Thiamine and Pyridoxine;

1. this is calculated on the RDA of B1 and B6; which is way too low

2. in using thiamin and pyroxidine therapeutically; high doese used

3. flinstone vitamins are bad due to the pheylalinine

This is why I recommedn Twin Lab and Natrol children's multi Vits.

(absolutley no colors used in most Natural Vitamins like Twin Lab.

YOU have to read the labels; and decipher and decide which is best. A.

It is important to learn about the ingredients within your

supplements. For example - the isolated amino acid Phenylalanine,

which is in Flintstone's vitamins, and is also in aspertame.

Phenylalanine is a neurotoxin and excites the neurons in the brain to

the point of cellular death.

Amino acids are in combination within nature for a reason

, " Carol " <carol wrote:

>

> Tammy, if you can't afford a whole food supplement, then you'd

> probably be better off, health-wise and money-wise, in not buying

any

> at all. Vitamin/mineral supplements are made with isolated and/or

> synthetic substances that some scientist thinks you need. Plus they

> have artificial colors/flavors, coal tars, fillers, binders, etc.

> You're lucky if you get 10% to 20% of what it actually says on the

> label. You pee most of it right out. You don't need mega-doses of

> any nutrient (unless you are targeting a specific problem) - and it

> puts a lot of stress on your body to try to even out that imbalance.

>

> Somebody on this list mentioned Women's Blend by Super Nutrition,

but

> do we really need 10000% of our daily value of pyridoxine? Or 4533%

> for thiamine? Talk about out of balance!!

>

> It is important to learn about the ingredients within your

> supplements. For example - the isolated amino acid Phenylalanine,

> which is in Flintstone's vitamins, and is also in aspertame.

> Phenylalanine is a neurotoxin and excites the neurons in the brain

to

> the point of cellular death.

>

> Amino acids are in combination within nature for a reason - they

don't

> belong in isolated form for the healthy human diet. Only man

separates

> them for processing purposes. You should be getting all 8 amino

acids

> IN COMBINATION.

>

> Folks - do your homework when you buy stuff. Nobody else is going

to

> do it for you - research what you are going to put into your body!

> Big mega-companies don't care about your body.

>

> A whole food supplement doesn't contain a lot of any one nutrient,

but

> it does contain EVERY nutrient in a balanced form. Not too many

> companies know how to process a food into a supplement to keep all

the

> enzymes active and chlorophyll intact (heat kills that stuff).

>

> There is an important concept, which is called the " interdependency

> factor " . The carbohydrate, protein and fatty acids are called the

> macro-nutrients (the big nutrients). The minerals, vitamins and

> enzymes are called micro-nutrients. There is interdependency

between

> the two. Taking mega-doses of a certain vitamin or mineral, instead

> of looking at the whole food, just won't work in your body. For

> example, if you take some essential amino acids, that just won't

work

> in your body without vitamins, minerals, and enzymes. So in order

for

> the protein to be assimilated and turn into amino acids, you have to

> have all the escort molecules of vitamins, minerals and enzymes

> attached to it. And in order for your body to use the vitamins,

> minerals and enzymes, it needs macro-nutrients (which are also

escort

> molecules) attached to them so that the body can make use of the

> vitamins, minerals and enzymes.

>

> For instance - Vitamin C - lots of people take mega doses of Vitamin

> C. But is it really a good idea? Maybe in some cases, but not as a

> general rule. And here's why - Vitamin C can be made very cheaply

in

> a lab by combining corn syrup and sulfuric acid, and you come up

with

> ascorbic acid. That has nothing to do with the REAL Vitamin C,

which

> is a complex nutrient that is made from nine parts. Ascorbic acid

is

> only the outer shell of Vitamin C. So when you take a Vitamin C

pill,

> you are actually taking only one part of the nine parts of the

complex

> Vitamin C, and you will create a chemical imbalance in your body,

> because the body doesn't know how to use it and process it, unless

it

> has minerals, enzymes, and protein along with it (like in food).

Your

> body will then take minerals, enzymes and protein from inside your

> bones, your tissues and your organs, to process this supplement. It

> puts a lot of stress on your whole body. Instead, eat a bell

pepper,

> which has 50 mg. of Vitamin C, and it also has the macro-nutrients -

> the carbohydrates, protein, and fatty acids. The body can use all

of

> the 50 mg. of Vitamin C because it has everything combined and

> attached to it.

>

> And how about calcium? -- taking calcium pills will cause a chemical

> imbalance between a very delicate mineral balance (of calcium and

> phosphorus) in the body. There is 2.5% more calcium than

phosphorus.

> If you put too much calcium in the body, the body doesn't know what

> to do with it - it will put the extra in tissues and organs, it may

> form calcium deposits such as kidney stones and bone spurs, you may

> get calcium deposits in your arteries which can lead to

> arteriosclerosis, and you will end up with major problems because

you

> caused that imbalance. Instead, eat foods in the fruit and

vegetable

> family that are high in calcium. Your body will be able to use the

> calcium because you'll be getting the macro-nutrients and

> micro-nutrients which are found in fruits and vegetables.

>

> The margin of safety between beneficial amounts of vitamins and

> minerals, and toxic amounts, may be fairly narrow, because of the

> body's inability to eliminate excess amounts of some substances.

>

> Balanced nutrients are essential for normal metabolic function, and

> when problems arise they result from an imbalance in nutrient

intake.

> A vitamin/mineral pill does not offer balance. When your body gets

> the proper nutrients in the proper balance, it can start to heal

> itself and rebuild its cells, tissues and immune system.

>

> With a whole food supplement you get 100% of the nutrition, just

like

> you get with a food, because your body knows it's a food and can use

> it all. I have been " eating " aphanizomenon flos aquat (a kind of

blue

> green algae) for about 12 years now. It is the most nutrient-dense

> food on the planet - it's earth's first food - it has every single

> nutrient that you can name - vitamins, minerals, amino acids,

> chlorophyll, protein, essential fatty acids, etc. - in a balanced

form

> (balanced by nature, not man) and it's a food, so you get these

> nutrients from food - http://tinyurl.com/g1iz - the ingredient on

the

> label is organic blue green algae (plus plant fiber for the

capsule).

> That's all! It's a TRUE whole food supplement.

>

> Carol

>

> , tammyco5@ wrote:

> >

> > Hello,

> > I would like a recommendation for a women's multivitamin(over 40

> would be

> > best), that is middle of the road. I like the whole food ones

but I

> cannot

> > afford them right now. At the same time I don't want one with any

> fillers either.

> >

> > Thank you!

> > Tammy

>

May 26, 2008

you're probably not going to be able to find a DMV (daily multi vitamin) that

has all of your nutritional needs, especially if you're on medications... what i

love about one a day's weight smart advanced is that it has guarana blend,

guarana seed (powder and extract), caffeine, green tea powder and extract, and

cayanne pepper. i haven't been able to find any other DMV with these

ingredients. with this, you'll also need additional magnesium and depending on

your own needs (age is a factor as well as perscription meds) things like more

calcium, vitamin D, iron, folic acid (women of child barring years should take

1mg daily to prevent neural tube defects- i suggest getting an Rx from your dr.

so you only have to take one dose- the highest OTC available is 800mcg) so...

worst case senerio, you'd be taking 5 pills unless you have specific supplement

needs. i also suggest taking one aloe vera and one bee pollen extract daily.

check online (places like puritian.com) for great

sales.

much love in Christ,

sara 22/f/WI

Anne <annroc2004 wrote: Tammy wrote;

this list mentioned Women's Blend by Super Nutrition, but

do we really need 10000% of our daily value of pyridoxine? Or 4533%

for thiamine? Talk about out of balance!!

The reason the amounts listed are so high for Thiamine and Pyridoxine;

1. this is calculated on the RDA of B1 and B6; which is way too low

2. in using thiamin and pyroxidine therapeutically; high doese used

3. flinstone vitamins are bad due to the pheylalinine

This is why I recommedn Twin Lab and Natrol children's multi Vits.

(absolutley no colors used in most Natural Vitamins like Twin Lab.

YOU have to read the labels; and decipher and decide which is best. A.

It is important to learn about the ingredients within your

supplements. For example - the isolated amino acid Phenylalanine,

which is in Flintstone's vitamins, and is also in aspertame.

Phenylalanine is a neurotoxin and excites the neurons in the brain to

the point of cellular death.

Amino acids are in combination within nature for a reason

, " Carol " <carol wrote:

>

> Tammy, if you can't afford a whole food supplement, then you'd

> probably be better off, health-wise and money-wise, in not buying

any

> at all. Vitamin/mineral supplements are made with isolated and/or

> synthetic substances that some scientist thinks you need. Plus they

> have artificial colors/flavors, coal tars, fillers, binders, etc.

> You're lucky if you get 10% to 20% of what it actually says on the

> label. You pee most of it right out. You don't need mega-doses of

> any nutrient (unless you are targeting a specific problem) - and it

> puts a lot of stress on your body to try to even out that imbalance.

>

> Somebody on this list mentioned Women's Blend by Super Nutrition,

but

> do we really need 10000% of our daily value of pyridoxine? Or 4533%

> for thiamine? Talk about out of balance!!

>

> It is important to learn about the ingredients within your

> supplements. For example - the isolated amino acid Phenylalanine,

> which is in Flintstone's vitamins, and is also in aspertame.

> Phenylalanine is a neurotoxin and excites the neurons in the brain

to

> the point of cellular death.

>

> Amino acids are in combination within nature for a reason - they

don't

> belong in isolated form for the healthy human diet. Only man

separates

> them for processing purposes. You should be getting all 8 amino

acids

> IN COMBINATION.

>

> Folks - do your homework when you buy stuff. Nobody else is going

to

> do it for you - research what you are going to put into your body!

> Big mega-companies don't care about your body.

>

> A whole food supplement doesn't contain a lot of any one nutrient,

but

> it does contain EVERY nutrient in a balanced form. Not too many

> companies know how to process a food into a supplement to keep all

the

> enzymes active and chlorophyll intact (heat kills that stuff).

>

> There is an important concept, which is called the " interdependency

> factor " . The carbohydrate, protein and fatty acids are called the

> macro-nutrients (the big nutrients). The minerals, vitamins and

> enzymes are called micro-nutrients. There is interdependency

between

> the two. Taking mega-doses of a certain vitamin or mineral, instead

> of looking at the whole food, just won't work in your body. For

> example, if you take some essential amino acids, that just won't

work

> in your body without vitamins, minerals, and enzymes. So in order

for

> the protein to be assimilated and turn into amino acids, you have to

> have all the escort molecules of vitamins, minerals and enzymes

> attached to it. And in order for your body to use the vitamins,

> minerals and enzymes, it needs macro-nutrients (which are also

escort

> molecules) attached to them so that the body can make use of the

> vitamins, minerals and enzymes.

>

> For instance - Vitamin C - lots of people take mega doses of Vitamin

> C. But is it really a good idea? Maybe in some cases, but not as a

> general rule. And here's why - Vitamin C can be made very cheaply

in

> a lab by combining corn syrup and sulfuric acid, and you come up

with

> ascorbic acid. That has nothing to do with the REAL Vitamin C,

which

> is a complex nutrient that is made from nine parts. Ascorbic acid

is

> only the outer shell of Vitamin C. So when you take a Vitamin C

pill,

> you are actually taking only one part of the nine parts of the

complex

> Vitamin C, and you will create a chemical imbalance in your body,

> because the body doesn't know how to use it and process it, unless

it

> has minerals, enzymes, and protein along with it (like in food).

Your

> body will then take minerals, enzymes and protein from inside your

> bones, your tissues and your organs, to process this supplement. It

> puts a lot of stress on your whole body. Instead, eat a bell

pepper,

> which has 50 mg. of Vitamin C, and it also has the macro-nutrients -

> the carbohydrates, protein, and fatty acids. The body can use all

of

> the 50 mg. of Vitamin C because it has everything combined and

> attached to it.

>

> And how about calcium? -- taking calcium pills will cause a chemical

> imbalance between a very delicate mineral balance (of calcium and

> phosphorus) in the body. There is 2.5% more calcium than

phosphorus.

> If you put too much calcium in the body, the body doesn't know what

> to do with it - it will put the extra in tissues and organs, it may

> form calcium deposits such as kidney stones and bone spurs, you may

> get calcium deposits in your arteries which can lead to

> arteriosclerosis, and you will end up with major problems because

you

> caused that imbalance. Instead, eat foods in the fruit and

vegetable

> family that are high in calcium. Your body will be able to use the

> calcium because you'll be getting the macro-nutrients and

> micro-nutrients which are found in fruits and vegetables.

>

> The margin of safety between beneficial amounts of vitamins and

> minerals, and toxic amounts, may be fairly narrow, because of the

> body's inability to eliminate excess amounts of some substances.

>

> Balanced nutrients are essential for normal metabolic function, and

> when problems arise they result from an imbalance in nutrient

intake.

> A vitamin/mineral pill does not offer balance. When your body gets

> the proper nutrients in the proper balance, it can start to heal

> itself and rebuild its cells, tissues and immune system.

>

> With a whole food supplement you get 100% of the nutrition, just

like

> you get with a food, because your body knows it's a food and can use

> it all. I have been " eating " aphanizomenon flos aquat (a kind of

blue

> green algae) for about 12 years now. It is the most nutrient-dense

> food on the planet - it's earth's first food - it has every single

> nutrient that you can name - vitamins, minerals, amino acids,

> chlorophyll, protein, essential fatty acids, etc. - in a balanced

form

> (balanced by nature, not man) and it's a food, so you get these

> nutrients from food - http://tinyurl.com/g1iz - the ingredient on

the

> label is organic blue green algae (plus plant fiber for the

capsule).

> That's all! It's a TRUE whole food supplement.

>

> Carol

>

> , tammyco5@ wrote:

> >

> > Hello,

> > I would like a recommendation for a women's multivitamin(over 40

> would be

> > best), that is middle of the road. I like the whole food ones

but I

> cannot

> > afford them right now. At the same time I don't want one with any

> fillers either.

> >

> > Thank you!

> > Tammy

>

May 27, 2008

My Vitamin is called GBG 10+One. It is liquid and has a ton of other

good stuff in it. It is also delicious. Check it out.

I liked it so much I became a re-seller, though I have no idea what

my number is or anything.

If you are interested, I can find it for you or at least I will find

a person who has a site to sell it for you. Costs $30/mo. Worth over

a dollar a day.

Maria

, " Anne " <annroc2004

wrote:

>

> Tammy wrote; this list mentioned Women's Blend by Super Nutrition,

but

> do we really need 10000% of our daily value of pyridoxine? Or 4533%

> for thiamine? Talk about out of balance!!

>

> The reason the amounts listed are so high for Thiamine and

Pyridoxine;

>

> 1. this is calculated on the RDA of B1 and B6; which is way too low

> 2. in using thiamin and pyroxidine therapeutically; high doese used

>

> 3. flinstone vitamins are bad due to the pheylalinine

>

> This is why I recommedn Twin Lab and Natrol children's multi Vits.

> (absolutley no colors used in most Natural Vitamins like Twin Lab.

>

> YOU have to read the labels; and decipher and decide which is

best. A.

>

> It is important to learn about the ingredients within your

> supplements. For example - the isolated amino acid Phenylalanine,

> which is in Flintstone's vitamins, and is also in aspertame.

> Phenylalanine is a neurotoxin and excites the neurons in the brain

to

> the point of cellular death.

>

> Amino acids are in combination within nature for a reason

>

> , " Carol " <carol@> wrote:

> >

> > Tammy, if you can't afford a whole food supplement, then you'd

> > probably be better off, health-wise and money-wise, in not

buying

> any

> > at all. Vitamin/mineral supplements are made with isolated

and/or

> > synthetic substances that some scientist thinks you need. Plus

they

> > have artificial colors/flavors, coal tars, fillers, binders,

etc.

> > You're lucky if you get 10% to 20% of what it actually says on

the

> > label. You pee most of it right out. You don't need mega-doses

of

> > any nutrient (unless you are targeting a specific problem) - and

it

> > puts a lot of stress on your body to try to even out that

imbalance.

> >

> > Somebody on this list mentioned Women's Blend by Super

Nutrition,

> but

> > do we really need 10000% of our daily value of pyridoxine? Or

4533%

> > for thiamine? Talk about out of balance!!

> >

> > It is important to learn about the ingredients within your

> > supplements. For example - the isolated amino acid

Phenylalanine,

> > which is in Flintstone's vitamins, and is also in aspertame.

> > Phenylalanine is a neurotoxin and excites the neurons in the

brain

> to

> > the point of cellular death.

> >

> > Amino acids are in combination within nature for a reason - they

> don't

> > belong in isolated form for the healthy human diet. Only man

> separates

> > them for processing purposes. You should be getting all 8 amino

> acids

> > IN COMBINATION.

> >

> > Folks - do your homework when you buy stuff. Nobody else is

going

> to

> > do it for you - research what you are going to put into your

body!

> > Big mega-companies don't care about your body.

> >

> > A whole food supplement doesn't contain a lot of any one

nutrient,

> but

> > it does contain EVERY nutrient in a balanced form. Not too many

> > companies know how to process a food into a supplement to keep

all

> the

> > enzymes active and chlorophyll intact (heat kills that stuff).

> >

> > There is an important concept, which is called

the " interdependency

> > factor " . The carbohydrate, protein and fatty acids are called

the

> > macro-nutrients (the big nutrients). The minerals, vitamins and

> > enzymes are called micro-nutrients. There is interdependency

> between

> > the two. Taking mega-doses of a certain vitamin or mineral,

instead

> > of looking at the whole food, just won't work in your body. For

> > example, if you take some essential amino acids, that just won't

> work

> > in your body without vitamins, minerals, and enzymes. So in

order

> for

> > the protein to be assimilated and turn into amino acids, you

have to

> > have all the escort molecules of vitamins, minerals and enzymes

> > attached to it. And in order for your body to use the vitamins,

> > minerals and enzymes, it needs macro-nutrients (which are also

> escort

> > molecules) attached to them so that the body can make use of the

> > vitamins, minerals and enzymes.

> >

> > For instance - Vitamin C - lots of people take mega doses of

Vitamin

> > C. But is it really a good idea? Maybe in some cases, but not

as a

> > general rule. And here's why - Vitamin C can be made very

cheaply

> in

> > a lab by combining corn syrup and sulfuric acid, and you come up

> with

> > ascorbic acid. That has nothing to do with the REAL Vitamin C,

> which

> > is a complex nutrient that is made from nine parts. Ascorbic

acid

> is

> > only the outer shell of Vitamin C. So when you take a Vitamin C

> pill,

> > you are actually taking only one part of the nine parts of the

> complex

> > Vitamin C, and you will create a chemical imbalance in your body,

> > because the body doesn't know how to use it and process it,

unless

> it

> > has minerals, enzymes, and protein along with it (like in

food).

> Your

> > body will then take minerals, enzymes and protein from inside

your

> > bones, your tissues and your organs, to process this

supplement. It

> > puts a lot of stress on your whole body. Instead, eat a bell

> pepper,

> > which has 50 mg. of Vitamin C, and it also has the macro-

nutrients -

> > the carbohydrates, protein, and fatty acids. The body can use

all

> of

> > the 50 mg. of Vitamin C because it has everything combined and

> > attached to it.

> >

> > And how about calcium? -- taking calcium pills will cause a

chemical

> > imbalance between a very delicate mineral balance (of calcium and

> > phosphorus) in the body. There is 2.5% more calcium than

> phosphorus.

> > If you put too much calcium in the body, the body doesn't know

what

> > to do with it - it will put the extra in tissues and organs, it

may

> > form calcium deposits such as kidney stones and bone spurs, you

may

> > get calcium deposits in your arteries which can lead to

> > arteriosclerosis, and you will end up with major problems

because

> you

> > caused that imbalance. Instead, eat foods in the fruit and

> vegetable

> > family that are high in calcium. Your body will be able to use

the

> > calcium because you'll be getting the macro-nutrients and

> > micro-nutrients which are found in fruits and vegetables.

> >

> > The margin of safety between beneficial amounts of vitamins and

> > minerals, and toxic amounts, may be fairly narrow, because of the

> > body's inability to eliminate excess amounts of some substances.

> >

> > Balanced nutrients are essential for normal metabolic function,

and

> > when problems arise they result from an imbalance in nutrient

> intake.

> > A vitamin/mineral pill does not offer balance. When your body

gets

> > the proper nutrients in the proper balance, it can start to heal

> > itself and rebuild its cells, tissues and immune system.

> >

> > With a whole food supplement you get 100% of the nutrition, just

> like

> > you get with a food, because your body knows it's a food and can

use

> > it all. I have been " eating " aphanizomenon flos aquat (a kind of

> blue

> > green algae) for about 12 years now. It is the most nutrient-

dense

> > food on the planet - it's earth's first food - it has every

single

> > nutrient that you can name - vitamins, minerals, amino acids,

> > chlorophyll, protein, essential fatty acids, etc. - in a

balanced

> form

> > (balanced by nature, not man) and it's a food, so you get these

> > nutrients from food - http://tinyurl.com/g1iz - the ingredient

on

> the

> > label is organic blue green algae (plus plant fiber for the

> capsule).

> > That's all! It's a TRUE whole food supplement.

> >

> > Carol

> >

> > , tammyco5@ wrote:

> > >

> > > Hello,

> > > I would like a recommendation for a women's multivitamin(over

40

> > would be

> > > best), that is middle of the road. I like the whole food ones

> but I

> > cannot

> > > afford them right now. At the same time I don't want one with

any

> > fillers either.

> > >

> > > Thank you!

> > > Tammy

> >

>

May 28, 2008

This is another example of " if some is good, then more must be

better " . I guess I will just never understand that.

Maria - did you know that your GBG10+one has benzoates in it? That in

combination with Vit C is a very dangerous toxic combination. The two

react together to form benzene - a cancer causing substance. Benzene

is a poisonous chemical shown to increase the risk of leukaemia and

other cancers.

I'd stay away from that if I were you.

Carol

, " drmoratto " <drmoratto

wrote:

>

> My Vitamin is called GBG 10+One. It is liquid and has a ton of other

> good stuff in it. It is also delicious. Check it out.

>

> I liked it so much I became a re-seller, though I have no idea what

> my number is or anything.

>

> If you are interested, I can find it for you or at least I will find

> a person who has a site to sell it for you. Costs $30/mo. Worth over

> a dollar a day.

>