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Whole Foods vs Vitamins – Common Misconceptions

August 13, 2009 · 17 Comments

Instead of relying on whole foods for vitamins, some health conscious consumers are acting as chemists for their bodies with isolated vitamins and supplements. Unfortunately, this often creates other health challenges as chemicals replace whole foods.  When too much of one nutrient is consumed it alters the delicate vitamin and mineral balance necessary for the five main systems of the body to function at peak efficiency.

The body’s 5 systems:

  1. Respiratory (Breath)
  2. Circulatory (Blood)
  3. Digestive (Nutrition)
  4. Endocrine (Hormones)
  5. Immune System (Defense)

Dr. Tei-Fu Chen, world renowned herbalist and founder of Sunrider, the largest herbal whole food company in the world, talks about the importance of maintaining balance throughout these 5 systems,  “The body’s five systems are like 5 horses pulling a chariot. If one horse runs too fast or too slow, the chariot cannot run smoothly.  The systems must be in balance.”

Dr. Chen encourages people to obtain vitamins and minerals from whole foods, saying that whole foods naturally contain the perfect structure for our bodies to assimilate nutrients appropriately.

Isolated vitamins are chemicals that the body does not recognize. Whole foods contain the nutrients necessary for balance.  Studies have shown that 90% of the vitamins in the world today are flushed right into the sewer system.  Workers at water treatment plants report that their collection pools are constantly filled with undigested vitamins.  Because there are no live enzymes associated with isolated vitamins they are not easily absorbed.  All that money on vitamins is being flushed right down the toilet.  Have you ever known anyone who improved their health by taking isolated vitamins? Trying to create good health by consuming isolated vitamins is a mistake many people make.  Instead, it is better to absorb nutrients from whole foods.

Unlike isolated vitamins, concentrated whole foods and drinks are designed to nourish, cleanse, and balance internal organs, so that the cells of the 5 systems regenerate at a higher level.  Then, new cells are created with more sophisticated nutrients and the body performs with greater  efficiency.

As the owner of an online health food store, www.BestHealthFoodStore.net, Cliff Smith has firsthand knowledge of the highest quality all natural foods and health drinks available today. He created the site's Alkaline Food Test as a way for consumers to understand the importance of a healthy alkaline/acid balance in their daily diet. Cliff is a serious athlete who has logged thousands of miles on his mountain bike over rugged terrain throughout the southwestern United States. In addition, he has worked as a radio personality, professional actor and voiceover artist since 1980. You can see and hear some of Cliffs performances in movies, television programs, commercials and more at www.voicecreation.com.

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