#63: Three Choices of Supplements

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Special Report #63

Part of the

“I see you to succeeding"

series.

Three Choices of Supplements

I wish there were a way for the average consumer to tell good supplements from bad ones just by reading packaging, labels, ingredients or even advertising...but, there isn't.

In the decades I've been studying and applying this stuff sometimes it isn't clear to me if a product is even safe, but I do know some good ones and have my favorites. 

There are 3 types of supplements on the market.

Type 1 is "Synthetic". Synthetic vitamin supplements are made out of the sludge left over in the production of gasoline...yes, literally coal tar, which itself is a carcinogenic (cancer causing) irritant to the body. The sludge is sold to pharmaceutical companies and they kind of "shape" the molecules of the sludge into fake vitamins, but these don't nourish the cells of the body, hence results are inconsistent, cause side effects like indigestion and headaches, since they are literally sourced from petroleum.

Costco, Centrum and Flintstones are just three common examples of synthetics and they are often referred to as pharmaceutical grade, prescription grade, naturopathic grade, physician quality, professional grade, etc. 

Producers of synthetics or people who haven't really studied the types of vitamins say synthetics are as good as any other type and that the body can't tell the difference between synthetic chemicals and whole food!?

Type 2 are "Extracted" vitamin supplements. These start out as real food, but the process of getting the vitamins out of the food ruins them. Either from solvent chemical or high temperatures extraction most of the vitamins and enzymes are destroyed in the process rendering the key ingredients useless to the cells of the body. 

Extracted vitamins are commonly labeled as "food based" or "vegan" or "vegetarian" formulas.

The idea is the manufacturer puts the extracted "ash" of the vitamins in a rice, alfalfa, or vegetable protein base and fruit powder so they can technically refer to them as "food based".

This type generally lacks live enzymes so you'll notice enzymes have been added back in hope of getting some benefit...but that to me is like enriched food...40 nutrients removed and 8 are added back...robbed but enriched!

Type 3 is "Food Concentrate" supplements. This is simply concentrated food in which very little altering of the raw materials has occurred. Low temperatures are used to protect the enzyme and bioavailability as well as chemicals are avoided in the process. 

Depending on the company philosophy, a number of precautions may be taken to acquire pure un-adultered raw materials, organic and even non GMO materials. Not all whole food concentrates are certified organic nor GMO-free even if they are labeled as such.

Ideally, you want ones where 1) the raw materials are tested by the manufacturer to assure the materials are pure prior to being used 2) the materials aren't contaminated or ruined in the manufacturing process and 3) every batch of the final product is retested to make sure they get absorbed into the blood stream, they didn't get contaminated and what is on the label is in the product when you consume it. 

Whole food concentrates nourish the cells so they can properly detoxify the body as well as make healthier versions of themselves as time goes on, thereby rebuilding the body a few cells at a time. People using these generally report remarkable results that traditionally are not associated with vitamins in general. (Mainly because most of the vitamin supplements on the market are either synthetic or extracted!)

PRICE is not a way to evaluate quality. I routinely see garbage supplements that are expensive as well as ones that cost the least being synthetic. 

When I was a manager at a GNC store, there was a supplement that only contained vitamin C and zinc and it cost $100 for 30 tablets. 

The multi-vitamin I use cost about $25 for a two month supply. The best way I know to find good ones is to know someone who knows the differences because it takes so long to research every company and find which ones are telling the truth and fully disclose their true operating philosophy and mission. 

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