Know Your Vitamins

Have you ever stopped to ask yourself “what exactly is in my vitamin?” Chances are you probably haven't. Most of us take for granted that the label on the front of our vitamin bottle is the gospel truth as to ingredients inside. Unfortunately, nine times out of ten, if you were to turn the vitamin bottle over and inspect the ingredients label, you would find a list of about 10 to 20 synthetic variants that are basically unusable by the human body. The truth is that synthetic vitamins are not designed to be 100 percent absorbable by the human body. The reason for this is the fact is that it's scientifically impossible for people to make something that found in nature. No matter how hard we try, there is no way we can completely duplicate a natural occurrence.

Something found in nature that is naturally grown and actually harvested cannot be accurately duplicated by science. It's as plain as that. We can come close -- but it is impossible for people to develop a vitamin that is as beneficial as the consumption of whole foods.

The good news is, because science has come such a long way, we are now able to turn whole foods into vitamins. This means we can process whole foods into a form that is small enough to be consumed in the form of a vitamin. The content of a whole food vitamin is not manufactured, it's not synthetic, it's 100 percent natural, 100 percent organic, and will provide humans with the same benefits they would find should they regularly consume an organic whole food diet. So while it's impossible for us to completely duplicate the process found in nature, we can tweak that process and make it beneficial to us, even should we continue to live a standard American lifestyle.

The ideal situation for health and wellness would be to embark on not only a whole food vitamin regimen, but also a whole food diet. Can you imagine the health benefits you would reap should you begin consuming, whole foods on a regular basis, as well as continue to consume a whole food vitamin? Your body would want for nothing.

The fact of the matter is that eating 100 percent healthily is impossible. If you live in the United States, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, even Asia, chances are you're eating a diet that is largely preservatives and additives. However, this diet does not mean that you are doomed to be deficient in the nutritional areas recommended by health professionals. Even as you continue to partake of your current diet, you can improve your health simply by adding a regimen of whole food vitamins into your routine.