The nutritional supplement I recommend is considered a 'whole-food supplement' because it contains nutrients from the whole food, not a singled out vitamin or two. Learn more about Juice Plus+®.
More bad news for the industry that relies heavily on sales of what I refer to as 'expensive urine'. Most vitamin supplements of the synthetic variety are not readily absorbed into the bloodstream. And the amount that is absorbed is missing all of the supporting nutrients that are present in the whole food. That's why eating whole food fruits and vegetables is the best action to take in the prevention of sickness and disease. There are literally thousands of nutrients that work together to support good health. It's not just the Vitamin C in an orange that is responsible for keeping you healthy. It's the vast array of nutrients that are present in that orange. Here's a report about the damaging effects that vitamins can have on your health --
Antioxidant vitamins can undo some of the most important health benefits of exercise, research has shown.
Taking vitamins C and E after a workout appears to prevent physical exercise improving the body's energy regulation, a study found.
Some vitamins can block this beneficial effect of exercise, the new findings published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggest.
Exercise is known to increase sensitivity to the hormone insulin, which governs the way cells use sugar as an energy source. Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body becomes resistant and less sensitive to insulin.
Ironically, it is the supplements' health-boosting properties that appear to be to blame.
Vitamins such as C and E neutralise destructive "free radical" molecules called reactive oxygen species (ROS) that can damage cells and DNA, and speed up ageing.
These molecules are a by-product of metabolism and generated in larger numbers during vigorous exercise.
But the new research suggests that as well as causing damage, oxygen free radicals also spur the body into becoming more sensitive to insulin. By mopping up the molecules, antioxidant vitamins cancel out this beneficial effect.
In addition, scientists from the University of Jena in Germany found that the vitamins weakened the body's own exercise-induced free radical defence system, which relies on the production of natural antioxidants.
The findings add to the growing evidence that vitamins have complex effects on the body which can do harm as well as good. (Reference)
On the subject of nutritional supplements, it is important to know the research that not only shows synthetic vitamins' harm, but benefits of whole food nutritional sources, like Juice Plus+®. There are many institutions, universities, and organizations that have performed studies on concentrated fruit and vegetable nutrients to show their efficacy, the benefits to your health.
Diet and exercise can help reduce the risk of degenerative diseases like heart disease and stroke, diabetes and cancer. Learn why eating fruits and vegetables is especially important, and how you can benefit from adding Juice Plus+® to your diet. Juice Plus+® is the most thoroughly researched nutritional product in history.
Dr. J. Patrick Havey
The Health & Wellness Institute, PC
Official Juice Plus+® Distributor
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