February 16, 2010 – 12:34 am
What is a Whole Food Vitamin?
A whole food vitamin comes right from the vegetables and fruits we eat and has many things attached to it that make it a “whole vitamin”. When we purchase synthetic vitamins, they are manufactured in a lab and the body cannot use them because they are stripped of all other components that make a vitamin whole. As a result, the body must pull these missing nutrients from other areas of the body just to be able to utilize these synthetic vitamins.
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Antioxidants
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There has been a lot of research done to show that an improved lifestyle including healthier eating, exercise and proper nutrient levels can help nutritionally support your body in so many ways.
Normal body cells grow, divide, and die in an orderly fashion. During the early years of a person’s life, normal cells divide more rapidly until the person becomes an adult. After that, cells in most parts of the body divide only to replace worn-out or dying cells and to repair injuries.
Increased intake of vitamin C and other anti-oxidants, especially from fruits and vegetables, could be extremely beneficial. The main antioxidants are known as the 4 “ACES” for provitamin A, vitamin C vitamin E and selenium
Another greatly researched nutrient for nutritionally supporting your body in a fantastic way is with Garlic. Many other studies have shown that Beta Carotene and other antioxidants have a great impact in nutritionally supporting your body.
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Healthy Cholesterol Levels
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Maintaining healthy cholesterol levels and cardiovascular health should be a top priority for people. Some vital aspects of having healthy cholesterol levels include having a good nutrient-rich, healthy diet, plenty of physical activity, and watching blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
Additionally, through research we know that specific nutrients are necessary to nutritionally support coronary health. Here are just a few examples.
Vitamins should be taken straight from foods in their whole form, not in their partial form or made in a lab. For example, vitamin C taken in its synthetic form, Ascorbic Acid, has actually been shown to thicken arterial walls.1 Additionally, minerals have been proven to be the most bioavailable and most readily absorbed by the body in the amino acid chelated form. This form leaves no waste or toxins in the body, such as calcium citrate or carbonate, which can cause additional stress.
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Healthy Blood Sugar Levels
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Having healthy glucose sugar levels can be very important to experiencing a healthy lifestyle. When you have healthy blood sugar levels, your body should be producing and properly using insulin.
Chromium is an essential trace element that is required for the body to have normal insulin function.1 When the body has a chromium deficiency it can produce conditions such as impaired glucose metabolism, high blood sugar levels, lower HDL levels, among others. If your diet is high in refined sugars and refined grains like white bread, you actual intensify the chromium depletion in the body.
Gymnema sylvestre studies show an amazing effect on supporting healthy blood glucose levels.3 Researchers believe that Gymnema sylvestre may play a key role in helping the body nutritionally support healthy beta cells, which plays a vital role in the production of and secretion of insulin into the body. No other herb has been shown to nutritionally support healthy beta cells as much as Gymnema sylvestre. Gymnema sylvestre is also known to nutritionally support a healthy body fat ratio and healthy cholesterol levels!4
Improve your diet, exercise and nutritionally support your body with whole food vitamins and by eating healthy foods and as many raw foods as possible.
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Cardiovascular Health
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Maintaining cardiovascular health is one of the most important priorities for wellness! The most vital aspects of maintaining cardiovascular health includes having a good nutrient rich healthy diet, plenty of physical activity, and watching your blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
Additionally, through research we know that specific nutrients can help nutritionally support coronary health and cardiovascular health. A special form of garlic extract (AGE) could nutritionally support cardiovascular health in a couple of ways.
Vitamins C and E, and daily consumption of folic acid, vitamin B(12), vitamin B(6), vitamin B-3 (niacin), and chromium are shown to nutritionally support coronary and cardiovascular health, to help you live a life of wellness and feeling good.
Additionally, minerals have been proven to be the most bioavailable and better absorbed by the body in the amino acid chelated form. This form leaves no waste or toxins in the body, such as calcium citrate or carbonate, which can cause additional stress.
Make sure you’re eating healthy food, taking a whole food vitamin, getting regular check-ups with your doctor, exercising, resting, and doing activities that make you smile.
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Body Weight
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Healthy body weight is an increasing issue among Americans today. Healthy body weight is important to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. We will show from the research below, improving your diet and exercise are the most important things you can do to improve your metabolism and help your body shed the unwanted fat.1
Lets look at some of the most researched and powerful nutrients:
CLA (Conjugated Linoleic Acid) A study published in The Journal of Nutrition (December 2000, V12) established that the natural dietary supplement conjugated linoleic Acid (CLA) reduces body fat in people with body weight challenges.2
Garcinia Cambogia Another supplement essential for weight loss is natural organic acid extract from the rind of the Malabar tamarind called Garcinia cambogia. This compound has been associated with nutritionally supporting healthy body weight by a gradual decrease in body fat and other weight management benefits, such as suppressing hunger cravings. A study performed by Katts, et al, concluded the administration of Garcinia cambogia reduced deposition of body fat and promoted increased weight loss in human subjects.3 Citrin K is a proprietary formula proven to suppress appetite and inhibit cholesterol synthesis in the liver. Citrin K also supplies potassium, which plays a major role in maintaining the body’s fluid balance and heartbeat.
Other micronutrients that are needed to support body fat metobolism include vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C and zinc and chromium, Which are also found in whole food vitamins.
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Healthy Bones
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Bone is a living, growing tissue. Throughout your lifetime, old bone is removed (resorption) and new bone is added to the skeleton (formation). During childhood and teenage years, new bone is added faster than old bone is removed. As a result, bones become larger, heavier, and denser. Bone formation continues at a pace faster than resorption until peak bone mass (maximum bone density and strength) is reached around age 30. After age 30, bone resorption slowly begins to exceed bone formation. Bone loss is most rapid in the first few years after menopause but persists into the postmenopausal years.
When the body doesn’t get the proper amount of calcium from our diet into the bloodstream, the bones surrender calcium to maintain the amounts needed in the blood for other bodily functions. Increased amounts of phosphorus from sources such as carbonated beverages, fast foods, and preservatives can contribute to calcium deficiency by lowering available blood calcium.
Studies show Ipriflavone is known to assist the body in maintaining bone density with post menopausal women who already have low bone density levels.2 Ipriflavone is found in natural foods but only in trace amounts. Ipriflavone now has clinical support showing it assists the body in increasing bone density, and is considered to be the most promising nutrient for the management of bone health.3 Here are the results of three of the many double blind placebo controlled studies on this great nutrient.
The studies were performed with a special form of ipriflavone trade named “Ostivone”.
With the goal of having healthy bones increasing in our country, please make sure that your diet nutritionally supports your body’s ability to minimize the loss of bone density as you age.The time to prevent serious fractures is prior to the years when bone density loss occurs. As you educate yourself about your health and the critical importance of giving the body the proper vitamins and micronutrients it needs, you start to look at daily nutrients as a necessary and important way of life.
Additionally, studies also have shown that weight lifting has contributed to an increase in bone density so consult your doctor on the correct exercise program that would be best for you.
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Here are some of the ingredients that a good whole food vitamin may contain.
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Ingredients Amount per serving % Daily Value Opti-Blend Delivery and Digestive Blend
Amylase, Protease I, Protease II, Peptidase, Lipase, Invertase, Cellulase, Lactase, Maltase, Hemi seb. 108,918 Active Units * Stabilized Probiotic Blend DDS-1 Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium bifidum, Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus bulgaricus, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus salivarius, Streptococcus thermophilus, Bifidobacterium infantis, Bacillus coagulans. 3.510 Billion CFU * Calcium (amino acid chelate & dicalcium malate) 1004 mg 100% Iodine (potassium iodide) 150 mcg 100% Magnesium (amino acid chelate, oxide & glycyl glutamine) 400 mg 100% Zinc (amino acid chelate) 15 mg 100% Iron (amino acid chelate)(Ferrochel
Tags: Blood Sugar, Body Weight, bones, Nutrients Antioxidants
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