Natural vs. Synthetic Vitamins – What’s the Big Difference?

Natural vs. Synthetic Vitamins – What’s the Big Difference?: Vitamins are little organic molecules we need, but we can’t make them or at least we have a hard time making them ourselves. We must rely on our food to keep us stocked with these essential nutrients, but our food is getting less and less nutritious. Fields are depleted by overuse. Pesticides limit the action of beneficial microbes in the soil that help plants draw in nutrients. Fertilizers focus on certain key chemicals and don’t take into account all the trace minerals, organic components, or beneficial microbes that go into good nutrition. And genetically modified foods have made their way into our food supply when we don’t know how they may affect us in the long term.

The Latest Scoop on Wonder Nutrient Vitamin K2 | The Healthy Home Economist

The Latest Scoop on Wonder Nutrient Vitamin K2 | The Healthy Home Economist: I had the privilege of meeting a number of people that I greatly admire at the recent Wise Traditions International Conference, one of whom wrote perhaps the most intriguing book I read last year- Dr. Kate Rheaume-Bleue, author of�Vitamin K2 and the Calcium Paradox.

An overview on current evidence on vitamin D and brain disorders | Vitamin D Council

An overview on current evidence on vitamin D and brain disorders | Vitamin D Council: In a compelling editorial published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers argue there is convincing evidence vitamin D deficiency negatively impacts brain development in the fetus and exacerbates the progression of brain disorders in adults.

Cui X, Groves NJ, Burne TH, Eyles DW, Mcgrath JJ. Low vitamin D concentration exacerbates adult brain dysfunction. Am J Clin Nutr. 2013;97(5):907-8.

Rethinking & Clarifying the Vitamin B12 Issue, by Dr. Virginia Vetrano

Rethinking & Clarifying the Vitamin B12 Issue, by Dr. Virginia Vetrano: There is no such thing as a B12 deficiency, even in 100% raw vegan food eaters. They do not have to eat dirt, animal products, or take pills to secure coenzymes of B12. Bacteria in the intestinal tract make it for us, and the metabolically usable and necessary forms of coenzyme B12 are contained in unprocessed, fresh natural plant foods, particularly in nuts and seeds. The real problem in so-called B12 deficiency is a failure of digestion and absorption of foods, rather than a deficiency of the vitamin itself.

Study: Vitamin D3 Prevents Flu Better than Vaccines/Anti-virals | Journal of Living Food and Healing

Study: Vitamin D3 Prevents Flu Better than Vaccines/Anti-virals | Journal of Living Food and Healing: "An important new study was released in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in May 2010 showing Vitamin D3 is more effective in preventing flu than vaccines and antivirals. Cod liver oil is my choice for a natural ratio of D3 and A along with the good oils."