The Supplement Myth!

I have seen a proliferation of potions, powders, pills and liquid magic supplements adorning wall to wall in healthfood shops and now chemist/pharmacy shops (who are getting in on the act). In Australia this is a multi billion dollar profitable business, yet the people who buy this rubbish still continue to take these supplements and yet are they benefitting from these doses? Vitamin and mineral supplements are robbed of their nutrients by the process they are treated with to get them into the bottles/packets. If you go back to why are you taking these magic bullets, you might get to the root of your problems! If you are consuming processed foods or eating a bad diet, swallowing supplements is NOT going to solve your issue. Processed foods is devoid of natural nutrients, so you should be eating as much as possible natural organic produce, which has the nutrients that you need. Much of the supplements are synthesised with with toxic chemicals such as magnesium stearate or stearic acid, silicon dioxide, metylcellulose, carnauba wax, titanium dioxide and many more concoctions in a laboratory setting under high heat and under centrifugal forces. These vitamins can stimulate a cell's metabolism, but it can not upgrade or replace the cell's component with the superior, 'better' element. Our bodies are NOT chemical factories, the body knows the difference of 'bad denatured' supplements, so many of the fancy supplements like the water-soluble vitamins, are flushed out of the body easily. The fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K tend to build up in the body's fat tissues, fat deposits, liver etc. This will cause potentially serious toxic side-effects over a period of time, so its better to eat a more natural organic plant-based diet. Prior to 1990 nobody took vitamin E now millions of people are popping down daily doses. Yet there is NO evidence that vitamin E is an antioxidant, but can cause neurological problems. You cannot reproduce the health benefits of an organic plant-based diet by taking supplements. In order to obtain optimal health, you must maintain a form of holistic healthy physical, mental and emotional living. Reduce stress, exercise daily, sleep well and eat a rich diet of fruit and vegetables, eliminate ALL animal products. Using supplements, potions, powders etc is a waste of dollars, there is no magic bullet, many supplements acts as a false support for your body. So why not spend less on 'potions' and spend the same on good natural fruits and vegetables. Nutritional supplements such as vitamin B is made from petrochemicals! If the label states vitamin B1 (thiamine), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin B3 (niacin), vitamin B5 (calcium pantothenate) you can be sure this 'junk' nutri-supplements are toxic. So when you next grab effervescent vitamin C, high-dose vitamin E, cranberry capsules, green tea extract, bee vomit, or some other antioxidant pill proven evidence over the past years has shown at best antioxidants supplements do little or nothing to benefit our health.
refs new scientist issue 2563 page 40-43 '06, earthsave '06, seattle times '07