Not exact matches
Topics discussed: How to choose the best prenatal multivitamin The pros / cons of whole food based supplements versus
synthetic supplements What
nutrients pregnant and postpartum mamas are often deficient in The
most important supplements for preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum (including nursing mamas) The importance of iron, choline, iodine, and folate... [Read more...]
Though our bodies need vitamins,
synthetic isolated varieties may not be the right source of
nutrients we require
most.
The gripe: «For the
most part, cereals are not exactly high in
nutrients, apart from
synthetic nutrients that are added.
It is a
synthetic nutrient found in
most prenatal vitamins, multivitamins, and enriched flours and cereals.
I have been using Mega Foods Herb Free for a while but am considering switching, since learning about the class action complaint from last January in California, stating that
most of the
nutrients in MegaFoods supplements are actually
synthetic forms and magnesium stearate is the «vegetable lubricant».
There is a great list of
synthetic / poor quality
nutrients commonly found in
most vitamins.
Isolated,
synthetic nutrients don't have the same effect on our bodies, because
most nutrients require co-factors and enzymes to be properly absorbed and activated.