Do you want to take a multivitamin because of a not so perfect diet, because you want to stay in peak condition or maybe just for some health insurance?
If you take a multivitamin or have ever taken one, did you feel it making any difference in your body? Did it help with energy, sleep, or any general health areas?
If you don't feel any different taking vitamins, they are not working for you and actually could be causing harm.
If you care about what is in a vitamin I will help bring awareness about the possible dangers of synthetic multi vitamins see here and here and offer anyone who cares, an alternative that's whole-food based instead of artificial and maybe even toxic.
Check your multivitamin bottle
Pull out your bottle of daily vitamins. Look at the label (if you're like me you'll need the magnifier) and see if you find any of these synthetic ingredients, e.g. Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) (click here for many more).
Birth defects increase 400%
Did you know that in one study reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, 22,000 pregnant women were given synthetic supplements, and birth defects increased 400%? They had to halt the study.
Zoltan P. Rona, M.D., says that while a healthy person will not drop dead immediately after ingesting synthetic supplements, "the long-term consequences of continuous, daily intakes are potentially dangerous." Reactions, he reports, include fatigue, memory loss, depression, insomnia and potential liver disorders.
Synthetic Multivitamin free TradeAway program
Whole Food Nation , a whole-food supplement company, has launched a national Trade Away program.
Here's how it works.
ANYONE who takes synthetic multivitamins everyday can send them in, and get a box (one month supply) of either GREEN or PURPLE Pops in exchange. No charge.
Follow these 3 short steps to join the TradeAway Program.
1. Look to see if your multivitamins are synthetic. Check it against this synthetic ingredients list here Are Your Vitamins Safe?
2. Decide which of the whole-food multi's you want:
3. Ship your synthetic multivitamin* bottle (leave some pills in it) to Whole Food Nation.
Please include:
Name
Address
Email
Phone #
Which Pops you want
Ship to:
Whole Food Nation
ATTN: Robin Plan
2085 Valencour Circle
Mendota Heights, MN 55120
*Multivitamins only, please. NOT just a bottle of vitamin E, or A, or C or calcium. No drugs or meds, either.
Upon receipt of your synthetic multivitamins and your choice of Green or Purples, we'll ship you your box of Pops. Plus some tips.
Questions email Robin Plan here.
P.S. No one from our company will hound you or pitch you anything. The TradeAway is a national experiment to introduce people to whole-food based multis. And we never share your info, for any reason.
