I think the general idea is that although the pharms know many of the minerals and vitamins necessary for health, they do not know them all. Plus there is a synergy between different ones quite often. The interesting thing is that when these occur in nature, the synergetic ones are there also, often in just the right ratios. There are several examples of this, calcium and magnesium in dolomite, and the flavoids in rose hips that are best to have with vitamin C.
Thus if the vitamins are from a natural source, such as rose hips, then other necessary nutriments that are not known will be there just as the universe intended it. Marshall [email protected] wrote: > Hi Maryanne, > > Thanks for the response. I know of the report you are talking about. > It's a quote from U.S. Senate Document 264. It's a reprint of an > opinion that originally appeared in the June 1936 issue of > Cosmopolitan magazine and was placed into the Congressional record by > a Florida senator. > > Anyhow, I live in an agricultural area and I agree that most of the > farmland has probably been farmed out. It may look like spinach but it > contains the nutrients of cardboard. > > The point that I was trying to make, is that it's my opinion that most > of the dietary supplements on the market today are garbage. The people > that are marketing this stuff are sleaze-bags. They try to get others > to do their dirty work. "Sell enough of this crap to your family and > friends and you will get yours free!" > > Eating expensive pills or drinking swill that contains a little bit of > crunched up shale, kelp, seaweed or coral isn't the answer. I think > one would be better off buying a multivitamin/multimineral supplement > from Wallgreens or K-Mart. It's a hell of a lot cheaper and at least > they tell you what's in it. Then again, you can always eat some dirt > or drink a little sea water (at least it's fresh!) > > I think the real problem is that people are over breeding and using up > the worlds resources. I try to check the OT list once a day if you > want to follow up on this. > > Best wishes, > Andy (^_^) > > > From: Pow-Map > > Andy, > If you rely on the > government to > give us our dietary guidelines, I pity you and your family. > Mineral > depletion was proven back in 1930's (You can look that up) and unless > you eat > over 5-6 pounds of high quality fresh fruits, veggies, nuts and > protein > daily-your not getting even RDA standards. > Look at the back of a > bag of > animal food-there are more vitamins and minerals than there are in > human > > food. My brother is a vet and doesn't get into any of this 'heath' > stuff > and has even told me they put those in there so the animals DON'T get > sick. > I'm not trying to be > rude and > this has nothing to do with CS but you should seriously do some > research > and be > a little more open minded- just for the sake of your own > health. > PS I'm not selling a > darn > thing! >
