Avoiding the Scams: Getting Supplements that Work
The difference in price between one supplement and another is often about much more than name brands. Absorption rates and quality of ingredients are two major components in price.
Houston, TX (PRWEB) May 5, 2004 -- If you’ve ever wondered why some
supplements sell for so little and why others -- that appear to have similar
vitamin and mineral content -- sell for more, it may be about more than just
brand names. Not all ingredients are created equal, and if you’re buying your
supplements on price alone, you may find that your purchase is a literal flush
down the toilet.
Among the key factors to the value of a supplement is
how much of the ingredients are actually absorbed into the body. For instance,
if two tablets both contain 1000 mg of vitamin C but your body actually uses
five times more vitamin C with one tablet than with the other, there is a huge
discrepancy in the value of these vitamins. One is worth five times more, but
may only cost twice as much.
“Many companies use heat when developing
their supplements,” explains Ramzey Khoury, a supplement distributor. “That
destroys any enzymes that are present, which keeps the body from absorbing much
of the value in a supplement. That means you’re passing all the ingredients,
right into the toilet.”
Another issue with absorption comes with chelated
minerals versus other types. Chelated minerals are bonded to amino acids, 95% of
which are absorbed by the body. Minerals lacking this bond to amino acids end up
with a much lower absorption rate, so that once again, much of the value of the
mineral is lost as it passes through the body.
Like many experts, though,
Khoury believes that the absorption rate of a supplement isn’t the only major
concern for consumers. “Another failure in the industry is when companies use
synthetic vitamins in place of natural ones,” he says. “Sure, they save their
own dimes, but studies have shown that synthetic ingredients do not supply the
body with the same biological value and in fact can be dangerous!”
Khoury
specifically cites studies suggesting that synthetic vitamin C can lead to
thicker arterial walls of the heart; that synthetic vitamin A has been shown to
increase the risk for developing certain cancers; and that synthetic vitamin E
has been shown to actually remove vitamins and minerals from
bones.
“Considering how critical vitamins, minerals, and enzymes are to
our health, and the fact that most Americans are deficient in these, it’s
critical that more people become educated on how supplements are manufactured,”
says Khoury. “This is why I supply a great deal of information on my web site
about the only supplement I sell.” The supplement, he explains, uses only whole
food vitamins and chelated minerals, and uses no heat in the production process.
This way, the enzymes are left intact for helping the body’s immune and
digestive processes.
“So many people in our country are suffering from
cancer, blood sugar diabetes, and dozens of other disease,” explains Khoury.
“This is at least in part because our food and supplements don’t give us all the
vitamins, minerals, and enzymes we need. I only sell one supplement because it’s
the only one I’ve found that brings together all the right ingredients in the
way that’s necessary for the body.”
Khoury provides links to this and
much more information about ingredients needed in the body and how they should
be manufactured for optimal value to the body on his web site, VHealthSource (www.vhealthsource.com). “You’d be surprised at the number of
health problems you can face because of poor food and supplements,” he says.
“It’s time we do something about this as a nation.”
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