The Absorption Factor for Vitamins and Minerals
Some companies claim that if a supplement is not in a liquid then they are not absorbed
and are totally worthless that would be false. It is not the liquid that allows for better
absorption. Let's explore this further.
Many inexpensive tablet supplements are not broken down in the digestive tract before
they are eliminated because of the binding agents used to form the tablet. The bulk of
these are also synthetic which is counter productive to the body's natural molecules
structure.
Pour some vinegar (which is a mild acid) in a glass, and then place your vitamins and
minerals in the vinegar. Record the time it takes for your supplements to dissolve.
Remember that hydrochloric acid that is produced in the stomach is much stronger than
acetic acid in vinegar. Strong acids are needed to break down food before the food
leaves the stomach and enters the small intestines. Certain minerals require an acid
environment for enhanced absorption. Calcium is absorbed better in an acid
environment.
Digestive enzymes, most of which are made in the pancreas, aid in the breakdown and
digestion of carbohydrates, proteins and fats. For people over the age of fifty, digestive
enzymes are critical because as we get older the production of digestive enzymes
decreases just like the production of hydrochloric acid in the stomach. Generally the
age groups of people who take more anti-acids are those people over the age of fifty.
Most of their digestive problems result from not having enough acid in the stomach and
the food that they eat is not being broken down sufficiently. Unfortunately they take
anti-acids that compound the problem. Digestive enzymes help prevent upset stomach,
bloating and other digestive ailments believe that improper digestion as a result of the
lack of digestive enzymes and decreased stomach acid as we get older is the cause of
a lot of illness. What segment of the society spends most of their retired "Golden Years"
in doctor's offices?
Cont.
Some companies claim that if a supplement is not in a liquid then they are not absorbed
and are totally worthless that would be false. It is not the liquid that allows for better
absorption. Let's explore this further.
Many inexpensive tablet supplements are not broken down in the digestive tract before
they are eliminated because of the binding agents used to form the tablet. The bulk of
these are also synthetic which is counter productive to the body's natural molecules
structure.
Pour some vinegar (which is a mild acid) in a glass, and then place your vitamins and
minerals in the vinegar. Record the time it takes for your supplements to dissolve.
Remember that hydrochloric acid that is produced in the stomach is much stronger than
acetic acid in vinegar. Strong acids are needed to break down food before the food
leaves the stomach and enters the small intestines. Certain minerals require an acid
environment for enhanced absorption. Calcium is absorbed better in an acid
environment.
Digestive enzymes, most of which are made in the pancreas, aid in the breakdown and
digestion of carbohydrates, proteins and fats. For people over the age of fifty, digestive
enzymes are critical because as we get older the production of digestive enzymes
decreases just like the production of hydrochloric acid in the stomach. Generally the
age groups of people who take more anti-acids are those people over the age of fifty.
Most of their digestive problems result from not having enough acid in the stomach and
the food that they eat is not being broken down sufficiently. Unfortunately they take
anti-acids that compound the problem. Digestive enzymes help prevent upset stomach,
bloating and other digestive ailments believe that improper digestion as a result of the
lack of digestive enzymes and decreased stomach acid as we get older is the cause of
a lot of illness. What segment of the society spends most of their retired "Golden Years"
in doctor's offices?
Cont.
Consuming Fruits and Vegetables Prevents Cancer
The beneficial effects of fruit and vegetable consumption are exceedingly
great when it comes to health and prevention of cancer. While published information in
peer-reviewed medical journals about fruits and vegetables preventing stroke is
relatively
new, consuming the phytochemicals in them as a means of countering cancer is now
well-established.
So, if it is so well established how did we get away from such a great way of thinking?
A routine which our elders taught us?
Marketing might have something to do with it. A fast paced environment could be a
contributing factor. Maybe the microwave made it all too simple. The combination of all
involved has made us a very different society, health wise.
The seven prominent medical researchers hypothesized that "antioxidant
vitamins are the potential mediators of the beneficial effects of fruits and
vegetables."
JAMA did a 25-year follow-up study of middle-aged men who had participated in the
study and found that between fruit and vegetable intake the development of stroke
lessened. For each increment of three [vegetable] servings per day, there was a 22
percent decrease in the risk of all stroke." Hello! It does not take a brain child to figure
out that these two key and mind you natural products will decrease heart disease.
This is something that we learned on the farm. This is something we learned from our
parents. This is something that should be a natural dietary item for every individual on
the planet.
For some countries this is a given and natural requirement. But then for some such as
the U.S. it has fallen by the waste basket. Soda pop in the school cafeterias? Candy
bar machines in the hallways.....come on now!
Whatever happened to the nutritional lunches that we were given at school?
Confirmed studies have proven a huge protective effect that fruit and vegetable
consumption confers for practically every type of cancer. One's risk of coming down
with any kind of cancer doubles if you eat few fruits and vegetables compared with
eating lots of them. An exception to this finding is breast cancer.
We Americans now lead the world in health disorders. Is that because we have better
doctors or maybe it is because we have better marketing in the media?
So, how did we get off track and end up where we are today? Money, marketing and
greed, not to mention the fast pace environment we live in today. All of these things are
still in our control if we want to get back to the basics and live a normal productive life.
Although I will be the first to say normal is boring. How about healthy and boring?...yep
that works for me.
The beneficial effects of fruit and vegetable consumption are exceedingly
great when it comes to health and prevention of cancer. While published information in
peer-reviewed medical journals about fruits and vegetables preventing stroke is
relatively
new, consuming the phytochemicals in them as a means of countering cancer is now
well-established.
So, if it is so well established how did we get away from such a great way of thinking?
A routine which our elders taught us?
Marketing might have something to do with it. A fast paced environment could be a
contributing factor. Maybe the microwave made it all too simple. The combination of all
involved has made us a very different society, health wise.
The seven prominent medical researchers hypothesized that "antioxidant
vitamins are the potential mediators of the beneficial effects of fruits and
vegetables."
JAMA did a 25-year follow-up study of middle-aged men who had participated in the
study and found that between fruit and vegetable intake the development of stroke
lessened. For each increment of three [vegetable] servings per day, there was a 22
percent decrease in the risk of all stroke." Hello! It does not take a brain child to figure
out that these two key and mind you natural products will decrease heart disease.
This is something that we learned on the farm. This is something we learned from our
parents. This is something that should be a natural dietary item for every individual on
the planet.
For some countries this is a given and natural requirement. But then for some such as
the U.S. it has fallen by the waste basket. Soda pop in the school cafeterias? Candy
bar machines in the hallways.....come on now!
Whatever happened to the nutritional lunches that we were given at school?
Confirmed studies have proven a huge protective effect that fruit and vegetable
consumption confers for practically every type of cancer. One's risk of coming down
with any kind of cancer doubles if you eat few fruits and vegetables compared with
eating lots of them. An exception to this finding is breast cancer.
We Americans now lead the world in health disorders. Is that because we have better
doctors or maybe it is because we have better marketing in the media?
So, how did we get off track and end up where we are today? Money, marketing and
greed, not to mention the fast pace environment we live in today. All of these things are
still in our control if we want to get back to the basics and live a normal productive life.
Although I will be the first to say normal is boring. How about healthy and boring?...yep
that works for me.
Congress is Going to Change
How We Take Our Vitamins
We knew this was coming. It appears that the Congress wants to control and limit
what types and amounts of supplements we use to enhance our health and wellness.
All in the name of "SAFETY" for the public...as if prescription medication is safe!
Can anyone tell me of someone they personally knew that died from taking nutritional
supplements? Can anyone tell me of anyone they knew that died as a result of
properly prescribed medications? Not to mention the fact of the increased cost that
will go along with it. It's time to get a better understanding of who your
Representatives are and why this is happening. Maybe it is time to let them know that
they are being put on notice.
Keep in mind that the pharmaceutical industry is one of the largest lobbies on the hill
not to mention in the world. Make no mistake they have an agenda and it is in full
motion. It would seem that they have an interest in the vitamin supplement business.
Right now everyone seems to be panicking about whether they are going to get
"health Insurance", or more correctly stated "Illness Insurance," Why wait until you
get sick or become ill and have to seek medical treatment? We are at the point where
we cannot afford "illness insurance" and we cannot afford to get sick.
Cont.
How We Take Our Vitamins
We knew this was coming. It appears that the Congress wants to control and limit
what types and amounts of supplements we use to enhance our health and wellness.
All in the name of "SAFETY" for the public...as if prescription medication is safe!
Can anyone tell me of someone they personally knew that died from taking nutritional
supplements? Can anyone tell me of anyone they knew that died as a result of
properly prescribed medications? Not to mention the fact of the increased cost that
will go along with it. It's time to get a better understanding of who your
Representatives are and why this is happening. Maybe it is time to let them know that
they are being put on notice.
Keep in mind that the pharmaceutical industry is one of the largest lobbies on the hill
not to mention in the world. Make no mistake they have an agenda and it is in full
motion. It would seem that they have an interest in the vitamin supplement business.
Right now everyone seems to be panicking about whether they are going to get
"health Insurance", or more correctly stated "Illness Insurance," Why wait until you
get sick or become ill and have to seek medical treatment? We are at the point where
we cannot afford "illness insurance" and we cannot afford to get sick.
Cont.
Antioxidants play a role in deadly malnutrition disease
Mainstream America has been bombarded in recent years with advertisements
touting the health benefits of antioxidants such as vitamin E and beta carotene. But a
new study from the University of Florida and Washington University in St. Louis
suggests that they may be far more important to children in other parts of the world
who have a severe form of malnutrition called kwashiorkor.
Based on the study, which uncovered the mechanisms by which kwashiorkor works,
the researchers may be able to begin designing treatments to drastically reduce the
fatality rate from kwashiorkor, a leading cause of juvenile death in Third World
countries, said Christiaan Leeuwenburgh, an assistant professor in UF's department
of exercise and sport sciences. Leeuwenburgh did the study with lead author Mark
Manary, an associate professor of pediatrics at Washington University in St. Louis
and Jay Heinecke, associate professor of medicine at Washington University School
of Medicine in St. Louis Because of the lack of antioxidants in the diet of many
children who suffer from kwashiorkor, their bodies undergo oxidative stress, in which
particles called free radicals destroy healthy cells, the researchers found.
"Now that we've established that oxidative stress may be involved, simple oxidative
therapies, like giving the children doses of various antioxidants, can help,"
Leeuwenburgh said. "Giving these children antioxidant supplements as well as
supplemental proteins could increase their life spans."
Common sense might suggest that giving children more food would stop malnutrition,
but with kwashiorkor, it's more complicated than that. From this study, researchers
have determined that it's not the amount of food but the amount of antioxidants in the
food that makes a difference.
Kwashiorkor is particularly devastating to children, 40 million of whom have the
disease, Manary said. "It's an extremely serious form of malnutrition," he said.
"Normally when you're starving, you just get thinner, which is normal because your
body is conserving its energy for essential functions. When children get kwashiorkor,
their mind is affected and they get large sores on their bodies. It's all over the world,
especially in poor countries."
Results of the study, funded by the International Atomic Energy Agency and the
National Institutes of Health, were published in September's Journal of Pediatrics.
Manary collected urine samples from 41 children in Malawi, a small country in
southern Africa. The children were divided into three groups: those with kwashiorkor,
those with malaria and those classified as healthy children. Manary stored the
samples on dry ice at -70 degrees Celsius, and returned them to the United States,
where Leeuwenburgh analyzed them using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry,
a sensitive and specific procedure that tests for oxidative damage.
Leeuwenburgh found that children with malaria, and especially children with
kwashiorkor, had very high levels of oxidative stress markers.
"Because of malnutrition, the defenses of these children is low," Leeuwenburgh said.
"It really sets them up to be damaged from free radicals."
Based on this study, Manary is designing interventions that he hopes to test in
Malawi within the next few years.
"It's very exciting," he said. "This means that this severe form of malnutrition could be
prevented if you could increase the amount of antioxidants in people's diets. For
people in Africa and Asia, we're going to try indigenous methods. Having them dry
mangoes, which are all over Asia and Africa, is one idea. They're full of antioxidants,
but they aren't in season very long, so if we could teach people to dry them for
year-round use, it could help."
The study also points to new avenues that health organizations worldwide can
pursue in the fight against hunger and disease.
The impact of the study on the health of children in the Third World could be
staggering, Leeuwenburgh said. However, finding the right combination of proteins
and antioxidants to supplement the often poor diets of malnourished children will
require additional research.
"This is just the beginning of a big puzzle that needs to be figured out,"
Leeuwenburgh said. "But this is an important first step, because it is the first
evidence of this type of free radical involvement in these diseases."
Mainstream America has been bombarded in recent years with advertisements
touting the health benefits of antioxidants such as vitamin E and beta carotene. But a
new study from the University of Florida and Washington University in St. Louis
suggests that they may be far more important to children in other parts of the world
who have a severe form of malnutrition called kwashiorkor.
Based on the study, which uncovered the mechanisms by which kwashiorkor works,
the researchers may be able to begin designing treatments to drastically reduce the
fatality rate from kwashiorkor, a leading cause of juvenile death in Third World
countries, said Christiaan Leeuwenburgh, an assistant professor in UF's department
of exercise and sport sciences. Leeuwenburgh did the study with lead author Mark
Manary, an associate professor of pediatrics at Washington University in St. Louis
and Jay Heinecke, associate professor of medicine at Washington University School
of Medicine in St. Louis Because of the lack of antioxidants in the diet of many
children who suffer from kwashiorkor, their bodies undergo oxidative stress, in which
particles called free radicals destroy healthy cells, the researchers found.
"Now that we've established that oxidative stress may be involved, simple oxidative
therapies, like giving the children doses of various antioxidants, can help,"
Leeuwenburgh said. "Giving these children antioxidant supplements as well as
supplemental proteins could increase their life spans."
Common sense might suggest that giving children more food would stop malnutrition,
but with kwashiorkor, it's more complicated than that. From this study, researchers
have determined that it's not the amount of food but the amount of antioxidants in the
food that makes a difference.
Kwashiorkor is particularly devastating to children, 40 million of whom have the
disease, Manary said. "It's an extremely serious form of malnutrition," he said.
"Normally when you're starving, you just get thinner, which is normal because your
body is conserving its energy for essential functions. When children get kwashiorkor,
their mind is affected and they get large sores on their bodies. It's all over the world,
especially in poor countries."
Results of the study, funded by the International Atomic Energy Agency and the
National Institutes of Health, were published in September's Journal of Pediatrics.
Manary collected urine samples from 41 children in Malawi, a small country in
southern Africa. The children were divided into three groups: those with kwashiorkor,
those with malaria and those classified as healthy children. Manary stored the
samples on dry ice at -70 degrees Celsius, and returned them to the United States,
where Leeuwenburgh analyzed them using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry,
a sensitive and specific procedure that tests for oxidative damage.
Leeuwenburgh found that children with malaria, and especially children with
kwashiorkor, had very high levels of oxidative stress markers.
"Because of malnutrition, the defenses of these children is low," Leeuwenburgh said.
"It really sets them up to be damaged from free radicals."
Based on this study, Manary is designing interventions that he hopes to test in
Malawi within the next few years.
"It's very exciting," he said. "This means that this severe form of malnutrition could be
prevented if you could increase the amount of antioxidants in people's diets. For
people in Africa and Asia, we're going to try indigenous methods. Having them dry
mangoes, which are all over Asia and Africa, is one idea. They're full of antioxidants,
but they aren't in season very long, so if we could teach people to dry them for
year-round use, it could help."
The study also points to new avenues that health organizations worldwide can
pursue in the fight against hunger and disease.
The impact of the study on the health of children in the Third World could be
staggering, Leeuwenburgh said. However, finding the right combination of proteins
and antioxidants to supplement the often poor diets of malnourished children will
require additional research.
"This is just the beginning of a big puzzle that needs to be figured out,"
Leeuwenburgh said. "But this is an important first step, because it is the first
evidence of this type of free radical involvement in these diseases."
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