December 24, 2007 by Orville Campbell, MD.

 By Orville Campbell, MD

Whole food vitamins are superior to synthetic (lab derived) vitamins because they are in a more natural form and can be more readily utilized by your body. Whole foods are foods in a natural state, meaning unprocessed or unrefined. Quality will cost you. All natural tends to cost more. Make sure your vitamins are NSF or ISO certified. There are 5 Basic Truths you should know about your vitamins supplements.

#1 Certification

Better quality whole food vitamins will have NSF or ISO certification. Why would you take any dietary or nutrition supplement made by a company without one of these certifications? NSF certification for example assures the consumer that the product has been tested and will continue to be tested through periodic audits. In other words, the certification of a product is continuous, not a one time process. The product should have the high quality ingredients and manufacturing process that a company claims.

#2 Most People Need a Vitamin

Most People need to take vitamins. Unless you have the recommended daily amounts of fruits and vegetables per day, you most likely need a supplement. In our fast pace world, a lot of the foods individuals eat are polished or overly processed. As a general rule of thumb, 3 servings of fruits and vegetables daily should be eaten. Look at your plate and the plates of those around you. Are those plates colorful with fruits and vegetables or are do they lack color because of all the starch and meat?

#3 Source of Flavors and Colors

The source of the flavoring and colors of your supplement should be from natural sources. No artificial dyes or flavoring should spoil your vitamin.

#4 Truth in Labeling

The fewer additives or fillers the better: then there will be fewer opportunities for allergic reactions. The supplement market is very competitive; the better the quality the better and more prominent the labeling stating such. If your supplement is whole food, then the label should indicate such. The food source should be given for each vitamin component. The label should indicate regarding certification. Vague labels with minimal information are strong indicators of lower quality.

#5 Cost

Don’t ever select a vitamin based solely on price point. There are significant reasons why one vitamin is cheaper than the other. When you decide on what is an acceptable quality, then comparison shop for that similar quality vitamin so you are comparing oranges with oranges and apples with apples. Watch out for companies with well recognized names who have purchasing power. Read the label even more. Remember, quality will cost you. But, what is the monetary value of good health? I don’t think anyone can quantify that.

Start a whole food vitamin today. These supplements are needed to help the body fight infection, cancer, and other diseases. They are vital to assisting enzymes in the body in breaking down and absorbing foods. Vitamins are even needed to make sure your blood has the correct thinness or thickness. Still, vitamins are needed to maintain our sense of temperature, touch, pain, and vibration.

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Orville Campbell, MD is an internist and nephrologist. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. His expertise include: health and wellness, hypertension, diabetes, vitamin D, and kidney diseases.

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December 24, 2007 by Orville Campbell, MD.

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December 24, 2007 by Orville Campbell, MD.

 By Orville Campbell, MD

B12 helps your body to make life giving blood. A decrease in your red blood cell count is called anemia. Anemia can cause fatigue or poor energy and cravings for certain things such as ice. However, make sure your iron and RBC (red blood cell) folate levels are normal.

This vitamin can help one to maintain a good memory, achieve or maintain better focus, mental clarity and achieve a feeling of well-being or positive mood. Your entire nervous system can benefit from this supplement. B12 is vital to maintain the nervous system in excellent working order.

This vitamin has been called energy in a bottle; because, it imparts energy, stamina, and vitality to those who take it. For best results/absorption, one should take b12 with other B complex vitamins, such as B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), and B6 (Pyridoxine).

B12 applied to the skin (topically) may improve certain skin diseases such as atopic dermatitis and may be even psoriasis.

For individuals with kidney disease and on epogen (a medicine to prevent significant anemia), it can help to make the epogen more effective. Therefore, less medicine may be required. However, make sure your iron and RBC (red blood cell) folate levels are normal. These patients are especially prone to iron deficiency due to the reduced life expectancy of their red blood cells.

This supplement is helpful in protecting an unborn child from developing birth defects such as those defects affecting the spine.

This vitamin provides support to the immune system and promotes proper functioning. It helps to decrease the inflammatory state of an inflamed immune system.

B12 has been shown to lower homocysteine levels. An elevated homocysteine level has been associated (not causal) with stroke, heart disease, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s dementia. This implication is very exciting and promising.

This Christmas or holiday season, give the gift of health and wellness such as vitamin B12. Give gifts that impart health to prolong quality life.

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