Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Considerations When Selecting Vitamins For Ultimate Absorption

By Elinor Tran


People who don't eat organic food can have an entirely balanced diet without making their body's nutrient quota. Even those who have healthy lifestyles with organic diets that feature a good balance can gain from a certain amount of supplementation. However, vitamins made in USA aren't made equal.

When it comes to supplements, it's never best to choose the cheapest product. A lower price reflects a poorer product. For example, the nutrient is unlikely to come from a natural, live food source, which will make it a less effective supplement.

Always check the binder used to carry the nutrients in pill form. Hard pills should have organic binders rather than synthetic ones. Synthetic binders like magnesium stearate aren't soluble so the body doesn't digest them. The pill leaves the body without it having a chance to absorb the helpful nutrients within.

A supplement made entirely organically isn't necessarily the best choice either. While organic binders are crucial, the actual vitamin within sometimes needs to be synthetic to be of better quality. Vitamins D and E in synthetic form, however, are entirely useless.

Nutrients incorporated into tablets from natural food sources are virtually always preferable. The body is far more capable of absorbing these at cellular level. It's in the cells that these nutrients are needed. Vitamin E is a more complex nutrient. It doesn't work as a supplement as well as in food form. A cereal fortified with it works far better than any pill.

When it comes to gelatin, the problem of light comes in. Many nutrients don't respond well to light. The family of carotenes should seldom be taken in gelatin form because they're usually poorly incorporated.

There are some manufacturers which have managed to use gelatin effectively for beta carotene but there aren't many. Vegans can't take gelatin because it has an animal source. When selecting vitamins made in usa one can rely on a general rule that organic is better absorbed but, more importantly, meals must stay healthy and balanced.




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