Good Afternoon All, I was enquiring about views on natural vitamins vs synthetic ones. Speaking with a nutritionist they recommend natural supplements (as much as possible), as your body absorbs it much easier as its a known entity. Is this true? Supplements with this more natural approach, seem …

Food is supposedly better than supplements for getting vitamins into the body. If your guy is suggesting “natural” supplements over artificial supplements, it’s likely to be quackery.

Been going the “none” route for a few decades now, and not dead yet. I guess it works.

I generally don’t bother either except for; Vitamin C and Zinc - if I feel I’m starting to get sick or one of the walking incubators (kids) are sick. This does seem to be backed up by science. Fizzy multi-vit for a B vitamin boost if I’m feeling run down. This probably isn’t backed up by science…

If you are eating a minimally processed, organic, mostly plant-based diet, you likely don’t need supplements. But then, you are stressing your body in unnatural ways through excess exertion, so you might need to supplement. I like to think I eat fairly well but I still take: D3 in the winter due …

This is a really complex area as there are a lack of studies to back up most of the claims. With supplements not needing to follow the same criteria as prescription drugs, it gets even trickier. Factor in that everyone’s diet is slightly different, there are many different variables at play. As a…

I’m firmly in the “none” camp, as I strongly agree with what was said, upthread: if you’re eating a normal, healthy, balanced diet, you don’t need any supplements. That being said, I do have some special needs, so I’ve grudgingly added a few synthetic supplements: a multivitamin, as I’m on daily …

The berries part is, of course, not a supplement - it’s a treat! A mix of frozen cranberries and blueberries makes a great base for a post-ride smoothie.

[image] JoeX: If your guy is suggesting “natural” supplements over artificial supplements, it’s likely to be quackery. Not true at all. Many man-made supplements do not contain the needed enzymes, nor the spectrum of other ingredients that a nutural supplement does. For example synthetic vita…

Also, too many people suggest just eating a normal healthy diet will cover all bases. Under normal circumstances this would be adequate. However, most people’s opnion of what consists of normal or healthy food is grossly inaccurate and contains large amounts of highly processed foods which are den…

Supplements: Natural, Synthetic or none?

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wholefamilyprod June 6, 2019, 2:10pm 10

Hello! I think it will be best to use natural supplements for they provide the necessary nutrients that our body needs.

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