Nutrition

"We have drifted into this deplorable position of national malnutrition quite inadvertently. It is the result of scientific research with the objective of finding the best ways to create foods that are non-perishable that can be made by mass production methods in central factories, and distributed so cheaply that they can sweep all local competition from the market. Then, after there develops a suspicion that these "foods" are inadequate to support life, modern advertising steps in to propagandize the people into believing that there is nothing wrong with them, that they are products of scientific research intended to afford a food that is the last word in nutritive value, and the confused public is totally unable to arrive at any conclusion of fact, and continues to blindly buy the rubbish that is killing them off years ahead of their time."

"One of the biggest tragedies of human civilization is the precedence of chemical therapy over nutrition." Dr. Royal Lee

Here is a partial list of nutrients lost in the processing of food

• Vitamins B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6
• Vitamin E
• Biotin & Folic Acid
• Chromium & Iron
• Calcium, Potassium & Magnesium
• Zinc
• Manganese & Cobalt
• Molybdenum, Selenium & Vanadium
• Fiber
• Essential Fatty Acids

"From the Land Or From The Lab - The Choice is Yours"! ~Dr. Royal Lee

Natural vs. Synthetic Vitamins

What is the difference between Natural and synthetic?

In short, it's the difference between something that's living and something that's dead.

That's a big difference.

Natural Whole Food Vitamins:

On vitamin labels the word "natural" has no specific definition other than that the substance exists somewhere on the planet or in outer space.

The key words to look for are "Whole Food Vitamins" - this means vitamins as they are found in food, untampered-with in any way that would change their molecular structure, their biological or biochemical combination, or their actions.

Vitamins in their natural state always exist as living complexes with specific synergistic co-factors, enzymes, phytonutrients and organic mineral-activators, and never as isolated single factors.

A vitamin needs all of its synergists to function!

Further, there are literally hundreds of such synergists, most of which have not yet been studied but are nevertheless very important.

Organic food sources are preferred since they are more nutrient-dense and contain no pesticide residues.

CRYSTALLINE means that a natural food has been treated with various chemicals, solvents, heat and distillations to reduce it down to one specific "pure" crystalline vitamin. In this process all the synergists, which are termed "impurities," are destroyed. There is no longer anything natural in the action of crystalline "vitamins" - they should more accurately be termed drugs.

SYNTHETIC means that a chemist attempted to reconstruct the exact structure of the crystalline molecule by chemically combining molecules from other sources. These sources are not living foods, but dead chemicals. For example, Vitamin B1 is made from a coal tar derivative, and d-alpha tocopherol (so-called Vitamin E) is a byproduct of materials used by the Eastman Kodak Company to make film. However, it is not legally necessary to give the source from which the synthetic "vitamin" is derived. Synthetic "vitamins" should more accurately be called drugs.

How To Read a Vitamin Label

To identify synthetics on the label, look to see if a source is given. If it isn't, assume the product is synthetic. These terms also identify a vitamin as synthetic:

Ø Acetate Ø Bitartrate Ø Chloride Ø Gluconate

Ø Hydrochloride Ø Succinate Ø Nitrate

©Copyright 2003 by Dr. Janet R. Lang DC

Whole-food natural supplements never come in high dosages. It is only possible to create high-dosage "vitamins" if you isolate one fraction of the vitamin complex as in crystalline, or synthesize one fraction as in synthetics.

Look at Vitamin C and Vitamin E diagrams. In naturally-occurring Vitamin C Complex, the ascorbic acid portion comprises only about 5% of the whole complex. Similarly, alpha tocopherol only comprises a small percentage of Vitamin E Complex.

Legally, the only portion of the Vitamin C Complex that is allowed to be called Vitamin C is the ascorbic acid portion, and the only part of the Vitamin E Complex that can be called Vitamin E is the alpha tocopherol piece.

The Fallacy Of "High Dosage Equals High Potency"

We, as consumers, have been thoroughly fooled and misled about vitamins. We have been hoodwinked into believing that large quantities of dead chemicals are more nutritionally potent than smaller amounts of high-quality living compounds.

Relatively small amounts of whole-food naturally vitamins, with all of their naturally-occurring synergists, are far more potent than high doses of synthetic imitation "vitamins."

Do Synthetic Vitamins Function as Well as Natural Whole-Food Vitamins?

No one would argue that high-performance, complex mechanisms like computers or space shuttles require very specific, high-quality materials in their makeup.

Living systems are even more complex and specific in their need for building materials. In addition, living systems are constantly breaking down cells, organs and tissues, and rebuilding and repairing them. For these processes the body must have a continual supply of high-quality material.

If you build a house with cheap, imitation construction materials, your house will quickly fall into disrepair. The same is true for the physical body. The body has a very precise design, which is so incredibly intricate and complex that even with all the scientific and medical research thus far, we have only scratched the surface of understanding it.

What arrogance it is to think that we can alter a design we don't even understand.

In Summary:

You can't repair and rebuild a living body with dead chemicals - It simply isn't possible!

©Copyright 2003 by Dr. Janet R. Lang DC

Foods & Supplements

"Nature does not produce vitamins, minerals, trace minerals, or any other food components in concentrated or segregated forms, but merges and blends them - synchronizes them - for the body's needs. The idea that "if a little is good, more is better" leads to ingestion of mega doses of "high potency", refined, separated, "nutrients", dismantled, disassembled, or artificially manufactured chemical supplements. This will "work" for a short time - pharmacologically stimulating or suppressing. Eventually, this method backfires and causes complications, imbalances. The body works to eliminate the excess and what it perceives as foreign, non-food. It attempts to combine the isolated chemical and other members of the complex, which normally appear in food, taking rather than giving. Such supplements do not contribute to health they only disrupt it. Balance and function - not quantity - are the keys."

"Nutrition News and Views" Judith DeCava, C.C.N., L.N.C. Vol. 3, No. 3

"The assumption that human technology could improve on the wisdom of Nature has become a primary cause of disease in the modern world. We dissect food, take out the most glaringly obvious parts, attempt to recreate them in a laboratory, and label them as "active ingredients." In fact it is the symphony of nutrients working synergistically that provides the quantum healing power of whole foods."

September 2002 issue of the American Journal of Natural Medicine, feature article by Patrick Quillan, PhD.

This year alone each person will consume 180 lbs of sugar. This statistic does not include artificial sweeteners, corn syrup.

What is Foundational Nutrition?

• Diet / Lifestyle
• Digestion
• Glucose Metabolism and Sugar Handling Problems
• Liver / Gallbladder

Stomach, Pancreas, & Gall Bladder are the Big 3 in Nutritional Therapy

Your body is only as good as it can digest and absorb what you are feeding it!

The Carbohydrate Epidemic

A.K.A The Ultimate Pyramid Scheme

Hello, my name is Mr. or Mrs. J. Q. American Public, and I'm a carboholic

I have been faithfully eating the American food pyramid diet - so have my kids.

I am overweight, carrying the excess in my midsection and torso.

I'm tired a lot, especially after eating.

I have food cravings, especially for sweets and carbohydrates.

I drink lots of soda, and I try to stick to diet brands to watch my weight.

I don't have much desire or energy to exercise.

I try real hard to stick to the "healthy" low fat diet my doctor recommends because there's heart disease, diabetes and cancer on both sides of my family. They all eat the American food pyramid diet, too.

I am 34 years old, look 44 and feel 84.

My family gets lots of colds and flu, so we make sure to get our flu shots every year. We still seem to get sick pretty often.

My children were all diagnosed with hyperactivity and learning disabilities and are on Ritalin.

I don't know it, but because I've been eating all this sugar and empty-calorie carbs, I am deficient in practically every know nutrient, except I take 5000 mg of "vitamin C" every day, and Tums for my calcium.

I don't know it, but I'm so deficient in good fats and EFAs that I haven't been able to make a hormone in years. And my cell membranes, brain and nerve tissues are practically 100% "made in America" trans fats.

I don't concentrate too good any more, but my memory's so poor I don't remember that I used to be able to.

If I could concentrate or remember things, I'd realize that every year I get a little fatter and a lot more tired.

I must be getting old.

Schedule your nutrition consult today so you can get off this carb cycle!!!

Copyright © 2002 by Dr. Janet R. Lang DC