Natural Vitamins

[mariefe18]

Unlike most supplements, these products are made from organic foods, not synthetics. Visit the Naturally Nova Scotia website for more information.

[badzy]

many vitamin manufacturers are now using natural or medicinal products in their supplements.
i saw this website offering ginger, onion and garlic supplements..whoaahh that must be stinky but they're good to our health

[shaunrys]

Actually the line between natural and synthetic is awfully thin!
If you are extracting "natural" substances out of food, doesn't that make them synthetic? I mean, you are synthesizing the vitamin portion of the food into a chemical form that can be easily put into a pill of liquid.
The best way to get natural vitamins is to eat the food that contains that vitamin! For a supplement, I would just take a reasonably price multi from the supermarket or drug store. And get most of your nutrition from your diet.

[DrLMartin]

If you all review antioxidants in pub-med, you will find a new trend of research that suggests it is not possible to obtain enough antioxidants from food or most direct antioxidants to provide any measurable reduction in your antioxidant levels. The measurement is called a TBAR test that in one study I reviewed looked at two study groups. 1) these participants were individuals that had reported taking daily antioxidant supplements and had a good history of a diet eating foods high in anti oxidants. Group 2) were individuals the researches called "couch potatoes". TBAR tests were conducted on both groups and there was no significant difference in free radical levels between the two groups.
Studies have suggested in order to obtain enough indirect antioxidants to reduce free radicals you would need to eat 11 pounds of blueberries, over 300 oranges, take over 100 antioxidant supplements just to list a few that have been reported.
ABC primetime did a program on an indirect antioxidant (see my definition below for the difference between direct and indirect antioxidants) that studies showed every patient in the study had a 40% to 70% decrease in free radicals within 30 days of taking this supplement, even patients in their 80's. (please contact me and I will send a link to this video report). I started on this product a few months ago and have seen some amazing changes in my health. I have since been recommending it to my patients and have heard some equally remarkable out comes. I believe it is the herbal approach that will win this race towards better health for patients in reducing free radical levels thus reducing free radical damage (oxidative stress) on our bodies. please contact me with any questions
Dr. Larry G. Martin
[email protected]

definition of direct and indirect antioxidants:

Cellular protection against oxidative and electrophile toxicities is provided by two types of small-molecule antioxidants: (i) direct antioxidants, which are redox active, short-lived, are sacrificed in the process of their antioxidant actions and need to be replenished or regenerated, and may evoke pro-oxidant effects; and (ii) indirect antioxidants, that may or may not be redox active. Indirect antioxidants activate the Keap1/Nrf2/ARE pathway resulting in transcriptional induction of a battery of cytoprotective proteins (also known as phase 2 enzymes) that act catalytically, are not consumed, have long half-lives, and are unlikely to evoke pro-oxidant effects. These protective systems are involved in a complex functional interplay, such that many cytoprotective proteins participate in the synthesis and/or regeneration of direct antioxidants, whereas some direct antioxidants are required for the catalytic functions of cytoprotective proteins. Importantly, many inducers of cytoprotective proteins have been isolated from edible plants, e. g., sulforaphane from broccoli and curcumin from turmeric. Both are pleiotropic agents with multiple biological activities that could collectively contribute to their protective effects in various animal studies, including models of carcinogenesis, hypertension, neuronal and retinal damage. In addition to inducing cytoprotective proteins, molecules like curcumin which contain Michael acceptor functionalities (olefins or acetylenes conjugated to electron withdrawing groups) and phenolic hydroxyl groups can scavenge directly and potently oxygen- and nitrogen-centered reactive intermediates. Such bifunctional antioxidants can play a dual protective role by: (i) scavenging hazardous oxidants directly and instantaneously, and (ii) inducing cytoprotective enzymes that in turn function to resolve the consequences of hazardous processes that are already in progress, and to ensure long-term protection against subsequent challenges.

[lundgren]

Dr Martin is spot on.

(03-08-2012 12:47 PM)DrLMartin Wrote:  If you all review antioxidants in pub-med, you will find a new trend of research that suggests it is not possible to obtain enough antioxidants from food or most direct antioxidants to provide any measurable reduction in your antioxidant levels. The measurement is called a TBAR test that in one study I reviewed looked at two study groups. 1) these participants were individuals that had reported taking daily antioxidant supplements and had a good history of a diet eating foods high in anti oxidants. Group 2) were individuals the researches called "couch potatoes". TBAR tests were conducted on both groups and there was no significant difference in free radical levels between the two groups.
Studies have suggested in order to obtain enough indirect antioxidants to reduce free radicals you would need to eat 11 pounds of blueberries, over 300 oranges, take over 100 antioxidant supplements just to list a few that have been reported.
ABC primetime did a program on an indirect antioxidant (see my definition below for the difference between direct and indirect antioxidants) that studies showed every patient in the study had a 40% to 70% decrease in free radicals within 30 days of taking this supplement, even patients in their 80's. (please contact me and I will send a link to this video report). I started on this product a few months ago and have seen some amazing changes in my health. I have since been recommending it to my patients and have heard some equally remarkable out comes. I believe it is the herbal approach that will win this race towards better health for patients in reducing free radical levels thus reducing free radical damage (oxidative stress) on our bodies. please contact me with any questions
Dr. Larry G. Martin
[email protected]

definition of direct and indirect antioxidants:

Cellular protection against oxidative and electrophile toxicities is provided by two types of small-molecule antioxidants: (i) direct antioxidants, which are redox active, short-lived, are sacrificed in the process of their antioxidant actions and need to be replenished or regenerated, and may evoke pro-oxidant effects; and (ii) indirect antioxidants, that may or may not be redox active. Indirect antioxidants activate the Keap1/Nrf2/ARE pathway resulting in transcriptional induction of a battery of cytoprotective proteins (also known as phase 2 enzymes) that act catalytically, are not consumed, have long half-lives, and are unlikely to evoke pro-oxidant effects. These protective systems are involved in a complex functional interplay, such that many cytoprotective proteins participate in the synthesis and/or regeneration of direct antioxidants, whereas some direct antioxidants are required for the catalytic functions of cytoprotective proteins. Importantly, many inducers of cytoprotective proteins have been isolated from edible plants, e. g., sulforaphane from broccoli and curcumin from turmeric. Both are pleiotropic agents with multiple biological activities that could collectively contribute to their protective effects in various animal studies, including models of carcinogenesis, hypertension, neuronal and retinal damage. In addition to inducing cytoprotective proteins, molecules like curcumin which contain Michael acceptor functionalities (olefins or acetylenes conjugated to electron withdrawing groups) and phenolic hydroxyl groups can scavenge directly and potently oxygen- and nitrogen-centered reactive intermediates. Such bifunctional antioxidants can play a dual protective role by: (i) scavenging hazardous oxidants directly and instantaneously, and (ii) inducing cytoprotective enzymes that in turn function to resolve the consequences of hazardous processes that are already in progress, and to ensure long-term protection against subsequent challenges.