Natural Antioxidants vs. Pharmaceuticals

Hi,

You probably know that natural antioxidants are good for you, but are they better than pharmaceuticals?

If you ask the naturalists, they will tell you that natural antioxidants are best. 

If you ask the pharmaceutical and medical professions they will say pharmaceuticals are best. 

So who is right?

It would seem that natural fruits and vegetables would be better for you.  That natural is always better than synthetic or man made concoctions. 

But, then you run into the argument about the amount of nutrients in fruits and vegetables today.  Some say the soil is so polluted that an apple grown today does not have nearly the same nutrients as an apple that was grown just 20 years ago.

Add in the pesticides, coloring dyes and who knows what else that is added to fruits and vegetables and maybe you aren't getting all the nutrients and antioxidants that you think you are getting. 

For the most part, the pharmaceutical industry (at least in the US) has very strict standards of operation for cleanliness and standardization.  So you can be assured that what ever the label says, you are getting. 

However there is something that the pharmacy industry can't get around.  They can analyze an apple - for example - and break down its constituent nutrients and antioxidants. 

However, they can't seem to put it all into a pill.  You see, an apple is designed to have all these nutrients and antioxidants together.  Because they don't all work separately.

They work together.  They work synergistically.   That means all those nutrients in the apple work together to make a better whole.   Their value is more than just the sum of all the individual nutrients. 

The pharmacy industy can't top that.   But, that doesn't stop them from bringing products to market and promoting the heck out of them.  After all they are after the bottom line. 

And if they can convince you that their brand of Vitamin C is better than an apple, then they make money.  They do this to the tune of multi-billions of dollars a year.  Guess they are pretty good at convincing.

My take is to stick with the apple.  It has so much more than just Vitamin C.  And it costs less. 

Just make sure to wash the apples and any other natural antioxidants you eat really well.  If you can afford to, just go organic.  Then you don't have to worry about the pesticides, and other additives. 

Next post we will talk about another natural substance that the pharmaceutical industry is trying to take over.  This one will blow your mind. 

Stay tuned.

Mike Val
http://www.valshealthsite.com/