When Natural Supplements Really Are Natural
With a host of vitamin supplements on the market claiming to be natural it may come as a surprise that they only need to be 10% natural to make this claim. It’s important to read the label carefully if you are spending a lot on natural supplements as some aren’t as natural as you thought.
Products that you buy may also state that they are organic and to be titled organic a molecule only needs to have at least one carbon atom. With this the company can widen the range of acceptable food sources from plants and animals to coal tar and wood pulp. Some synthetics are made from these materials, the same which causes throat cancer in smokers.
A lot of natural vitamins include synthetics to increase potency and standardize the quantity in a capsule. You can identify the natural products by reading the label and looking for the food listed source such as fish, vegetable or yeast. Much the same you can search for the synthetic additions when a chemical is listed or a source is blank.
With a few simple methods and a little bit of time you can pick the natural supplements to suit you. And while some may seem better than others on their packaging only the ones that make you feel better are the ones worth getting.