Nature vs. Lab

A suboptimal diet, stressful days and irksome environmental influences make an adequate supply of micronutrients necessary in order for our “system human” to be maintained. Food supplements make it possible to supply our organism with vitamins, minerals, trace elements and secondary plant supplements. But food supplementation is not the same as food supplementation: both the quality and the source of the nutrients supplied play a very important role. Why?

Just a short thought on this point that does not originate from nutritional science but provides a thought-provoking impulse to get started on the subject: Although scientists can manufacture seawater with exactly the same chemical composition as natural seawater, some saltwater fishes die as soon as they are placed in this artificially created environment. So what is it about natural seawater that makes life possible and allows it to be maintained? This still remains one of the big mysteries of life.

NATURAL VITAMINS DO NOT PUT A STRAIN ON OUR BODY.

Isolated single vitamins manufactured in the lab must first be activated biologically and completed in the body (by so-called co-factors). However, this puts a strain on the body’s deposits of other micronutrients and costs the body additional energy. Natural vitamins are already present in biologically active, holistic form, and are available to the body immediately.

NATURAL VITAMINS HAVE A LONGER DURATION OF ACTION.

Natural vitamins can be reactivated by secondary substances from plants (key word: redox recycling) and are therefore actively available in the body for a longer time. Vitamin C, for instance, can be regenerated by bioflavonoids from citrus fruits when ingested in a natural matrix. Synthetically manufactured vitamin C, on the other hand, is used up and eliminated from the organism again very rapidly.

NATURAL VITAMINS HAVE A MORE COMPLEX EFFECT.

Vitamin B3, niacin, for instance, can be converted into NAD/NADH or NADP/NADPH in the organism. Whilst the biologically activated NAD/NADH system serves primarily for cellular energy production, the NADP/NADPH system supports regenerative processes. Pantothenic acid, vitamin B5, in turn can support biological activation, haematopoiesis, the synthesis of nerve substance, muscular energy production or protection of the immune system, depending on its type and form. Natural vitamins therefore have more diverse, more complex effects than isolated lab substances.

NATURAL VITAMINS ARE SAFE IN TERMS OF HEALTH.

Nutrients from a holistic, natural complex are safe in terms of health. The plant as a living organism is proof of this. To convert, activate and eliminate synthetic vitamins, on the other hand, the body requires quite a high level of energy. Lab vitamins are not completely activated biologically by our immune system and therefore partly eliminated unused again. Some studies also show that vitamins or trace elements supplied in isolation can even be harmful to health. There are no such studies for plant micronutrients.

NATURAL VITAMINS ARE ABSORBED AND CONVERTED BETTER.

If the body is suffering from micronutrient deficiencies, the biological activation of supplied lab vitamins will be inadequate. Most isolated lab vitamins are eliminated unused again, whilst natural vitamins can be converted optimally by our organism. Natural vitamins presumably also have a higher level of bio-availability. Moreover, they occur solely in the so-called (chemical) L form, which can be used by the body, whilst synthetic vitamins as so-called “mirror molecules” often cannot be converted.

NATURAL VITAMINS ARE ALREADY EFFECTIVE IN SMALLER QUANTITIES.

Isolated lab vitamins are often recommended in so-called “ultra doses” because a significant share cannot be converted anyway. Moreover, often mega-dosages of synthetic vitamins are not really safe in terms of health. Due to regenerating synergies and their biological activity, natural vitamins are already effective at low dosages.