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What is a Vitamin

Vitamins are micronutrients that keep our bodies running smoothly. They cause our glands to function properly and are critical assistance to hormonal function, along with maintaining high levels of energy.

Peak performance and depletion of our immune system are lost without the proper vitamins in our bodies.

The fact is, and many studies show, that raw fruits and vegetables enable people to obtain the highest blood levels of nutrients.

It is challenging to eat enough fruits and vegetables to pack in all the essential vitamins and minerals that we need.

Use vitamins and supplements to fill the gaps in your diet.

Vitamin Facts

Poor nutrition creates poor quality body tissue and affects the quality of every organ in your body!

Vitamins and supplements will not cure any disease or illness but will provide the necessary elements necessary for your immune system to take control and overcome these illnesses.

You have your own unique chemical makeup, different DNA, inherited genes, lifestyle, and surrounding environmental differences. No two people are identical in terms of activity, metabolic functions, nutrient needs, or enzymatic functions.

Nutritional researchers generally encounter no vitamin B12 in plant foods today!

Not all vitamins are created equal and some you should flush down the toilet. How to choose the best vitamins.

Deficiencies

Through scientific studies we know that many people share some of the same vitamin deficiencies.

All deficiencies have a cause…

Not all deficiencies can be solved, easily, without vitamin supplementation

It may be possible to obtain all essential vitamins from the food you eat, depending on your current health condition, and would require a regimented lifestyle and a substantial amount of focus, time, and effort that would go beyond the average person’s capacity.

A case for Vitamins

Man has a magnitude of inventions and modifications to the food that God created.

And, we are paying the high price by getting too far away from the original diet that God intended for us.

This is resulting in an alarmingly high rate of obesity, disease and illness today.

We are not making headway by continuing to consume manufactured, chemically induced, dead food products.

We find these “dead foods” almost exclusively in stores.

Vitamins and minerals are important for oxidative metabolism – oxygen making energy from carbohydrates.

Vitamins and minerals vs prescription drugs

Our bodies break down due to the lack of proper nutrition. We then use chemically manufactured prescription drugs which is also the cause of many illnesses.

Read the side effects of any drug vs natural vitamins. There are no side effects of supplements

It is interesting to note that the same drugs that are used to treat cancer may cause cancer!

Treating the symptoms of the disease and not the cause is like putting ointment on your hand to treat a burn but leaving it in the fire. Natural supplements focus on treating the cause.

Choosing the best vitamins

If it is synthetic – it is created in a lab. The body cannot absorb synthetic vitamins. Save your money. They are also extremely acid-forming!

If it is inorganic – it is derived from a nonliving substance. It has no effectiveness because our bodies cannot break this down. Plants need inorganic materials for nutrients and we need organic materials for nutrients. Save your money! Some products may claim “natural” but contain inorganic materials. A good example of inorganic material is found in many of the calcium supplements on the market. Some common ingredients are ground oyster shells, carbonate, bone meal which is ground up animal bones and slaughter-house waste products. These inorganic materials are good for plant fertilizers but since the body has a very difficult time breaking down and absorbing this material most of it will be deposited in the soft tissue of the joints, blood vessels, eyes, and internal organs.

Some very serious health issues can develop as a result of taking this type of calcium. And these types of supplements will claim “Natural” on the label. You may have seen articles claiming that by taking calcium supplements you may actually increase the chance of heart attacks.

True – inorganic, as mentioned above can lead to plaque and hardening of the arteries which can promote a heart attack.

Plants absorb inorganic materials and minerals from the soil and convert it to organic minerals suitable to nourish our bodies.

Mainstream medicine many times will recommend calcium and Vitamin D supplements when in fact you may only need to increase the absorption of calcium by taking vitamin D3 and K2 which directs the body to properly deposit the calcium!

Use only natural and organic – that come from living plants. Choose whole food supplements!

Choose the products that contain No Refined Sugars, Gluten Free, NONGMO, NO Soy,
As stated previously every individual has a unique physiological makeup but all of us need the same nutrients in order to experience optimal health.

Studies show that many people may be lacking in theses vitamins and minerals:

According to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) statistics, more than 96% of Americans are not getting adequate intakes of micronutrients from food alone, based on the government’s average requirement standard.

A good choice of vitamins to consider taking

Vitamin B12
Vitamin D3
Vitamin K2
Iodine
Probiotics
Silicon

False assumptions can harm you!

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“I’m tired, I must be lacking iron”

This is a fairly natural response if you tire easily. There have been discussions on marginal iron deficiencies causing performance issues by reducing certain metabolic functions and reducing the oxygen-carrying capacity of blood.

Athletes, especially female endurance athletes, may require additional iron supplementation, but we can usually meet our iron requirements by eating green leaf-vegetables, potatoes, dried fruits, pumpkin seeds, whole wheat bread, and nuts.

If you are getting a sufficient amount of sleep, exercise, and have your stress levels under control, but still experience fatigue, you may have an acidic condition in the body! Read the next article on calcium and osteoporosis.

Caution: Excess iron intake can decrease zinc absorption and is a component of insulin and the involvement of numerous enzymatic processes. Zinc plays an important role in human growth.

It’s cold and flu season – I’m loading up on vitamins!

Many athletes know that a high-performance diet is essential. Their diet will include a variety of healthy, natural foods, and pure vegetable juices. It is well documented that vegetarian type diets of this nature will adequately meet most nutritional needs.

Loading up on vitamins above the RDA, recommended daily allowance, without your doctor’s consent could be harmful.

The best choice is to create a lifestyle of better eating along with the required supplements on a daily basis.

As the old cells of our body die off they will be replaced at a rate of approximately 300 million per minute.

It is estimated that our entire body including the skeletal system is completely rebuilt every 7-10 years.

It is critical that these new cells have the proper nutrition and environment to develop properly so the immune system has the proper strength to eliminate the rogue, or cancerous, cells as they are produced.

Vitamin B12 deficiencies occur in about 47% of individuals who followed the Hallelujah Diet for a period of two years. Further tests show that many who do not follow a vegan type of diet also may be lacking B12.

Vitamin B12 deficiencies have killed Vegans! (the famous raw-foodist pioneer, T.C. Fry)

Joel Fuhrman, M.D. shares, “By the time you realize the symptoms of B12 deficiency you will already have nerve damage”.
Get all the details on Vitamin B12 here!

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Multivitamins

Multi Vitamins can be very tempting to purchase because they contain all the vitamins one could need, packaged into one. This makes it easy for us, but we have to remember that many of these are made from synthetic (created in a lab) and inorganic (derived from nonliving substance) materials.

Another issue is that nutrients are isolated, or separated.

Whole foods work best in synergy, or together. The vitamins, co-enzymes, enzymes, minerals, antioxidants work in complex processes to produce the required nutrients for us.

The D3 –K2 Vitamin is a good example of a synergistic combination to enhance calcium absorption and properly depositing the calcium. See more details.

For maximum benefits, not all vitamins should be taken at the same time, as in the multivitamin!

The timing of taking vitamins to get the maximum benefits is another reason to take selected vitamins for your individual needs.

For instance, one vitamin may claim maximum benefit by taking prior to eating and another may be during or after a meal.

A 2012 study concluded that multivitamins do not reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23117775

If you decide to take a multivitamin, Charlie Seltzer, MD, says to consider a whole foods powder supplement.

Again, the closer we can stay to Gods original diet as described in Genesis 1:29 the better health we will experience.

What is a Healthy Diet? Let’s Examine!

Our bodies are super complex and along with that come many different forms and ideas of what we should eat, how we should exercise, which vitamins and supplements we should take and the list goes on. So…just what is a healthy diet?

Just like an automobile, we will slow down or break down if we use the wrong fuel!

Unlike an automobile, we can gradually start to substitute good for the bad!

But it still needs to taste good, something that I enjoy, and look forward to every day.

So what is the proper fuel for our bodies?

Let’s go back to the creation – the garden – in Genesis 1:29. And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food”.

You can radically change your weight, how you feel, and overcome most all physical problems by embracing a raw whole plant food diet as 85% of your daily food intake – It’s not as bad as it sounds – there are many great tasting recipes available that will allow you to replace almost all of the things you have enjoyed in the past. The remaining 15% of your daily diet should be the cooked portion of vegetables, grains, beans, whole grain rice, etc.

In a nutshell:

The major cause of illness today is toxicity and deficiency!!
There’s no pill available that we can take to eliminate the toxic state of our bodies.
There’s no pill available that will give us all the nutrition that the body requires.
A healthy diet requires eliminating the bad and adding the good.
85% of our food intake should be whole raw vegetables, fruits, seeds, and whole grains – The food that God made and packaged for us.
A healthy diet will stimulate weight loss, eliminate illness, and promote more energy. The healthy diet will create healthy cells by offering the proper nutrition while avoiding and eliminating the toxins.

In the book of Daniel we read – Melzar consented to Daniel to eat pulse (vegetables and grains) for ten days instead of the meat and wine that the king had offered. “And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the youths who ate the portion of the king’s meat”.

It takes more than food!

Just a healthy diet of food though, does not insure a healthy body! You may have the perfect diet and yet cannot lose weight or overcome an illness because other negative lifestyle factors are producing an acidic condition in our bodies.

For total physical health our lifestyle must include living plant based foods, natural high quality supplements, stress management, exercise, plenty of pure water, sunshine, and rest.
Rest – Sleep is critical for our overall health. Lab rats died in two to three weeks when denied the chance to rest. Sleep deprivation can change several hormones that are important for good health. Lack of sleep can add to our stress levels and hinder our decision making.

Stress – We all experience stress but when it becomes too extreme we may experience a range of health issues such as depression, mental health struggles, heart disease, and poor gut health.

Acidic foods such as animal or dairy based foods can tax the body as it struggles to maintain an alkaline state creating anxiety, weight gain, and other health related issues.

Spiritual – A spiritual walk with the Lord is key to reducing stress and the overall health of our physical bodies. Find a quiet time every day to pray and meditate on those issues that are creating stress or anxiety in your life. It has been reported that as much as 90% of doctor visits have a stress related symptom.

Sunshine – Too many of us are avoiding the sun like the plague! Sunshine plays an important role in our overall health and avoiding it is culprit for many illnesses. See more on sunshine…

When the suns UV rays contact our skin the cholesterol is converted into a ProVitamin D which is converted into a vitamin D metabolite. This is stored and used by the body as needed.

Eating a poor diet of animal fats along with low antioxidant levels can have damaging effects to the skin that leads to skin cancer. Also overexposure causing burning of the skin will cause damage and premature aging.

Researchers have found that over 80% of all people have less than optimal blood levels of vitamin D.
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Stay away from these!

Over time, the ubiquity of highly processed grains along with the extended shelf-life of food products, we have gradually come to accept this as the normal.

Additives along with removing all the healthy, or living parts of the food have made long shelf life possible, along with higher financial gains for the suppliers. These food products are devoid of essential nutritional components!

Many of the packaged / processed foods contain very dangerous and toxic chemicals which cause chronic acidosis and inflammation within our bodies. Dangerous toxins and exitotoxins are introduced into the body.

Research confirms that inflammation is found in most cancer and dementia patients.
For sure we need to avoid what creates these toxins that many people put into their bodies. Medicinal drugs, vaccines, chlorine and fluoride in our water plus all the chemicals in our environment are all a factor in making our cells sick.

Sugar, processed flour, too much starchy white potatoes, white rice, and products that contain them can have the same effects as being over-weight or a drug addict, which can lead to disability.

Change is difficult
Okay so most of us know and would agree that healthy food should be used to nourish and sustain our bodies but… the addicting forces of the “bad” food can cause us to eat in a way that is detrimental to our health.

Many people ask me, how do I go about getting started with a healthy diet and then keep things rolling in a positive direction.
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I would probably be correct in saying that diet change would be difficult for you especially when it comes to food. Food is part of our life tradition, it is a big part of social events and entertainment.

Another obstacle to change is “addiction”! – Yes we can become addicted to certain foods because of the ingredients that are added.

Some medical research has shown that sugar is eight times as addictive as cocaine.

I must say that any type of diet that promotes health and vitality will take effort along with some determination.

The diet that promotes fatigue and sickness is the path that most people are on. This diet is the SAD diet, Standard American Diet.

The Healthy Diet is really a common sense approach to providing our bodies with the proper nutrition so that it will seek its ideal weight and allow our immune system to function as God intended.

Research Director, at Hallelujah Acres,Dr. Michael Donaldson, PhD from Cornell University, has substantial research and documentation on the benefits of a plant based diet.

Through our connections and with over 20 years of experience many resources are available for your use including simple meal plans, books, videos, recipes, and advanced top of the line supplements.

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