I'll start by saying this truth, which may be uncomfortable: there's no supplement that can mask a poor diet. There's no magic pill that can fix deficiencies, although there's a multi-billion-dollar industry that profits from making you believe that's healthy.
They say that soils are no longer the same, that there are no nutrients in the earth, and that's why we need to supplement. If you can access high-quality, organic food, if possible, even better. A nourishing food will always be a thousand times better than a pill.
Let's take it step by step. First and foremost, we're not trees; we don't have roots, nor the ability to absorb inert minerals from the soil. That's why we need plants, which transform these minerals from inert and inorganic into organic and absorbable by the body.
That's why we say we shouldn't eat ground cloves. However, the food industry fortifies the most unhealthy foods with minerals and vitamins. For example, bread fortified with inorganic iron (i.e., ground cloves). Since the body can't absorb it, it accumulates in fatty tissue and eventually causes poisoning.
If you don't believe me, try it. Put fortified all-purpose flour, or liquefied bread, or crushed cereal in a Ziploc bag. Take a magnet and pass it around. All those particles are inorganic iron. Just like you see! And that's not good for your body.
If you take these chemicals in isolation, you might feel the difference and think it's working. Of course, there will be a chemical reaction, but also a strain on the liver and a small amount of toxicity. Now, I imagine, if you take this daily for years, that's when it becomes a problem.
The conventional allopathic response to nutrient and mineral deficiencies is supplementation, regardless of the reasons for their existence. Or is it an absorption problem, a hormonal problem, or an organ problem? To correct a deficiency at its root, we must go to the root, to balance the body through live foods with BIOAVAILABLE minerals and vitamins that our body can absorb, assimilate, and utilize, but also to eliminate what it doesn't require, which can be easily eliminated, unlike a toxin, which accumulates!
Supplements are inorganic and non-biocompatible; they're like ground cloves to the body, and it can't utilize them. Dr. Robert Morse, a naturopathic physician, in his book, The Miracle Detox, doesn't recommend using chemicals alone.
A vitamin or mineral supplement can mask a deficiency in blood tests, but it cannot correct it. These chemicals remain circulating in the blood, falsifying the tests. Only the natural vitamins and minerals found in raw foods can be assimilated at the cellular level.
NATURAL SOLUTIONS FOR NUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES
- Maybe this answer isn't what you expected, but before consuming more, it's important to cleanse the intestines, move the lymphatic system (with water from fruits and vegetables and gentle exercise), and open the elimination channels so toxins can escape. This way, we'll eliminate waste and mucus that interfere with nutrient absorption and parasitic organisms that deprive us of nutrition. https://alquimiaregenerativa.com/abrir-los-canales-de-eliminacion-para-que-las-toxinas-salgan/.
- Eat live foods that are full of bioavailable nutrients, raw fruits and vegetables, healthy fats like avocado, seeds in moderate amounts, cold-pressed vegetable oils.
- Avoid baked, grilled, and fried foods; they have an acidic pH, altered chemistry, and are devitalized. Steaming or boiling is best to preserve some nutrients and enzymes.https://alquimiaregenerativa.com/alcanino-vs-acido-salud-vs-sintoma/
- Avoid processed foods, they are refined, have added chemicals, do not provide good nutritional contributions and also clog the intestines, preventing the absorption of nutrients from real foods.
LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES OF SUPPLEMENTS
In addition, all the waste accumulated in the intestines causes damage to the intestine and its
Villi, where nutrients are absorbed. This presence of waste that doesn't leave the intestine also generates the internal growth of bacteria, fungi, and parasites that consume this waste, which further generates micro- and macronutrient deficiencies. This creates a perfect vicious cycle that keeps you dependent on a supplement that doesn't work in the long run. It's a profitable business for some, but not for your body.
Magnesium supplementation leads to an accumulation and excess of magnesium in the body, causing INSOMNIA, IRRITABILITY, AGGRESSION, MENTAL CONFUSION, and can even lead to HALLUCINATIONS and PSYCHOSIS. IT NEUTRALIZES OUR POTASSIUM. The consumption of inert and isolated magnesium causes CALCIUM LEAKAGE, which causes DEMINERALIZATION. Toxicity due to magnesium accumulation causes WEAKNESS, PARALYSIS, EYE PROBLEMS, GLAUCOMA, LOWER BACK PAIN, depletes our GLUTATHIONE reserves, and increases the VIRULENCE OF MANY MICROORGANISMS that use it to resist the body's autoimmune response. Magnesium is NEUROTOXIC and can cause DEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEMS IN CHILDREN, including when a pregnant woman takes magnesium supplements. DENTAL DEMINERALIZATION, ARTERIOSCLEROSIS, VARICOSE VEINS, Linked to ADHD or hyperactivity in children, ALZHEIMER'S, AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS or ALS, CANCER, PRION DISEASE (mood disorders, irritability, weight loss), ASTHMA, HEART DAMAGE, MIGRAINES, KIDNEY DISEASE, OSTEOPENIA, ARTERIOSCLEROSIS, HEEL SPURS, ... (this fashion of magnesium supplementation is leading us to a health catastrophe)
A supplementation in inert and isolated CALCIUM is responsible for strong demineralization, OSTEOPOROSIS, OSTEOARTHRITIS, MUSCLE CRAMPS including the heart, ARTERIOSCLEROSIS (hypercalcemia), THROMBOSIS, CLOT FORMATION, HYPERTENSION, ARRHYTHMIAS, FIBRILLATIONS, CRAMPS IN HEART MUSCLE, CORONARY ARTERY SPASMS, increases the risk of HEART ATTACKS by 86%, ECTOPIC CALCIFICATIONS in soft tissues and MALIGNANT BREAST CANCER (300% more risk), PROSTATE CANCER, GALL AND KIDNEY STONES, BONE FRACTURES, DENTAL DEMINERALIZATION, BRAIN AND PINEAL GLAND STONES, CONSTIPATION, VARICOSE VEINS, …
SELENIUM supplementation leading to selenium accumulation and excess selenium in the body is responsible for IRRITABILITY, SKIN DISEASE AND SKIN IRRITATION, PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY, FATIGUE, TRANSVERSE LINES ON NAILS, HAIR AND NAILS THAT TEND TO BREAK, HAIR LOSS, NAIL LOSS in extreme cases.
A ZINC supplementation that leads to an accumulation and excess of zinc in the body PREVENTS THE ABSORPTION OF IRON and COPPER causing ANEMIA, DECREASES THE WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT lowering the defenses which prevents us from fighting infections, causes TASTE DISTORTIONS (lack of sense of taste or metallic taste in the mouth), LIVER DYSFUNCTION, HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA raises LDL cholesterol.
An IRON supplementation that leads to an accumulation and excess of iron in the body has an OXIDIZING effect (ages cells), causes CANDIDIASIS EXPLOSIONS in those who feed on inert iron and heavy metals in general, causes JOINT PAIN, KIDNEY AND LIVER FAILURE, DIABETES, LACK OF LIBIDO AND ANORGASMIA, WEIGHT LOSS and GUM disease, ...
COPPER supplements that lead to an accumulation and excess of copper in the body cause HYPOTHYROIDISM, BLOOD IMPROVEMENTS, MENTAL ANXIETY, PANIC ATTACKS, HAIR LOSS, GRAY HAIR, DECREASED ADRENAL FUNCTION, DIFFICULTIES WITH CONCENTRATION AND MEMORY.
ASCORBIC ACID supplementation, erroneously called vitamin C, can cause diarrhea, heartburn, acid reflux, gas, and bloating. In high doses, ascorbic acid can cause excessive acid concentrations in the blood (acidosis), metabolic disturbances in diabetics, and the development of urinary stones. It can cause serious health problems in patients with kidney disease or diseases characterized by iron accumulation in the body (hematocrosis).
Ascorbic acid, erroneously called vitamin C, was invented to fight scurvy. However, it is not effective in reversing it. Only vitamin C found in raw fruits and vegetables is capable of reversing scurvy.
FOLIC ACID is not the same as FOLATE. We need folate, not folic acid. A FOLATE DEFICIENCY (note that it is not a folic acid deficiency!) during pregnancy can have devastating consequences for the baby or mother (fetal development, birth defects, immune function, infertility, heart defects, childhood respiratory diseases, and childhood cancer). We need folate throughout our lives; it is found in raw green vegetables, sprouted seeds, and fruits.
An excess of the synthetic folic acid supplement due to accumulation has side effects such as disrupting natural folate metabolism, which can lead to cancer. Synthetic folic acid binds to folate receptors and competes with folate at the cellular level, causing changes in gene expression and increased cell growth (tumors), exactly the side effects we wanted to avoid. While overdoses of folate are not possible, an overdose due to folic acid accumulation is common due to the popularity of supplements. High levels of unmetabolized folic acid circulating in the blood reduce the protective function of some types of immune cells and fuel cancer cell proliferation. High folic acid intake can mask symptoms in general and lead to vitamin B12 deficiency. The most worrying aspect of folic acid accumulation is the increased risk of cancer it causes. Studies show that prenatal multivitamins promote cancer. This link between cancer and folic acid intake has been known since the 1940s, and is the basis for the development of anti-folate medications to combat cancer. A 2011 meta-analysis showed that natural folates are ideal and protect against cancer. Meanwhile, folic acid promotes cancer (21 times more cancer in people who take supplements).
Thank you for reading this far. If you still have doubts after reading all this, do your research and question. Below in the postscript, I'll provide the sources of the research conducted on this subject. Information compiled by my dear colleague Alexandra Prokoudine.
