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The mainstream press is awash in headlines claiming that vitamins are
now suddenly bad for your heart. It's hogwash, of course. Their
evidence? Certain vitamins were found to inhibit the liver's ability to
break down so-called "bad cholesterol." Now here's the real story on
this study. First, look at the motivation and funding: it's part of the
ongoing effort to discredit vitamins and push people towards using
prescription drugs to manage their health -- a strategy that pays off
handsomely for pharmaceutical companies. Secondly, this study used
artificial, chemical forms of the vitamins, not the compounds
found in nature. It's an old trick from the research community: any time
you want to show that Vitamin E is bad, just use dl-tocopherol instead
of d-tocopheral, and the results will almost universally be negative.
That's because the dl-tocopherol is synthetic and derived from chemical
factories, not natural sources like nuts and seeds. The next sleight
of hand in this study comes from the idea that all cholesterol is bad
for you in the first place. Cholesterol is essential for life. If you
had no cholesterol in your body, you'd die within a matter of hours.
Everyone needs cholesterol, and the proper balance of good to bad
cholesterol comes from eating a healthy diet (rich in plant-based
vitamins and phytochemicals) in the first place. So it is, in fact,
natural sources of these vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals that
promote healthy cholesterol. Yet this study manages to convey precisely
the opposite image: that vitamins are bad for you! Finally, there
are thousands of studies linking the consumption of natural vitamins
with positive, well established health effects like improved mental
function, enhanced immune system function, reduced risk of heart
disease, a reduction in cancer, and so on. This one study simply doesn't
compare with the thousands of other studies that reached a different
conclusion. Make no mistake: this study is just the pharmaceutical
industry groups hard at work attempting to discredit all nutritional
supplements. The FDA is smiling, no doubt, and will probably use this
study as "proof" that vitamins should be outlawed. About the author: Mike Adams is a consumer health advocate with a passion for teaching people how to improve their health He has authored and published thousands of articles, interviews, consumers guides, and books on topics like health and the environment, impacting the lives of millions of readers around the world who are experiencing phenomenal health benefits from reading his articles. Adams is an honest, independent journalist and accepts no money or commissions on the third-party products he writes about or the companies he promotes. In 2007, Adams launched EcoLEDs, a manufacturer of mercury-free, energy-efficient LED lighting products that save electricity and help prevent global warming. He also founded an environmentally-friendly online retailer called BetterLifeGoods.com that uses retail profits to help support consumer advocacy programs. He's also the founder and CEO of a well known email mail merge software developer whose software, 'Email Marketing Director,' currently runs the NaturalNews email subscriptions. Adams volunteers his time to serve as the executive director of the Consumer Wellness Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, and regularly pursues cycling, nature photography, Capoeira and Pilates. He's also author of numerous health books published by Truth Publishing and is the creator of several consumer-oriented grassroots campaigns, including the Spam. Don't Buy It! campaign, and the free downloadable Honest Food Guide. He also created the free reference sites HerbReference.com and HealingFoodReference.com. Adams believes in free speech, free access to nutritional supplements and the ending of corporate control over medicines, genes and seeds. Known by his callsign, the 'Health Ranger,' Adams posts his missions statements, health statistics and health photos at www.HealthRanger.org
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