No matter from which angle we view health and disease, we cannot
escape from being entangled in the conclusion that intractable disease is
as old as cookery. Disease and cookery originated simultaneously.
— Dr. Edward Howell, Enzyme NutritionMODULE 3.5
Vitamins (Co-Enzymes)From the beginning, humans ate primarily whole foods or so-called “natural”
foods, which underwent no processing. The nutrient content of food is
decreased when it is processed. Intensive animal rearing, manipulation of
crop production, and food processing have altered the qualitative and
quantitative balance of nutrients of foods consumed by the Western world.
This change is possibly one of the reasons that chronic, debilitating diseases
are rampant in our modern culture. Modern research suggests that simply
taking a synthetic multi-vitamin/mineral formula does not change this.
Research from around the globe asserts that vitamins in their naturally-
balanced state are essential for better assimilation, synergistic action, and
maximum biological effect. And yet most consumers buy vitamins and
minerals that are synthetic, which their bodies usually can’t assimilate
properly. The U.S. National Academy of Science, Food and Nutrition Board,
recommends that people meet their daily nutritional needs through a varied
diet rather than through vitamin and mineral supplementation. Vitamin and
mineral supplements—even those with 100% of the Recommended Dietary
Allowances (RDAs) for vitamins and minerals—cannot provide all the other
nutrients that the body gets from a well-balanced diet.
About Vitamins
Too much vitamin supplementation causes acidosis.
Vitamin C is acidic, leaches out calcium, and lowers beneficial
cholesterol.