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• Takingvitaminsand mineralsalonecannotpromotegood

health.forthis,a“wholefood”isnecessary.A“wholefood”or

“superfood”isafoodsourcethatprovidesallofthevitamins,

mineralsandnutrientsneededforthebody’sfunctionsthatthe

body does not produce itself.

• Thepreferablemethodofgaininghighernutrition(necessary

vitaminsandminerals)isthroughtheconsumptionofrealfoods

(vegetables),asopposed tosynthesizedfoods(manmade

productsorgeneticallyalteredproducts)orvitaminsupple-

ments(syntheticornatural).Foodconsumptionmaybeoftwo

kinds, solid or liquid.

• Itispreferabletoconsumefreshwholefoodsasopposedto

driedconcentratesandvitaminsupplements.Thisisbecause

nutrientsarenotnormallyfoundinnatureasdriedconcentrates

(green{vegetable}drinkpowdersthataremixedwithwateror

juiceormaybeaddedtosaladsorothervegetablepreparations

orasvitaminsupplementswhereelementsarepresentinthe

formofisolatedandsyntheticnutrients.Vitaminandmineral

substancesintheformofisolatedandsyntheticnutrientsdonot

occurassuchinnature,butratherinconjunctionwithotherele-

mentsoffood.Therefore,vitaminandmineralsupplements

shouldbeconsumedwithmeals,andnotalone.Theyservea

usefulpurposeinallowingtheusertoKNOWtheyaregetting

certain nutrients exactly.

• Concentratesmaketheessenceofafoodmorepotent,andcan

causeanimbalanceinthebody’ssystemsthatcanleadtoover-

dosingandimbalance.Theycanalsocauseanintensebutnatur-

alandnecessarydetoxificationeventincludingincreasedpro-

duction of mucus and loose stools.

• However,theproblemofdepletedsoilduetooverfarming,en-

vironmentalpollutants 183 andotherproblemshaveledtothe

necessitytorelyonorganicfoodsandvegetablejuicingtocon-

centrate the nutrients found in the depleted vegetables.