A Comparison Between Natural and Synthetic Products

There is growing concern regarding the use of naturalfound. They are derived from plants and/or soy
products over synthetically engineered products. Manyprotein.
of today's ailments may be linked to the lack of naturalAnother finding which supports the concept that
products in our lives. It may be beneficial to detoxifynatural sources are better than synthetic is the
your environment in order to promote overall healthresearch done on Vitamin E.
and wellness.It was found that naturally obtained Vitamin E was
Natural health products may be more effective atabsorbed and retained better than synthetic Vitamin E.
being absorbed into the body. Synthetic products mayResearchers have long known that natural vitamin E,
have extra ingredients that are not necessarily healthy.milligram for milligram, is about 36 percent more potent
Many synthetic products contain dyes, preservatives,than the synthetic form of the vitamin. In fact, the
and a multitude of other ingredients that do not offer"international unit," or IU, standard was developed to
any health benefit. These same ingredients may alsocompensate for these differences. But two studies
contribute to allergies. Natural products offer theusing different groups of people - not laboratory
possibility of avoiding the chemicals contributing toanimals - have found that natural vitamin E is utilized
allergies and other illnesses.twice as efficiently as the synthetic form. "Natural
Take note that there is very little supportingvitamin E may cost twice as much , but you get twice
documentation in support for either type of product.as much bang for your buck," Graham W. Burton, PhD,
However, it is logical to conclude that utilizing naturaltold The Nutrition Reporter. Burton, a researcher at the
health products in your life can only benefit you. MostNational Research Council of Canada, Ottawa,
natural health products come at a higher cost. Thisdirected one of the studies.[1](Paragraph Retrieved
higher cost is no comparison to the possible healthfrom The Nutrition Reporter March 25,2006)
benefits in your life. Think about how nice it would beI can only speak from personal experience, but what I
to control your allergies or illness using products thathave learned so far is that the more natural you can
are all obtained from the highest quality sources andmake your environment the better. Remove the toxins
natural sources instead of synthetically createdfrom your environment it can only benefit you in the
products.long run. How often have you heard about various
For example, I have discovered personally thateveryday chemicals in our environment found to cause
medicines prescribed for cholesterol managementcancer?
come with many side effects. Such as muscle painUtilizing natural health products and household items
and leg pain. Where as, I have found a couple ofcontaining more natural ingredients might be able to
naturally based products that are helping me personallyprevent illnesses like cancer or control conditions like
and I have seen no side effects to date. I've beenasthma and high cholesterol. Maybe with time we will
taking the natural products for about a year now.find out if this statement is true.
There are a couple of natural products that I have