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Natural vs. Synthetic Vitamins – What You Need to Know

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 12:58:31 GMT

When it comes to vitamins, have you ever wondered if there's a difference between "natural" and "synthetic" on the label? It turns out, there's a crucial distinction that can impact your health. Let's break it down in simple terms.

What's the Big Difference?

Imagine building a house. Would you rather use strong, authentic materials or cheap, imitation ones? The same applies to your body. The core difference between natural and synthetic vitamins is like the difference between something living and something dead.

Natural Whole Food Vitamins: The Real Deal

When you see "Whole Food Vitamins" on a label, that's a good sign. This means the vitamins are presented as they are found in real food, without any changes to their natural structure. In nature, vitamins aren't isolated components; they come as complete "living complexes." These complexes include many other important parts like enzymes, plant nutrients (phytonutrients), and organic minerals, all working together.

Think of it like a team – a vitamin needs all its teammates (synergists) to do its job properly. Many of these teammates are still being studied, but they're incredibly important. Choosing organic food sources for your vitamins is even better, as they're richer in nutrients and free from pesticides.

Crystalline Vitamins:
A Processed Form

Sometimes, a natural food is heavily processed using chemicals, heat, and other methods to isolate just one specific "pure" crystalline vitamin. In this process, all those vital teammates (synergists) are destroyed because they're considered "impurities." The action of these "crystalline" vitamins is no longer natural; they're more like drugs.

Synthetic Vitamins:
Man-Made Imitations

A synthetic vitamin is a chemist's attempt to recreate the exact structure of a crystalline molecule by chemically combining molecules from non-living sources. For instance, some Vitamin B1 can come from coal tar, and what's called Vitamin E (d-alpha tocopherol) might be a byproduct from film production. Companies aren't legally required to tell you where these synthetics come from. Ultimately, synthetic "vitamins" are more accurately described as drugs.

Synthetic Vitamins: Man-Made Imitations

SCHEMATIC REPRESENTATION OF
WHOLE FOOD VITAMIN C AND VITAMIN E

THE FUNCTIONAL ARCHITECTURE OF THE VITAMIN C COMPLEX

The Myth of "More is Better"

We've been led to believe that taking huge amounts of synthetic chemicals is more effective nutritionally than smaller amounts of high-quality, living compounds. This isn't true. Even small quantities of whole-food natural vitamins, with all their naturally occurring synergists, are far more potent than large doses of synthetic imitations.

Do Synthetic Vitamins Work as Well?

Your body is an incredibly complex system, like a high-performance computer or a space shuttle. It needs very specific, high-quality materials to function and repair itself. When you use cheap, imitation materials, your body can suffer.

Unfortunately, many health professionals have mistakenly believed there's no difference between natural and synthetic vitamins. But this isn't correct and has led to a lot of confusion.

Consider these examples:

A study in The New England Journal of Medicine (1994) found that male smokers taking synthetic beta-carotene had a higher rate of lung cancer, more heart attacks, and an increased overall death rate. Those taking synthetic Vitamin E had more strokes. Yet, fruits and vegetables (natural sources of these nutrients) consistently protect against these very health issues.

Another report in The New England Journal of Medicine (1995) showed that pregnant women taking synthetic Vitamin A had a significantly increased risk of birth defects, while women consuming natural food sources of Vitamin A saw no such increase.

These examples clearly show that the body processes and reacts to synthetic "vitamins" very differently than it does to the natural, complete vitamin complexes found in whole foods.

Understanding Hormone Pathways

For those interested in the intricate workings of the body, here's a look at the steroid hormone pathways:

THE STEROID HORMONE PATHWAYS

Making Informed Choices

Understanding the difference between natural and synthetic vitamins empowers you to make better choices for your health. Prioritizing whole-food sources and carefully reading labels can help ensure you're giving your body the living, high-quality nutrients it truly needs to thrive.

Take a look at the steroid hormone pathways:

Heart Health

Fri, 15 Dec 2023 14:15:06 GMT

Heart Health

The health of the heart and cardiovascular system is of huge importance in modern times. The number of heart attacks and strokes keeps rising as well as heart surgeries and invasive medical procedures. As a holistic doctor of over 45 years, I believe there needs to be much better education for heart health and maintaining a healthy heart. By the time medical diagnostics uncovers a problem it is an advanced situation. How to keep your heart functioning well?

First of all, the heart functions on nutrition not Drugs! In my practice we educate about the best supplements, herbs, and nutrients for heart health. I tell my patients you must feed your heart and Vascular system to keep it healthy.

One of the biggest problems affecting the heart is inflammation. Factors that inflame the heart are chemical toxins, heavy metals, organisms, food allergens, emotional stress, insulin resistance, poor diets, and deficiencies of nutrients to name a few. My practice focuses on what factors are causing heart inflammation for each patient. When the heart and vessels are inflamed, cholesterol lays down on the arteries to cool down the inflammation. It is there because of inflammation. Statin cholesterol drugs have failed in preventing heart attacks and strokes because it is not the cause!! Lowering cholesterol does not work for the vast majority of heart patients. There are also very effective nutrients and herbs that regulate fat metabolism Without side effects.

Holistic medicine also offers other diagnostic techniques to uncover heart problems early. My practice offers EMI testing, biomeridian scanning, hair follicle testing, Applied Kinesiology testing, and pulse diagnosis with great results.

Chiropractic and acupuncture treatments work incredibly well for heart health increasing blood circulation, decreasing inflammation, and enhancing nerve flow. Acupuncture can be done as a non-needle technique if you are needle phobic. The idea is to improve your heart and optimize the function.

Even if yo u are on a medical program, adding holistic techniques will give you a much better result. I do not believe medical intervention is enough to maintain a healthy heart. Now is the time for a heart evaluation from a holistic point of view and greatly reduce your risk of heart attacks and strokes.

Dr. Thomas Eyrich DC, LAC, ND

Tue, 28 Nov 2023 19:34:26 GMT

For over 45 years, Dr. Eyrich has developed a comprehensive healing system to help patients heal
quickly and effectively. By combining many healing techniques together, patients benefit from multiple healing procedures. Chiropractic, acupuncture, naturopathic, craniosacral therapy, myofascial therapy,
lymphatic treatment, herbal therapy, nutritional supplements, diet programs, and even mental relaxation techniques, allow Dr. Eyrich to get amazing results.

Also, other diagnostic techniques are offered such as bio meridian electrodermal testing, hair follicle testing, applied kinesiology, and hands-on palpation to be far more thorough than simple blood testing exams. Dr. Eyrich will find the causes of your & health concerns undiagnosed by medical doctors and nurse practitioners.

Try a true holistic doctor and get results!!

Inflammation

Tue, 28 Nov 2023 19:34:24 GMT

In modern times, inflammation is an important topic. Virtually every disease has its roots in inflammation. Heart disease, diabetes, cancer, autoimmune disease, joint problems, dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, gastrointestinal problems, and chronic pain in general.

Inflammation is caused by chemical poisons, heavy metals, organisms, food allergies, emotions, stress, and poor diet. Dr. Eyrich does a special scanning technique to uncover the cause of your inflammation and where it is in your body. Blood testing cannot do this and that is why there is so much disease in America. Try the holistic approach find the cause of your problem and get well.

Removing inflammation is the Key.

Whole Food Supplements

Tue, 28 Nov 2023 19:34:23 GMT

Medical Blood Tests and Holistic Medicine Bioscan

Tue, 28 Nov 2023 19:04:33 GMT

As a practicing holistic physician for over 45 years I have recognized important factors effecting a patient's health. When a patient comes to my office, I utilize my experience and training in holistic medicine to find the cause of the health problem and offer a natural corrective treatment free of side effects. What has always concerned me from the time I did my internship to the present is the accuracy of standard blood testing.

When I was training in holistic medicine, every patient received blood exams and urinalysis labs. My observation was most patients showed a perfect blood lab result yet had many symptoms and health complaints. Since then, I have discovered that blood testing only reveals severe, very progressed health conditions. By the time cancer, diabetes, heart disease, liver disease, kidney failure, etc. are diagnosed by labs the problem was there years and years before. The blood has an amazing ability to compensate and hide health conditions until they become severe.

Value

Certainly I read and recommend blood testing and urinalysis, but in my office, I do the Biomeridian bioscan which uncovers organ and glandular problems before they become severe. I also check causative factors to disease which are food allergies, organisms, heavy metals, and chemical poisons. Finally, organs and glands will show weakness far before blood testing can reveal the problem. if you have a health problem and have only done blood testing, I highly recommend doing a bioscan and finding out all the factors that have been missed."

The Five Hidden Factors

The Triad of Health

A very important concept in holistic medicine is called the triad of health. This means that a patient’s health is affected by structural factors, chemical factors, and mental-emotional factors.

Structural factors would be spinal bones (vertebrae), extremities, and even cranial bones out of alignment affecting the nerves. For example, a vertebra misaligned in the lower back will cause back pain, radiating pain, and spasms, and also affect nerves going to organs such as the colon, uterus, prostate, and ovaries. Correcting this condition through chiropractic adjustments would be the optimal strategy free of side effects. This is true for the arms, legs, cranium, and jaw. Everyone needs chiropractic!!

Chemical factors include all the nutrients that the body needs to function optimally. Each organ-gland needs nutrients to function. Lack of nutrients means the organs and glands are slowly dying and headed toward disease. There are many great supplements, herbs, and homeopathies available to restore health to the body and mind. I diagnose and prescribe the proper nutrients for each patient. It is amazing to me anyone would think taking drugs is enough to heal the body. I believe this is a mistake and the Western pharmaceutical approach is not enough to restore the health of each patient.

Mental-emotional factors are of prime importance. Thoughts affect our health and must be positive, uplifting, and optimistic. There are many holistic techniques to reprogram the mind and eliminate depression, anxiety, and negative thinking. Negative emotions need to be identified and released. Techniques such as imagery, positive affirmations, and breathing can eliminate emotional chaos. I use Applied Kinesiology to identify organ-emotion relationships and release the emotion-causing disease.

When the triad of health is in balance, the patient experiences radiant health. This is treating the “cause” not suppressing symptoms with drug therapy that has untold side effects.

Hidden Causes of Illness

Emotional Release

Wed, 12 Dec 2018 19:58:44 GMT

Negative emotions and thoughts affect our health greatly. Emotions often put us in a fight or flight and adversely affect our organs and glands. No matter how many drugs, massages, chiropractic, acupuncture, herbs, or supplements you use, it will not help until the emotions are released and healed. Dr. Eyrich utilizes many emotional release techniques such as Net, emotional freedom, Somato-emotional release, cognitive therapy, positive affirmations, guided visualizations, and mindfulness to release and heal these emotional- mental imbalances. With emotional balance and positive thoughts the body is restored to health.