Which Vitamins Are the Real Deal?

 

“Supplements were originally intended to be food based, made from plants, herbs and glands.”

 

Our food is so void of nutrients that they need to be fortified. Take Wonder Bread, for example. The wonder is they can call it food; it is shelf stable, cheap to make and fortified with synthetic vitamins to resemble plant-based vitamins. The vitamin names may be the same but the product is definitely not found in nature. This is why we only use fermented amino acids and methylated mineral forms in all our formulations. Food producers will not use these natural forms as they are too expensive and they produce a shorter shelf life—way too many obstacles for the marketplace.

At Doctor’s Choice we have been very careful in our formulations; the products are effective and they work as intended. The nation is in dire need for proper food, pure water and clean air, sadly the supplements filling the shelves to help balance their food shortages are not absorbing to the cells, if anything, they are rather harmful.

We need to remember that within Canada Bill C-47 is still active and lawful, they are wanting to restrict access to natural health products and looking for every means possible to find fault with vitamins. Currently they are using the abundance of pyridoxine synthetic B6, which is added to drinks and fortified food, in an effort to vilify vitamin B6 and vitamin sales in general. This would not be happening if they substituted the synthetic pyridoxine with the methylated active form of B6 pyridoxal-5-phosphate (P5P). The human body was not designed to digest these synthetic isolated forms of vitamins such as pyridoxine B6 as they are toxic in large amounts. Supplements were originally intended to be food based, made from plants, herbs and glands. What food group would you find only pyridoxine? None, for it does not exist in nature, they are typically derived from petrochemicals like petroleum ester, formaldehyde, and hydrochloric acid, designed to mimic the structure of naturally occurring vitamin B6. No wonder side effects develop, the human body cannot utilize the inactive synthetic form of vitamin B6. B6 in the form of pyridoxal 5′-phosphate, which is naturally synthesized through plants and microorganisms, this is what happens when you bypass nature for added profit.

The same applies to taking synthetic folic acid, which is used to fortify food and drinks, they do this to make their label panel look presentable and to show the food being sold has value. I believe big pharma is trying to use whatever method possible to vilify taking vitamins so the only treatment option left would be prescription drugs, this was Rockefeller’s plan from the beginning. It is a simple task today since the media works for them and they know the vulnerability and dangers of synthetic chemical-based lab produced supplements, and they like it that way.

The B6 problem

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, and based on multiple studies, “[l]ong-term use of high doses of vitamin B6 is associated with severe peripheral neuropathy. However, cases have also been reported in patients taking lower doses for a prolonged period.”[1]

Peripheral neuropathy is damage or dysfunction to nerves with symptoms including paraesthesia (burning, tingling, pricking sensations), hyperaesthesia (malfunctioning of sense of touch), weakness, atrophies, reduced or diminished reflexes and pain.

As to why B6 is associated with peripheral neuropathy, the answer has multiple factors. First, it is important to mention that we are taking several supplements at once in fortified foods—B6 could be contained in multiple products—which could lead to high dose levels. Another factor is what we already mentioned: taking B6 alone can lead to an imbalance in B vitamins. In nature, B vitamins work collectively in complex biochemical actions in the body, including the proper functioning of the nervous system. The third factor is the source and the form of the vitamin.

Synthetic vs Natural

For the producers of pharmaceutical preparations, synthetic vitamins offer many advantages: the chemical process allows production to be faster, inexpensive, and more lucrative. Moreover, these artificial preparations are considerably more chemically stable, thus offering the possibility of longer storage. However, experts raise doubts about whether the synthetic form of vitamins used in supplements are as effective as their natural analogues. Why? Because many vitamin supplements are formulated using precursors of vitamins, which need several metabolic transformations in the body to be active. Synthetic is not bioidentical for cellular absorption; it first needs to be converted once ingested using enzymes which already are in low supply in most individuals. Synthetic vitamins are also low in the necessary oligo minerals (trace minerals) and must use the body’s own mineral reserves to compensate which may lead to dangerous mineral deficiencies. They also lack the transporters and co-factors associated with naturally-occurring vitamins because they have been isolated. Some experts even argue that vitamins in general are not isolated substances but, in fact, a synergistic complex of nutrients and chemicals. The worst case is that many vitamin precursors are artificial substances totally non-existent in nature. In some cases taking an artificially isolated molecule (or vitamin) can be ineffective, and even harmful to the body.

Ingredients that actually originate from natural foods (vegetables, germs, herbs, fruits, etc.) are extremely rare. The reason is that both plants from organic farming and their extraction process are relatively complex, and therefore costly. In this case, the extraction of the carrier plants is produced with the aid of a biological solution of nutrients from other plants. These ingredients are in their active form. They are bioavailable and do not need metabolic transformations to be used by the body’s cells.

Declining metabolism and obesity

Despite all the mentioned above, producers keep fortifying foods that have low or no nutrition value with synthetic vitamins to make label claims but the result—being that we are sicker today than ever—stays the same. The solution is not about adding more to the list of things we consume, rather the opposite.

Thanks to the Standard American Diet (SAD—a telling acronym), our metabolism is definitely declining. “Americans today have significantly lower metabolic rates than their ancestors did, despite similar calorie consumption. In the 1940s Minnesota Starvation Experiment, lean men maintained their weight on 3,500 calories per day with moderate activity, while modern calculators suggest they should need only 2,000 to 2,400 calories.”[2] What does this mean? It means that our ancestors could eat more without getting obese because they remained active during the day. In the experiment it meant 10,000 to 15,000 steps a day and one weekly cardio session (30-minute treadmill walk at 4.5 mph on a 10% incline). Each week, they also attended 25 hours of university classes and spent about 15 hours on maintenance duties such as laundry, cleaning, clerical work, and statistical tasks. Besides being less active today, the other huge change is in the type of dietary fat that we consume. “More high PUFA-rich fats (polyunsaturated fat) like vegetable oils, nuts and seeds, and less fats high in saturated fats (animal fats, cocoa butter, coconut oil).

Humans have never historically consumed this high of PUFA levels — historic levels of Linoleic Acid (an omega-6 PUFA), for example, ranged between 1% to 2% of daily calories pre-1930. Today, the average is estimated to be between 10% to 25% of total daily calories. And as a result, our body fat is becoming more and more UNSATURATED.”[3]

No wonder that obesity levels are higher than ever, with an alarming number of 7 out of 10 Americans being overweight or obese, according to a national-level and state-level prevalence. “In this comprehensive analysis of the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the USA at national and state levels from 1990 to 2021, with projections to 2050, we found that nearly three-quarters of the adult population (aged ≥25 years) had overweight or obesity in 2021. The prevalence of obesity rose especially rapidly, doubling in the past three decades in both adult males and females. Our forecasts suggest that without immediate action, by 2050, the prevalence of overweight and obesity in adults will exceed 80% nationwide.”[4]

So how can we improve our metabolic rate? There is no magic in that, just common sense. The suggestions are the usual ones to promote optimal health and well-being: you should prioritize high quality whole foods (as much organic as possible, with healthy fats and sufficient carb intake) and be active (with more steps but also by exercising couple of times a week to gain more muscle).

Only after cleaning out our diet and moving properly can we add what the body requires in its natural form. Doctor’s Choice Next Generation Super Multi-Vitamin Complex is vegetarian, non-GMO, organic plant-based vitamin complex derived from spirulina, shiitake mushrooms, acerola berries, palm fruit and legumes, in a base of spinach, ginger, turmeric and blueberries. It is a real organic food supplement; the plant-based vitamins are in their active state for cellular absorption without the necessity of first converting within the body as synthetic B’s.

 

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[1] New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority. 2025.

[2] Armstrong, Ashley. 2024.

[3] Ibid.

[4] Ng, Marie et al. 2024.