Why All-Natural Health Products Are Superior
If you follow medical news, you’re aware of the vast array
of supplements available on the market designed to promote good health. However, not all products are created equal,
and there is growing evidence that suggests supplements composed entirely of all-natural
products are far superior over the long term to those that contain manufactured
pharmaceutical ingredients, for several reasons. Let’s take a look at a few examples which
illustrate this advantage:
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Personal Health and Hygiene Products – Think of
things like skin creams, moisturizers, even shampoo and conditioner
products. You see how many of them
advertise that they are chemical and odor free these days? This isn’t a coincidence; people are aware
that additives to these products designed to be applied to your skin can easily
cause rashes, irritation, or even allergic reactions in some people. Chemical free and natural is the quite
obviously the way to go when buying these products.
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Hormone-disrupting Substances – Another class of
substances that was in heavy use in health products are called phthalates. This is a particular kind of plasticizing
agent, commonly used as coating for pills, tablets, and other products which
are ingested. Other industry uses for
the chemicals? Industrial lubricants,
emulsifiers, detergents, glues, paint, and more. Sounds exactly like something you want to put
into your body, doesn’t it? Tallow is
another example here; the parabins used in deodorant have been linked to
alarming rates of cancer development in laboratory animals.
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Anti-oxidants and ORAC Scale Rating – Health
products which use all natural substances are often rich in anti-oxidants, the
benefits of which are well-known. They
also tend to have higher oxygen radical absorbance capacity (otherwise known as
their ORAC rating or value); this means that your body is better able to
process and absorb the nutrients and valuable supplements. Manufactured products tend to have low values
on this scale, which means that most of the beneficial vitamins and nutrients
end up in your bladder, expelled in your urine; not where you want them to be!
Remember, this list is hardly exclusive of all the benefits
natural health products offer! Products
based on natural herbs often are significantly better for you from a nutritional
standpoint as well, and can carry heavy doses of the everyday vitamins you need
the most of, such as vitamins B, C, and D.
So the next time you’re buying health products, buy natural, botanical,
vegan, or PETA certified products; your body will thank you.
