Mother Nature doesn’t create isolated vitamins.
This is a human made concept driven by reductionist philosophy.
Instead, she creates a vitamin COMPLEX that is an incredible tapestry which creates synergistic magic for human health. The whole is much greater than the sum of its parts.
When you use an isolated vitamin (especially chronically), your body is forced to compensate by scavenging them from other parts of itself
Why is that?
Because it’s not getting everything it needs.
As a result, nutrient deficiency arises.
This goes against everything you’ve been told about nutrition and most supplements.
Reductionist types who believe science is the answer for everything think they can package any nutrient into a pill and have the same incredible impact it has naturally in the right context within the human body.
This is not the way.
They have it all wrong.
I believe in high quality nutraceuticals which are prepared properly with the correct understanding of this concept, but it’s safe to say that most of the supplements on the market are bullshit for various reasons.
Vitamin Synergy
The whole is greater than the individual parts placed together.
This rule of thumb remains true in the nutrition and supplementation realm.
We’re still scratching the surface in our understanding of what vitamins do in the body. But, one thing is certain: This is a package deal.
Chronically taking any given vitamin without the proper education of how to pair it correctly with other vitamins and co-factors is a metabolic death sentence.
You create dysfunction within the body which inevitably leads to chronic disease.
As we know, nutrient and vitamin deficiencies are at the root of chronic ailments today. We simply don’t get enough nutrition from our food because the soil is shot.
The last thing you want to do is make the situation worse by taking a rancid fish oil supplement or Vitamin D3 on its own because you heard it was good to take from a close friend.
We’ll cover example of the synergistic magic Mother Nature places into her work.
Firstly, there are a long list of vitamins:
Vitamin A
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin)
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
Vitamin B3 (Nicotinic acid)
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid)
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)
Vitamin B9 (Folate/Folic acid)
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin)
Biotin
Vitamin C
Choline
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin K
Every single one has a role, but is useless on its own.
They need each other to maximize their effect within the body.
The Fat Soluble Vitamins
Vitamin A
Vitamin D
Vitamin K2
Vitamin E
All of these work synergistically with one another.
I wrote about how all four of these work together for better health (read here).
Vitamin C + Iron
Vitamin C acts as a catalyst to help your body absorb iron better from food Iron is an essential part of hemoglobin, the substance in red blood cells that delivers oxygen to every cell in your body. Red meat + leafy greens/citrus fruit.
Vitamins B6 + B12 + Folate
All three of these act together to reduce an inflammatory marker known as homocysteine. The trio of B vitamins boosts neurological function & brain health. Use only the best from Cymbiotikia (not affiliated).
Calcium + Vitamin D + Vitamin K
Calcium is known as the bone-building nutrient but Vitamin D is essential for calcium absorption. Vitamin K is incredible. It tells calcium where it needs to go in the body, rather than in the wrong places which leads to calcification.
Saturated & monounsaturated fast + well cooked leafy greens.
Vitamin E + Vitamin C
The two act as a defense system to keep your cells healthier - the combo is more effective than either is alone. Together, they decrease the buildup of plaque and maintain elasticity in the arteries. Citrus fruits + Avocado + Sprouted, organic grains.
Potassium + Magnesium + Calcium
This group dynamic promotes nerve function and electrolyte balance. They don’t work well on their own to lower blood pressure. But all three together? Exquisite impact. Fruit + Magnesium Supplementation + Raw/VAT pasteurized A2 dairy.
This goes to show the power of wholesome nutrition.
Mother Nature doesn’t fuck around.
Due to soil depletion, levels of these vitamins are lower than ever, so proper supplementation is needed. Use the following companies:
Cymbiotika
Bioptimizers
Organifi
Activation Products
They’re the best of the best.
Lastly, nothing beats the combination of nutrient dense food and liposomal supplementation that’s been created with intention.
Much love,
Zaid