Natural vitamins vs. synthetic vitamins - which are better? Did you know that around 99% of vitamins on the market are synthetic? Corporations deceptively claim their synthetic supplements are “natural” when in fact they are petroleum (coal tar) derivatives processed with hydrochloric acid, acetone or even formaldehyde. Other supplements (such as calcium) are nothing more than ground-up rocks with added acid and very harmful to the body. Synthetic vitamins were only developed because they were cheaper and easier to standardize; they can’t compare to the bioavailability of natural vitamins derived from living whole foods, which are far superior.

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