December 6, 2007
Synthetic versus Natural
The multi-billion dollar vitamin and nutritional supplement industry is coming under growing scrutiny as savvy consumers become increasingly aware that many of these supplements are synthetically produced, non-organic and with questionable benefit. That's great news for producers of natural, whole-food nutritional supplements such as the Mushroom Matrix.
The Mushroom Matrix line of supplements are whole-food products made from organically-grown medicinal mushroom varieties that contain high levels of antioxidants, nucleic and amino acids, vitamins, glycoprotein, beta-glucans and other bioactive/bioavailable substances. Most nutritional experts are quick to point out that the purpose of nutritional supplements is to provide the body with the nutrients it needs - and would have if everyone ate a proper and balanced diet. But since most of us no longer eat properly, we've come to depend on vitamin and other nutritional supplements to fill in the gaps. The problem, however, is that these supplements on which we rely often contain synthetic or extracted chemicals and nutrients whose absorption, cell penetration and physiologic effects are questionable.
One organization leading the charge against these "unnatural" nutritional supplements is the Organic Consumers Association (OCA), which has launched a campaign aimed at forcing producers and distributors of nutritional supplements to disclose their use of synthetic and genetically-engineered ingredients. OCA has a volume of information on its website (www.organicconsumers.org) designed to educate consumers about the true lack of nutritional benefits from the vitamin and nutritional supplements that so many people take.
In one recent article posted on the OCA website, Jack Siepert, a nutritional consultant from Community Pharmacy, described the situation as this:
"There are three basic kinds of multivitamins: whole-food vitamins cultured through probiotics or nutritional yeasts or taken from actual food, synthetic vitamins mixed with some whole-foods and purely synthetic vitamins. Additionally, because the support they provide is to "fill in the gap" of a poor diet, it is best to go with the type as close to real food as possible - whole-food vitamins."
In other words, when it comes to proper nutrition for the body, there is no substitute for the complex matrix found in real food. And that's what makes the Mushroom Matrix supplements so good. They are real food, but not just any food. Mushrooms have been used for centuries to provide very specialized, unique sugars that communicate at a cellular level to help the body address illness and diseases. Mushrooms provide vital nutrients that mammals need, but can't get on their own.
"Mushrooms take up these potent nutrients and when ingested by humans or other mammals, the mushrooms release these nutrients into their systems. Research has shown that mammals have a specially designed chemical used to transport an essential nutrient only found in mushrooms and needed by mammals. This nutrient is called L-ergothioneine, which helps provide cells with needed anti-oxidant protection and can potentially boost the immune system," said Dr. Marvin Hausman, a leading medical research who is one of the key people behind the development of the Mushroom Matrix.
What makes the Matrix so unique as a nutritional supplement is that it's a complete, whole food that contains all those potent nutrients only found in mushrooms? The Matrix consists of whole, organic mushrooms that have been dried and ground into powder form. As a nutritional food supplement, it provides humans and other mammals with literally thousands of natural enzymes, proteins and antioxidants.
"Nutrition isn't just giving you things like vitamin E. It's giving you food, and mushrooms are a very complex food. You can't just take antioxidants like vitamins C and E and expect a direct result. The cellular processes of mammals are complex and need a complex food to match. Mushrooms contain approximately 4,000 specific chemicals that match the system requirements of many mammals, such as humans, horses, dogs and cats. The Matrix products provide benefits for all of them," Dr. Hausman said.
The Mushroom Matrix line of products is produced by Golden Gourmet Mushrooms of San Marcos, California. These products are 100 percent certified organic nutritional supplements. The Matrix proprietary blends contain up to ten of nature's most powerful mushroom species and are engineered to address the physiological requirements of both humans and animals in a uniquely efficient and effective manner. More information on Matrix nutritional supplements can be found at www.mushroommatrix.com.
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