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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Apr 17, 2008, at 10:45 AM, Clansgian AT wmconnect.com wrote:

> The reason being that the vitamins don't act alone.

That seems so obvious but so many don't see it. Like thinking any part  
of the body acts alone.

>  At one time we were told
> that we needed, for example B vitamin.  So people took cod liver  
> oil.  As
> time went on, it was discovered that there isn't a B vitamin but a  
> whole series
> of similar vitamins all of which are needed.

Do you recall, was it B12 that a doc advised the vegetarian Nearings  
to take?

Fact is, in our mortal state we will NEVER know what is in pants, not  
the
> whole of it and not even the smallest percent of it.  There are  
> things here (and
> I'm not just talking about the chemicals) undreampt of .

Absolutely.

Back to the antioxidants of the research studies analysis. It seems to  
be that the plants with lots of color have special qualities that help  
to repair cellular damage. I have considered that the so-called French  
Paradox and the esteemed Mediterranean Diet are not paradoxical at  
all; those people eat a lot of vegetables and fruits, including the  
bright colored ones.

About forty years ago, when I started getting serious about diet, I  
read everything I could find. No Net then, remember? Certain things  
stuck in my memory: the Hunzakuts of the Himalayas, certain peoples in  
Russia and South America, all of whom lived substantially longer than  
other humans. Not enough room here, but what I took from my reading  
was that certain soils or water may in fact contain especially  
salubrious ingredients, and that vegetative diets, substantial  
physical activity, and low stress lifestyles are good.

I have ingested many recommended pills. None now for many years. I  
totally concur that real food contains an unknown number of nutrients  
and other elements that all act synergistically to provide maximal  
health.