When comparing natural and synthetic vitamins it comes down to quality and how well the vitamins work with the natural systems of the body. When extracting natural vitamins or creating synthetic vitamins, both of them have their pros and cons when it comes to quality issues. The problem with natural vitamins is that when extracted from it natural sources, many of them become unstable and some are missing key synergistic components that are needed by the body to utilize them effectively. Synthetic vitamins are used to replace these natural vitamins because many of them are more stable and cheaper to make. Unfortunately, most synthetic vitamins do not contained the full chemical structures because they are isolated; therefore, they are missing a lot of their synergistic components. For example, Cyanocobalamin which is the synthetic version of vitamin B12 is only one part of the vitamin B12 complex. The vitamin B12 found in nature is not the same as the synthetic vitamin B12 because it contained all the synergistic components. The main reason why vitamins found in nature contained these components along with other nutrients is because they all work together to keep everything in balance. It is similar to how all the systems in the human body work together to maintain balance. Because synthetic vitamins are missing important synergistic components, they are harder to absorbed and utilized by the body. Nutrilite Double X contained high levels of vitamins and minerals, but if they are hard to absorb or can’t be effectively utilize by the body, then people are just wasting their money.

For more information about natural and synthetic vitamins, please visit the link below. The link will take you to an article written by Dr. Robert J Thiel, Ph.D., N.D. His article does a great job explaining the differences between natural and synthetic vitamins.

http://www.drheise.com/bvitamin.htm

To understand how well supplements work we need to study nature. Nature works in cooperation more than competition. If it did not work in cooperation, we would not be alive because the systems of our body would compete and destroy one another. This is what happens when people get autoimmune disorders.

Nature is based on a system that evolves around balance. When something disrupts that balance, it threatens the survival of all the systems that are part of nature. Our body is a part of nature; therefore, it needs to be kept in balance for survival. One of the problems with supplement is that it is created by throwing a bunch of vitamins and minerals together. Many of the recommended daily values of vitamins and minerals are poorly estimated. For example, you mentioned that the daily value for folic acid is 400 mcg. This estimation is misleading because each person’s body utilizes folic acid differently. Also, scientists still do not have an accurate way of measuring the recommended daily values of vitamins and minerals.

To truly find out the specific amount of vitamins and minerals each person needs, scientists will need to use biofeedback devices that can measure subtle energy in the body. These devices, if built and used correctly, can accurately detect diseases, and mineral and vitamin deficiency. When information collected from these devices are put into charts, doctors will be able to tell exactly what the problem is. By using the devices to stimulate the body with a signature compound, the body will react to it as if it is being given that substance. This works similar to the placebo effects but better. These subtle energy devices will be able to tell doctors exactly how much vitamins or minerals a person needs. Unfortunately, these devices are being attacked by the drug industry because it is a threat to its survival. The drug industry do not want people to know about these devices. Using subtle energy devices to detect vitamin deficiency is great because it will be able to tell people exactly how much vitamins and minerals they need. Unfortunately, it is not widely available and can be inconvenient because people will need to visit their doctors for tests and results.

Scientists know very little about how nature and the Universe truly work and yet here there are trying to create vitamins, minerals and genetically modified food. There is nothing wrong trying to copy nature as long as scientists do not exploit it. Scientists also need to do long-term studies before approving their creations to be sold to the public. Many of their creations are done and tested in test tube and animals. The results they get from these studies may be very different in a human. If scientists are not careful, their immature and naive actions are going to destroy the public’s health. Until scientists learn how to understand and use the language of consciousness, light, sound, pulsation, and energy vibration and used it in harmony with nature, they will never be able to create vitamins and minerals that can work as well as nature. Scientists did not create nature, nature created them. For them to exploit nature is like saying they are smarter than nature. To this day, scientists still have little clue to what nature is and yet they already think they are superior than nature. If scientists want to create supplement and food that are safe to consume, they will need to learn how to work with nature and understand its language.

One thing I would like people to realize after reading this comment is that the health of their body is based on balance. Supplement manufacturers do not create their supplements based on this concept. When a person consumed vitamins and minerals that are beyond the balance point, they can disrupt their energy and chemical balance, even if the vitamins and minerals are quickly excreted from their body. This disruption can lead to health problems later on in life. The only time I would support people taking high doses of vitamins and minerals is when they are very sick.

You mentioned that the best recommendation is to “walk down to your local grocery store or farmer’s market and get yourself some fresh fruits and vegetables; better yet, supplement your diet with fruits and vegetables you grow yourself.” I agree with you but would like to add some more advices to improve your recommendation. The problem with the plant-based food in grocery store or farmer’s market is that it is depleted of nutrients, even the organic ones. This is because land used for agriculture is depleted of nutrients. The levels of nutrients in today’s soil is nowhere near what it was in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Plant-based food grown on soil back then contained sufficient levels of nutrients and free of most harmful chemicals, which was one of the main reasons why people back then rarely had cancer, heart disease, etc. To get sufficient levels of nutrients from today’s plant-based food, people will need to buy the organic ones that are grown on soil laced with rock dust. Even better, they should grow their own plant-based food on soil laced with rock dust.

When comparing Nutrilite Double X to other supplements it is very competitive but it is a supplement that I would not recommend to people who are already eating healthy diets. Why? Because like most supplements, Double X is not created with the concept of balance. The levels of ingredients in Double X are not efficient, because the scientists working for Nutrilite does not have the technology to accurately measure how much vitamins and minerals are needed to keep the body in balanced, and some of its vitamins are hard to absorb. Plus, Double X contained soy protein isolate, corn starch and modified food starch. These ingredients tell me that there is a very high probability, over 90 percent chance that Double X contained genetically engineered ingredients.

If Nutrilite wants to create a supplement that is superior than its competitors it will need to change the way it does business. Like most companies, Nutrilite is a company that relies on the monetary system. As long as it is stuck in this system, money will always be its top priority. The problem with this business model is that companies are limited to what they can do. For example, a scientist working for a health company comes up with a great product that can cure all diseases. His product will be rejected because there is little profit to be made in curing diseases. The greed for profit and control are the obstacles that are preventing companies from creating products that can compete with nature. This greed is the main reason why subtle energy devices are being attacked by the drug industry. Until our society can transcend this money paradigm, our race will have a very hard time finding cure for diseases.

It’s interesting that you start out your review of Double X by stating that you felt more energetic, or rather less energetic after you stopped. It’s something we hear a lot and something I feel too. “Optimal health” is a bit of an abstract concept and some supplements are taken on faith and hope – for example, I take supplements for my eyes (lutein and others) because of the scientific evidence – no hard proof, but associations between high consumptions of lutein in the diet and risk of macular degeneration. I don’t feel my eyesight getting stronger, though. With a supplement like Double X, it can be a little different – it doesn’t have to be only on faith. Many people do feel noticeably better when they take it, or, like you, only notice a difference when they stop.
Cheers,
Marc Lemay,
marc.lemay@amway.com

It may be true that the scientists who do these test for Nutrilite like their products, but that doesn’t mean that their claims are for the best of the public. We all know how far companies will go to make money off of people. As for the IBOs that sell Nutrilite products, they need to educate themselves more so they are not misleading their customers (meant this in the nicest way possible).

I don’t consider myself an expert, just a regular person who likes to think outside of the box, like Albert Einstein. Unfortunately, people who think outside of the box are considered “bad” people. Most of my knowledge comes from hanging out with nutritionists, alternative medicine practitioners, and from reading books that are outside the realm of conventional medicine. I’m also a certified Reiki practitioner. I don’t like to rely on the conventional education system because I see a lot of flaws in it.

As a person who study quantum mechanics, consciousness science, alternative medicine, conventional medicine, western and eastern medicine, and Reiki (all on my spare time), I do have more knowledge than most people in these fields and I’m able to understand things that most people don’t. Even with all these knowledge, I don’t consider myself as an expert and I’m no better than anyone else. I will never consider myself as an expert because knowledge is infinite. The knowledge that I learn today may not be true tomorrow because new ideas are always popping into existence. I personally think that people who think they are experts are being a little naive.

I have hung around business people long enough to know how the world of business operates. Money is their top priority, then everything else follows. If Nutrilite wants to create vitamin supplements that are better than average, they should of went for the organic seal. I’m sure they didn’t go for the organic seal because they know their vitamins will not be approved. Also, it cost more money and they would have to change how their vitamins are processed. To be able to use the organic seal, companies have to go through a verification process. This process also needs to be renew every so often.

The supplement facts of double x, this also apply to all the other vitamin supplements on the market, are misleading. Their potency levels are usually measured before the final process. Many vitamin supplements are dried with high heat during the final process which can destroy the vitamins, especially the vitamins that are sensitive to heat. Light, moisture and air can also cause vitamins to lose their potency.

I personally think multivitamins are a waste of money because you don’t need all those vitamins at once. If you are worried about vitamin deficiency, go visit your doctor and ask for a blood test. The vitamins that you lack most should be the vitamins that should buy and consume. When the body gets too much of a certain vitamin, it will usually expel it through urine.

•Scientific research to support the health benefits of phytonutrients – beneficial chemicals or compounds found in plants.
•Global investigations into new plants to discover additional nutritional benefits.
•Clinical trials to validate the efficacy of NUTRILITE products.
•The establishment of the Scientific Advisory Board to strengthen ties within the nutrition industry, including academic, regulatory, and consumer groups.
Nutrition research is constantly changing: new discoveries, new clinical results, and new breakthroughs make this an ever-evolving field of study. So, along with conducting leading-edge research, our scientific researchers also study the latest journals and data from around the world to stay informed of the newest advancements and research that may be applicable to our products.

again, all of this was found at http://www.nutrilite.com
if you want answers to questions about nutrilite, look at that website or ask me.

Are synthetic vitamins ever used in NUTRILITE products?
Some NUTRILITE supplements contain vitamins from both natural and synthetic sources. We use both sources because, without synthetic vitamins, some of our supplements would not supply the optimum nutrient levels. In these cases, delivering enough nutrients without synthetic vitamins would require tablets that would be far too large for human consumption. So some products are formulated with a combination of synthetic vitamins and plant concentrates to deliver the important phytonutrients along with the nutritional levels that are consistent with leading science.

Are all the ingredients in NUTRILITE products grown at your own farms?
While we strive to grow as many of the plants that go into our concentrates as we can, the total product demand makes it impossible to produce and manufacture all of the ingredients and quantities required. Our stringent Supplier Certification Program ensures that any crops grown by others on our behalf meet our strict GMP standards.

How long are NUTRILITE products on storage shelves before being packaged and shipped?
On average, tablets are stored in the warehouse for less than one week before they are packaged and shipped to more than 40 different countries.

What are NUTRILITE nutrigenomic supplements?
Nutrigenomic supplements are personalized nutrition recommendations designed for certain genotypes, as discovered through DNA testing for a predisposition to certain diseases and conditions.

What quality tests are performed on NUTRILITE products?
Quality experts for the NUTRILITE brand perform over 15,000 tests a month on our products. Seven different types of tests are performed to ensure quality:

1.Dissolution Testing checks for the ability of a nutrient to go into a solution.
2.Disintegration Testing ensures the tablets disintegrate in 30 minutes or less.
3.Micro Limit Testing checks plate counts and the absence of pathogens.
4.Macro-Nutrient Testing checks for the amounts of fat, fiber, protein and carbohydrates.
5.Micro-Nutrient Testing ensures label claims for all vitamins, minerals and other nutrients.
6.Raw Material Testing ensures the raw materials are the right quality to make the tablets.
7.Stability Testing checks the shelf-life of the tablets.

1. Double x contained a wide variety of vitamins and minerals. Having all those vitamins and minerals in the stomach at once may cause certain reactions that can be uncomfortable. When I used to take double x, I usually got an upset stomach and felt lightheaded after taking it, especially on an empty stomach.

2. The double x that your partner is taking may be contaminated with certain substances that is causing your partner headaches. Independent researchers found out that most vitamin supplements are usually contaminated with harmful substances, such as aluminum. Although, the contamination is usually minor.

3. Your partner’s body may react differently to certain synthetic vitamins.

4. The vitamins and minerals in double x may be helping your partner’s body to remove toxins. During this process, your partner can experience headaches.

These are just a few reasons why you partner may be experiencing headaches after taking double x. If the headaches is really bad, it would be wise to stop taking it until you find the cause of the problem.