Some highlights first:
A good article by the real Dr. Phil, check it out here:
http://philmaffetone.com/folateplot.cfm
Basically, synthetics exist because they can't patent a leaf (yet), and they all suck.
"Multivitamins" are poison.
"Folic acid can speed up cancers for the same reason it can prevent neural tube defects—the body uses more folate for rapid cell growth, something shared in the fetus and tumors."
"It’s not likely that the U.S. will suspend fortification of processed foods with synthetic folic acid. The business of selling these and other synthetic vitamins, whether for fortification or pills, is booming. "
"The primary problem is nothing more than the fact that too many people are not eating well. Governments have not helped, allowing—actually encouraging—industry to sweet-talk entire populations into avoiding the consumption of healthy food by offering easy, cheap and unhealthy alternatives ["fortified" with snythetic vitamins which at best do nothing - WG]."
A good article by the real Dr. Phil, check it out here:
http://philmaffetone.com/folateplot.cfm
Basically, synthetics exist because they can't patent a leaf (yet), and they all suck.
"Multivitamins" are poison.
