Reflecting on Nature's Beauty
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Pure Natural Healing
Just as interesting to me in this "natural" (good) verses "unnatural" (harmful) debate is the actual capsule most "natural" herbal and nutritional supplements come in. Have you ever considered what they are made of? Again, I let my fingers do the walking and found numerous articles that had even me, a pretty tough gutted, raised on meat and potatoes gal, a bit queasy.
The most common form these "natural" supplements come in is the gelatin capsule. It is made from collagen taken from animal connective tissue, mostly from bones and skin of cows and pigs. In the process of making the gelatin capsule there is a pretreatment stage done usually with acetic acid. It's been awhile, but I definitely remembered that anytime my high school chemistry teacher mentioned "acid", it was followed by quick review of lab safety procedures as we were handed out gloves and protective goggles. Just saying.
Because the gelatin capsule is not appropriate for vegetarians or people not wanting to consume animal byproducts, there is a capsule available made from fish gelatin. In fact this is the type of capsule being used to encapsulate many of the fish oil supplements now. With this capsule, the skin, bones and fins of farmed fish are mostly used. The good news is that this might be a better choice for those with dietary restrictions. The bad news is that these capsules being made using farmed fish usually contain a higher level of toxins.
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