Children's
Vitamins
What
is wrong with giving my kids Flinstones vitamins or others like it?
As parents
we do everything in our power to protect our children from harm. We
do what we can to ensure they are offered proper nutrition and a safe
environment. Many parents understand that children require
nutritional supplements to offset what their children may be missing
in their diet.
The sad
thing is that as parents are attempting to do good by giving their
children vitamins from the local stores, they are actually giving
synthetic, possibly harmful things to their children to ingest.
This is
what is in Flinstones vitamins and mostly all the vitamins on the
shelf at grocery stores and even “health food stores”:
ARTIFICIAL
SWEETENERS
Aspartame
and other man made sweeteners are used to make the vitamins taste
good for children to chew them. Aspartame and other synthetic
sweeteners have been proven to cause; weight gain (as if our youth
need that), cancer, alzheimer’s disease, lupus, hypertension,
arthritis, neurological disorders, behavioral issues, seizures,
depression and endocrine disorders. Thats alot of trouble for a
little sweetness!
*Artificial
sweeteners are never found in any Shaklee products, ever!
*Shaklee
uses all-natural tropical punch, grape and berry flavors to sweeten
things up.
ARTIFICIAL
COLORS
Although
the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves such methods for
coloring foods/vitamins, these dyes (because this is really what they
are) are known to cause hyperactivity and other behaviors issues in
many children. Studies have shown that children have consumed as much
as three pounds of dye by age 12! Another fact is that the American
companies that produce products that are sold in Europe must
reformulate their products to contain natural coloring, not
artificial dyes. Why is is strict over seas but not here in the USA?
Maybe those Europeans are on to something?
*Artificial
colors are never found in any Shaklee products, ever!
LEAD
The FDA
once again gives approval for many foods/vitamins to contain an
“acceptable” level of lead. This is shocking! The
government has strained about lead posioning in children over the
last 20 years, but it is okay to hand them a chewable that actually
contains lead? The very saddest thing about this fact is that there
is not enough testing on these products to ensure that they do not
exceed the maximum level of lead as described in the FDA guidelines.
So my question is “who is monitoring the levels in the products
that so many parents are giving to their children?” The horrible
truth is that there are not enough FDA employees to test every
product on the market. It is much easier to get a product on the
shelf at the store than to get it yanked off the shelf. It takes a
lot of money and usually multiple deaths to pull a product from the
market.
*Lead
is never found in any Shaklee products, ever!
GLUTEN
This is
questionable. According to the label Flintstones do not contain any
added gluten, however they also state that they cannot guarantee that
the raw materials they outsource to manufacture the vitamin do not
contain gluten. Hmm? So, “who is monitoring and testing for the
accuracy?”
*Guaranteed
gluten free, always!
SYNTHETIC
vs WHOLE FOOD BASED VITAMINS
The best
way to describe this scenario is: "would you rather eat man made
food or real food from the earth?"
This
scenario is applied directly to vitamins. We are made up of cells
which need to be feed to help maintain our life source. Man made
synthetic vitamins cannot be properly digested. When we digest
something that is dead (never been alive) it cannot feed our cells.
It may give false or intermediate energy, but it cannot sustain what
what we need to function at 100%. However when we digest something
that is alive (or once alive) it feeds our cells. Cells need to be
nourished.
*All
Shaklee products are whole food, as close to nature as possible,
always!
Supernutrition
for Superkids
Shakleekids
Incredivites is the first children's chewable multivitamin in the
U.S. with lactoferrin, which helps kids' immune systems stay
supercharged.* Packed with 23 essential nutrients, it's the world's
best kids' supplement-with 600 IU of vitamin D to support strong
bones and teeth, and 100% of the Daily Value of all eight B vitamins
and vitamin C. Just two a day and off they play. Now that's
incredible!
Nutrition
Your Kids Will Love
Filled
with pure goodness, Vita-Lea Ocean Wonders is a kosher-certified
chewable multivitamin for kids. It's packed with 19 essential
nutrients and provides 100% of the Daily Value of vitamin C. Plus,
Ocean Wonders now has more vitamin D - 600 IU per serving, that's
150% of the daily value! - as well as calcium, magnesium, and more to
help support strong bones and a healthy body. With cool dolphin, sea
horse, and fish designs in natural orange, grape, and mixed berry
flavors, Vita-Lea Ocean Wonders is sure to be an ocean of fun. Just
two a day and off they play!
Supertasty
and supersafe, Shakleekids Mighty Smart is scientifically formulated
with a power-packed blast of 100% natural, ultra-pure DHA. DHA is the
most abundant omega 3 fatty acid in the brain and eyes and each
great-tasting chew provides 100 mg.
Eating
Right Starts Right Now
Shakleebaby
Multivitamin & Multimineral Powder delivers 23 essential
nutrients that your baby may not be getting from foods. In addition
to providing a healthful serving of vitamins A, C, and all eight B
vitamins to support proper growth, this pow- dered mix is formulated
with a unique blend of clinically proven prebiotics—nutrients that
encourage the growth of friendly microflora in the digestive tract to
help support a strong immune system.* Plus, it’s got 400 IU of
vitamin D to support strong bones and teeth.
Me
and my kids......my how they grow quickly!
This was in
2009...Now Joseph and Sarah are taller than me and Jacob is getting
close!
Parents,
be aware of what you are giving
for children, read those labels. Do not
trust that the industry is trustworthy unless they have the
research to back up the claims.
Thank
You SHAKLEE for healthy children!
Have
a fantastic day!
Marie-anne
