Why We Need Multivitamins and Super Nutrients

In an ideal world, we would eat whole, unadulterated foods grown in nutrient dense soil; our environment would be free from toxins and pathogens; we would be lean, strong and leading happy, low-stress lives; our bodies would be blessed with ideal genetics and efficient biochemical cycles, making us resilient and optimally healthy. In this ideal world, wouldn’t be sick and so we wouldn’t need extra vitamins and supplements to get better.

Unfortunately, we don’t live in an ideal world.  We don’t eat the right foods but even if we do eat “healthy”, our fruits and vegetables are not as nutrient-dense as they once were since our soil has become depleted due to monoculture farming, environmental toxins and pesticide use.1 We are surrounded by pollution and toxins and we’re completely stressed out.

In addition, we’re not all the same; some of us are particularly sensitive to chronic stress, environmental toxins and poor nutrition. It’s no wonder there is an exploding epidemic of autoimmunity and chronic disease.

Studies show that chronic illness is associated with inadequate vitamin intake.2 In fact, most Americans are deficient in one or more vitamins and could benefit from a multivitamin supplement.3

I have utilized cutting-edge functional nutritional testing in my practice since 2007. This testing details specific vitamin deficiencies through analyzing serum and urine. I have yet to see a test come back that wasn’t deficient in several nutrients!

I have observed that people with chronic inflammatory and autoimmune conditions are consistently deficient in several of the following nutrient categories:

• Antioxidants: Vitamin A, C and E, alpha-lipoic acid, coQ10
• B vitamins and folate
• Minerals: magnesium, manganese, molybdenum, zinc
• Vitamin D (Studies show at least 41.6% of US adults are deficient)4
• Essential amino acids

The bottom line is that if you’re sick, you’re not getting the nutrients you need from your food. You need additional support for detoxification and healing.

The Empowerment Formula® Story

While I was healing I devoted over six years of full-time research on everything that could support my body’s recovery. One important aspect of my research concerned the support that vitamins, minerals and super-nutrients could provide for my body’s repair and detoxification.

What I found was that the levels of nutrients found in drug-store vitamins were minuscule compared to what I actually needed for healing support, and most of the formulas were filled with binding agents that made them completely indigestible! Consumer groups had discovered that many best selling vitamins didn’t even contain what they had on the label and many herbal supplements didn’t contain the herbs they claimed!5

I found that most supplements contained way too many potentially harmful ingredients including additives such as sugar, aspartame, corn, soy, lactose; preservatives like palm oil and sodium benzoate, and a long list of food colorings and binding agents. These ingredients do nothing to make your vitamins more effective and may actually aggravate autoimmune and chronic inflammatory conditions.

I founded Vibrant Way® in 2007 and created Empowerment Formula® to provide others with the hypoallergenic, high-potency super-nutrient and vitamin-mineral supplement that I had wanted when I was sick.

In order to create a pure nutrient-dense vitamin complex that contains all of the ingredients I wanted for my family, my clients and myself, I found I needed 10 capsules in each pack, even without any fillers or additives of any kind. Procuring top-quality raw ingredients cost over ten times what goes into the supermarket vitamins.

I take Empowerment Formula everyday and so does my 104-year-old grandmother!

Empowerment Formula® Essential Super Nutrient Complex

Empowerment Formula® is an all-natural, hypoallergenic, high-potency, super nutrient complex delivering 49 bioavailable essential nutrients. We have chosen each of these 49 all-natural bio-available ingredients for their purity, potency and bioavailability. Empowerment Formula® delivers superior nutritional support for people with autoimmune conditions, allergies and sensitivities!

The Science of Nutrigenomics

The science of how our genes are affected by the foods and nutrients we eat is called Nutrigenomics. 6 Since the human genome was sequenced in 2003, science has demonstrated that some people may not effectively convert nutrients from the foods they eat into the bio-available forms that the body requires – and some have a greater need for certain nutrients than others.

For example, about 40% of Americans have a variant in their MTHFR gene that prevents them from efficiently converting folate from foods into the active form the body needs.7 Folic acid supplementation can actually be detrimental to these people, and it’s in almost all over the counter multi-vitamins!  Empowerment Formula containes the active form, L-methylfolate, which acts to bypass the negative effects of the MTHFR gene variants. Among other benefits, this prevents the buildup of homocysteine, a powerful risk factor for heart disease.8

Another example: people with MTR and MTRR gene variations may burn up B-12 faster than everybody else.9 Empowerment Formula contains the bioavailable form of B-12, methylcobalamin, instead of the cheaper form, cyanocobalamin, which is actually made from cyanide.

When a supplement company uses L-methylfolate and methylcobalamin in a products, it shows they are on top of the latest nutrition research and don’t cut corners.

The Importance of Methylation

Your body needs specific nutrients to support methylation, a critical biochemical process that happens in the body over a billion times per second. Think of billions of little on/off switches that control everything from your stress response and how your body makes energy from food, to your brain chemistry and detoxification10. Methylation is central to gene expression the repair of DNA, the synthesis of dopamine and serotonin, the detoxification process and immune system regulation.11

If you have a shortage of methyl groups, or your methylation cycle is interrupted, any or all of these processes can become compromised, and you will get sick. In fact, research has clearly linked impaired methylation with all autoimmune conditions! 12

Empowerment Formula® provides you with the purest, most bio-available forms of nutrients to support methylation and vibrant health.

What’s the Big Deal about No Fillers, Binders or Dyes?

Many people have sensitivities to many of the fillers, dyes and additives found in supplements. In fact, it’s common for a person to be reacting to an ingredient and not even know it. I’ve worked tirelessly with my manufacturer to ensure my formulas are pure and do not contain any unnecessary or harmful ingredients. Empowerment Formula® is the only super nutrient complex designed for people with autoimmune conditions, allergies and sensitivities.

Quality

There is a way you can be assured that you’re getting quality ingredients in your vitamins. Look for supplements that are made in a NSF certified, GMP registered facility. See http://www.nsf.org. NSF/GMP stands for “NSF International/Good Manufacturing Practices” and is an independent testing and certification body for the dietary supplement industry. They not only test to make sure you’re getting the ingredients listed on the label but they audit facilities twice a year for every aspect of production including procedures, personnel, documentation and more. Surprisingly, less than 10% of supplement labs are NSF/GMP certified and registered.

Empowerment Formula® uses only the finest ingredients, manufactured in a NSF GMP facility!

Empowerment Formula Essential Super Nutrient Complex

•  100% Natural Ingredients

•  No artificial Ingredients

•  Hypoallergenic

•  No fillers or dyes

•  Gluten, corn, soy dairy and yeast free

•  No silicon dioxide

•  Manufactured in an NSF GMP facility

Essential Super Nutrient Multi-Vitamin / Mineral Formula Includes:

• 49 vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and carotenoids
• 1000 UI of Vitamin D for a healthy immune system**
• Exceptional levels of B-Complex vitamins including B12 as methylcobalamin and Metafolin® L-    Methylfolate, the biologically active, naturally-occurring form of folate to support methylation**
•  600 IU of Vitamin E in the form of mixed tocopherols
• Alpha lipoic acid and NAC to support glutathione production and detoxification
• Super antioxidant carotenoids such as Alpha-Carotene, Beta-Carotene, Zeaxanthin, Lycopene and Lutien to fight free radicals
• Calcium and Magnesium in the 2:1 ratio to maintain healthy bone structure and relax muscles**
• Milk Thistle to support the liver’s detoxification process**
• Selenium and iodine to support thyroid metabolism
• Zinc Picolinate a highly absorbable form of zinc to support methylation, immune function and gastrointestinal health
• Horse Chestnut Extract for beautiful veins**

My formula provides all the vitamins your body needs along with powerful super nutrients known to support vibrant health.

Convenience

I designed the formula to be taken twice a day. If you’re not already in the habit of taking supplements, there are easy ways to include them in your routine. Keep a handful of packets on your kitchen counter, purse or desk drawer where you’ll see them at mealtimes. Because there are no fillers or additives, Empowerment Formula is condensed into the smallest number of capsules possible. Some of our customers on auto-ship who don’t require the full dose share their Empowerment Formula packets with their spouse and family and still get several times the nutrition offered by other multivitamins. With every box you’ll get 60 packets containing 10 easy-to-swallow capsules of Empowerment Formula.®

Value

Empowerment Formula® costs more than cheap drug-store vitamins just like a gourmet meal costs more than fast food. To make it more affordable, we sell direct to you at probably the lowest margin on the market. To buy the same quantity of the finest ingredients separately, even on the Internet, you’d have to spend well over $800 at once, which would work out to over $270 per month.  Empowerment Formula is almost half the price and twice the convenience. You will find no other comparable formula at a lower price.

A high-potency, super nutrient complex like Empowerment Formula® can offer valuable support in today’s toxic world.

** These statements have not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

References:

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