If you are someone who pays attention to the news and other forms of media today, you may be concerned or even confused about the negative publicizing of vitamins and antioxidants. The media has quite literally gone out of their way to make the benefits of vitamins and antioxidants non-existent to their viewers and chooses only to publicize the part of any one study, which was unsuccessful. As a viewer this is not fair to you because when you do not receive the full story you are more then likely basing your opinions on someone  else’s bias and this can be harmful for your health.

One of the most successful and controversial studies was developed with the help of over 8,000 women. Half of these women were taking Vitamin C and E to see if these antioxidants could decrease the risk of heart disease and the other half took a placebo. This study showed a decrease of 31% in stroke and 22% in heart attack, which is quite substantial. The media on the other hand only reported the results from the women who did not take the vitamins, which of course there were no results to promote; forcing viewers to see nothing positive about these powerful antioxidants.

Another example of scare tactics being used by the media is a study, which was conducted where the media stated that Vitamin E actually causes heart attacks and strokes. Within this study elderly patients were used who were already suffering from heart disease and they were given an unnatural and synthetic version of Vitamin E, which induced their heart disease that much further. The media then took this opportunity to inform the public, you, that Vitamin E killed these people. Of course this is not true because the real, natural form of Vitamin E was not used, making this yet another false statement.

Unfortunately the truth is that nothing is killing Americans faster then prescription drugs. With statistics showing over 100,000 Americans are dying each year from the effects of drugs, and 80,000 of these recently from one Diabetic drug; just one drug. It is absurd to think that the natural way of healing is more dangerous then prescription drugs when you see these statistics right in front of you. The world of pharmaceuticals is a business like any other business and they are encouraging the media to distract people from the recent surge in natural health treatment and bring them back to the prescription drugs to keep their business alive.

As a consumer and a viewer of these frequent media stunts, it is important that you take this information and research it yourself before believing anything you read or hear on TV. Unfortunately the news has found itself in a position where they make more money by misinforming the public and this is very dangerous for Americans today. By choosing natural supplements, vitamins and antioxidants over prescription medications you are choosing the natural side of healing with no side effects and no risks. For more information visit a professional naturopathic near you to learn what natural healing and alternative medicine can really do for you.