Digestive Enzymes In ALL ONE?

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Lance Andersen

Linda Asks

I have been told that I don’t break down fats properly and that I should purchase a high lipase enzyme.  Do any of the ALL ONE products contain this product or something that would help that problem?  Thanks for any information.

The Vitamin Professor Responds

Dear Linda,

Thank you for your question and interest in ALL ONE.

All of our ALL ONE Multiple powders contain two digestive enzymes: Papain and Betaine HCL.

Papain is a protein-splitting enzyme derived from the juice of unripe papaya.  Betaine HCL, or Betaine Hydrochloride, is another enzyme derived from plants and used to assist in the production of natural hydrochloric acid found in the stomach.  These two enzymes both aid in the digestion of fats as well as protein and in the assimilation of certain nutrients like Calcium, vitamin B12 and Iron.

If you feel you need additional digestive enzymes in your nutritional regime there should be no problem  taking them along with your ALL ONE.

I hope this addresses your question.

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What Are the Daily Requirements for ALA and Vitamin D?

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Lance Andersen

Dan Asks:

I have been reading about the value of alpha lipoic acid. Is there a reason that your Senior powder does not contain it? Also, new research seems to show that we need more Vitamin D – 4-5,000IU/day. Do you agree with this? Why is there not a higher % of Vitamin D in your Senior formula?

The Vitamin Professor Responds:

Dear Dan,

Thank you for your questions and your interest in ALL ONE.

Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) is plentiful in foods and also produces by the human body. Therefore, we do not feel it is nessesary for a supplement like ALL ONE which is designed to be taken on a daily basis. While additional ALA supplementation is sometimes warranted it is usually when during acute situations like treating liver damage.

There are no toxic aspects to ALA to speak of, so if you wish to add it to your daily regime there is certainly not a problem there.

Vitamin D is fast becoming the most popular Vitamin out there … in fact I believe this year it overtook Vitamin C for the # 1 position … ;o)

Vitamin D is produced naturally by the body when your skin (derma) is exposed to natural sunlight. Vitamin D deficiencies have increased of late because of a number of factors and lifestyle changes. Children (and adults) are spending much more time indoors these days. Kids come home from school and head for the computer or gaming console in the darkened room instead of outdoors into the sunshine to play with their bike etc. Also, the fear of skin cancer has motivated folks to cover their skin with sun blocks before going outside. Sunblocks while protecting from skin cancer interfere dramatically with the natural production of Vitamin D.

For many years we, as a supplement manufacturer, were warned to keep the levels of Vitamin D low because it is a fat soluble vitamin that is stored by the body and amounts more than 500 IU can be toxic.

As more and more research comes out supporting the need for increased Vitamin D supplementation, and higher levels have been deemed safe we here at ALL ONE are responding accordingly. In the next few months you will notice that we are increasing the Vitamin D in our multiple powders to 800 International Units from the current 500 IU and to 1,000 IU in our ALL ONE for Active Seniors.

Tweaking our formulas is something we do from time to time as research warrants a change.

In the meantime make sure to spend time outdoors each day in shirtsleeves. The natural Vitamin D your body makes when the skin is exposed to the sun is the BEST form of Vitamin D available!

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Can I alternate between ALL ONE vitamin formulas?

Posted on December 26, 2009 by Lance Andersen

Linda asks:

I am interested in several all one products.  I know I can alternate, however, I am concerned that I am not getting the extra supplements that are in the Senior formula.  For instance, I am looking at the green the fruit and the fiber.  Could I alternate between four different products and still get all the vitamins I should?  Thank you for your help.

The Vitamin Professor Responds:

Dear Linda,

Thank you for your question and interest in ALL ONE.

A number of our customers alternate between our various multiple formulas.  That way they get the benefit of the ‘certified organic’ green foods in our ALL ONE Green Phyto Base, the antioxidant rich fruit pigments in our ALL ONE Fruit Antioxidant base as well as the CoQ10, Gingko and FOS found in our ALL ONE for Active Seniors.

It works fine because each multiple, while varying slightly in certain potencies,  are essentially the same high potency vitamin, mineral, amino acid supplement in different bases.

When it comes to fiber and the vitamins I recommend that you take the ALL ONE Multiple in the morning and the Totally Fiber in the evening before retiring.

I wrote about that here.

I hope this addresses your question.

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What About The Minimum Daily Requirements?

Posted on December 20, 2009 by Lance Andersen

Sue asks:

Do I need to take an additional mineral supplement since ALL ONE does not contain 100% of the requirements for copper (10%), potassium (3%), biotin (10%), Chromium (40%), Selenium (70%) etc.  Don’t get me wrong, I love the product…just a little concerned about the percentages above.

The Vitamin Professor Responds:

Dear Sue,

Thank you for your question and interest in ALL ONE.

The percentages you refer to in your question reflect the “Daily Value” or “DV” as set by the government based upon a daily diet that contains 2,000 calories.

To best answer your question it is good to first review how DV’s came about.

Back during WWII when the government was creating K-Rations, to feed to our troops fighting abroad, they wanted to come up with the “minimum daily requirement” (MDR) for various nutrients.  They wanted to insure that the food our soldiers were eating was not insufficient in certain important nutrients.  In other words they wanted to establish the “minimum” amount of each specific nutrient so that eating  K-Rations alone would not create any vitamin deficiency diseases.

Keep in mind the word here is “minimum.”

Over the years the name has changed but the amounts (with a few exceptions) have not.

The name went from “Minimum Daily Requirement (MDR) to Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) to Recommended Daily Intake (RDI) to now what it is called the Daily Value (DV).

Even though the name changed the amounts still reflect “minimum” levels.

A political point here is that large food processors lobby to keep these amounts low.  Then they can claim 100%  nutrition from their cereal.

So while it is true that you need to consume 60 mg of Vitamin C a day to prevent scurvy (a Vitamin C deficiency disease) our supplements are formulated for optimal health not simply to keep you from becoming scorbutic.

Labeling laws require us to list the Daily Value (DV) but it has very little to do with the research we reference when formulating ALL ONE.

Some nutrients in ALL ONE are  greater than the DI like Vitamin C (1,667%) because research indicates 1,000 mg is a more optimal level for than nutrient.

In some cases it will be lower, like copper (10%) because we get enough copper in our diet and too much copper is not a good thing.  Then again, some nutrients like potassium are lower because the government actually restricts us from exceeding 99 mg per daily dose.

If the amounts are below 100% it is because we feel we get enough of these nutrients in our diet and do not need additional supplementation.

Some very important nutrients like Lemon Bioflavonoids (Vitamin P) while important in the absorption of Vitamin C have yet to be deemed necessary or essential by the government and therefore there is no set Daily value (DV) for Bioflavonoids.

I hope this answers your question and addresses your concerns.

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Why separate ALL ONE multiple powders and Totally Fiber?

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Lance Andersen

Stephen Asks:

I just read your suggestions to the fellow wanting to detox (original post here) You suggest separating the fiber and green phyto product.  My shake includes the fiber and powder, hopefully this works for general use.  It would be very challenging to figure out how to use both separated.

The Vitamin Professor Responds:

Dear Stephen,

Thank you for your interest in ALL ONE and this blog.

Certainly no harm will come from mixing a shake that contains one of our ALL ONE Multiple powders and our ALL ONE Totally Fiber at the same time.

However, keep in mind the particular functions of the two different supplements.  ALL ONE Multiple powders are designed to add, infuse and supplement various nutrients into the body whereas ALL ONE Totally Fiber is designed to assist in the elimination of various toxins from the body. That is why I recommended to take the ALL ONE Multiple in the morning before the rigors of the day.  The vitamins, minerals, amino acids and other food factors in ALL ONE will help provide greater energy at a time when it is needed.

The same logic follows as to why I recommend taking ALL ONE Totally Fiber in the evening before retiring.  The blend of organic flax along with various soluble and in soluble fibers from date fiber, prune fiber, barley fiber, rice fiber, beet fiber and psyllium husks help a more thorough elimination upon arising in the morning.

I will reiterate here as I did in the post you referred to in your question:

I believe that taking psyllium husks by themselves is far to harsh on the system.  They are inexpensive but, it is my feeling, they should be buffered with other more gentle fibers like organic flax, date fiber, prune fiber, barley fiber, rice fiber, beet fiber.

Does it make sense?

Think of it as: Good goes in … bad goes out.

Hope this addresses you question.

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Does ALL ONE contain soy?

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Lance Andersen

Janet Asks:

Does ALL ONE contain soy?

The Vitamin Professor Responds:

Dear Janet,

Thank you for your interest in ALL ONE®.

The only Soy ingredient in our ALL ONE formulas is Soy Lecithin.

Soy Lecithin is rich in naturally occurring Choline. Choline is essential to every living cell in the body and is one of the main components of cell membranes. Not only is dietary choline important for the synthesis of the phospholipids in cell membranes, it is also necessary for methyl metabolism, cholinergic neurotransmission, transmembrane signaling, and lipid-cholesterol transport and metabolism2. Without choline, the cell membranes would harden, prohibiting important nutrients from entering and leaving the cell. Scientists believe lecithin and choline may aid in memory and cognitive function, cardiovascular health, liver function, reproduction and fetal development and physical and athletic performance.

If your concern is Soy allergies you need not be concerned with regards Soy Lecithin.

The allergens in soybeans reside in the protein fraction of the bean. The allergenic potential of specific soyfoods and/or ingredients is largely based on processing techniques and the amount of protein or protein residue remaining in the final product. Soy lecithin used in ALL ONE is derived from refined soybean oil that has been processed using an extraction technique, which eliminates most, if not all, allergenic proteins.

In 1998 there was a study done on the antigenicity (allergic effect) of the residual proteins in soy lecithin and the soybean oil (from which which soy lecithin is derived), in which they tested soybean-sensitive individuals for allergic reactions to soybean oil and soy lecithin. Researchers concluded that any traces of proteins left in soy lecithin had no effect in terms of Soy allergy.

Thanks for you question I hope this addresses question regarding Soy and ALL ONE.’

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Does ALL ONE Contain L-Argenine?

Posted on December 6, 2009 by Lance Andersen

Robby asks:

There is a lot of press regarding L-Argenine increasing circulation, stamina etc. What are your thoughts on it, and do you have a product that contains this ingredient???

The Vitamin Professor Responds:

Dear Robby,

Thanks for your question about L- Arginine and interest in ALL ONE®.

All of our ALL ONE formulas contain Arginine. 311 mg Arginine in the Original ALL ONE, 388 mg in the Rice Base ALL ONE, 212 mg in the Fruit Antioxidant ALL ONE, 257 mg in the Green Phyto Base ALL ONE and 132 mg Arginine in the Active Seniors ALL ONE. Arginine in the ALL ONE formulas is as found naturally occurring in protein. Milk protein in the Original and Active Senior ALL ONE and Rice protein in the other formulas.

Arginine is considered a is a conditionally nonessential amino acid, meaning most of the time it can be manufactured by the human body, and does not need to be obtained directly through the diet.

Beginning in the 1980′s there has been a lot of research conducted on “isolated” amino acids. Isolated amino acids are often synthetically created or isolated from various proteins. These isolated amino acids are referred to as L form: L- Arginine, L- Tryptophan, L-Glycine etc.

Isolated amino acids behave in a manner quite different from those found in a natural complex (whole protein).

For example L-Tryptophan taken by itself with water is an extremely effective sleep aid. However, that sleep inducing effect is diminished if L-Tryptophan is taken with milk where it can re-combine with the other amino acids in the milk protein.

Basically what I am getting to here is that the studies you are referring to deal with the effects derived from taking isolated L- Arginine. These will be different from consuming it as part of the complex natural proteins found in ALL ONE.

Our specialty here at ALL ONE is to provide complex total multiple nutrition in the purest, simplest form possible. Pure nutrient powders.

While I find the study and effectiveness of the application of isolated amino acids quite fascinating and useful, we do not specialize in that particular part of nutrition modality.

My suggestion to you, if you choose to take additional L- Arginine would be to take it with water and at a different time of day than when you take your ALL ONE or eat a meal.

I hope this addresses your question.

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What are your thoughts on PABA?

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Lance Andersen

Kelly asks:

I am looking for another supplement for my 6 year son and this website was recommended by Dr. Sunyatta Amen. But I noticed that one of the ingredients is PABA…Naturopath MDs are asking that we use PABA free products…I would like to hear your thoughts.

The Vitamin Professor Responds:

Thank you for your interest in ALL ONE for Kids.

As a nutritional supplement, PABA is an important component in relation to B-Complex vitamins.  PABA (Para-aminobenzoic acid) is used to improve the protein used in the body, it relates to red blood cell formation as well as assisting the manufacture of folic acid in the intestines.

I believe the negative press, and warnings by Naturopath MDs, that you are referring to has to do with PABA when it is used in skin-care products.

In the past (1970′s), PABA was widely used in sunscreens as a UV filter. However, studies in the early 1980′s sugggested PABA might increase the risk of cellular UV damage. On the basis of these studies as well as problems with allergies (when used topically) and clothing discoloration, PABA fell out of favor as a sunscreen.

I am unaware of any counter indications of PABA when used internally, as a supplement, as part of the B-Complex in a comprehensive nutritional product.

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What’s the best vitamin for the swine flu?

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Lance Andersen

Sharon asks:

Which vitamin is the best to combat the swine flu?

The Vitamin Professor Responds:

There is no one particular vitamin that is good for the swine flu although vitamin A and vitamin C are referred to the most when addressing combating viruses.

While we can make no claims that we have formulas that can protect against catching the swine flu I can tell you this:

In all the research we have seen studies show that if you are deficient in one nutrient you are most likely deficient in many. Therefore, I would recommend a comprehensive multiple formula like ALL ONE to be sure you are covering all the bases during this flu season …

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Can I take vitamins & fiber at the same time?

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Lance Andersen

Scott asks:

I saw you on Know the Cause with Doug. Your products are AWESOME. I want to cleanse my body, start taking probotics and get on the phase one diet. Should I take your green label vitamin and psyllium husk at the same time? Do I need to take the psyllium husk? Thanks for making a difference.

The Vitamin Professor Responds:

Thank YOU for watching KTC and paying attention to your health!

Psyllium husks are pretty harsh on the body by themselves. I would recommend our “ALL ONE Totally Fiber” formula which, although it contain psyllium husks, is a more complete blend of soluble and insoluble fibers and much easier on your system.

The ALL ONE Green Phyto Base is perfect for detox as well as replenishing the body with high potency nutrients.

You should take your ALL ONE Green in the morning and the Totally Fiber in the evening. You want to separate them.

You can take your probotics with you vitamins.

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