Beware of the 6 pitfalls of a weak greens product:

from: Global Health Healing Center

1. Is The Kitchen Sink Included? To look more competitive (or maybe to cover up poor quality),some products claim to have a huge number of ingredients. From greens to fruits, some products have just about everything but the kitchen sink. But more is not better, and in many cases, poor combinations of nutrients are an outright clash — which can create intestinal distress or worse problems. For example, certain vegetable extracts may go well together, but combine poorly with other items, especially fruits. Would you eat broccoli and bananas together? Would you combine garlic and peaches? Obviously your body doesn’t think so either. Don’t be fooled by a laundry list of ingredients.

2. Creeping Toxicity - A formula is only as good as its weakest link. A multi-item greens product may have some non-toxic nutrients but inevitably it also contains toxic ones which can lead to potentially harmful effects. At first, the product may seem helpful, but over time, its toxic residues can create symptoms. The user may fail to link these symptoms back to the product. Your best bet is a clinically tested formula, such as Quantum Greens Mix, that features key, grade 10 extracts, 100% of which are non-toxic and effective, proven to work synergistically together, providing an effect greater than the sum of its nutrients individually.

3. Where Was The Product Grown? If the greens have been grown in the U.S., we are highly suspicious of their integrity. Why? Because they typically contain high levels of pesticide and chemical residues. In addition, many have been irradiated (but rarely identified on the label.) Quantum Greens Mix has absolutely no pesticides because they have been grown only in South America and have not been irradiated.

4. Avoid Juice Extracts: Some claim their greens product is better because it is in the form of a grass juice extract only. But a juice extract is actually a refined food (since over half the product, the fiber, has been removed)! You don’t want the fiber left out because it is highly nutritious. Fiber contains an abundance of phytonutrients and antioxidants and is highly stable, naturally preserving the other nutrients. Natural fiber provides bulk which enhances bowel eliminations and helps clear internal toxins.If the fiber is taken out, the juice-only products then need to use a preservative—so the manufacturers often spray the juice extract on maltodextrin, a cheap, refined sugar synthesized from corn. Although maltodextrin may act as a preservative for the juice extract and also taste sweet, eating refined sugars can be a disaster. Refined sugars can wreak havoc on your immune system as well as sabotaging many other systems. In some greens products, maltodexrin can constitute up to 1/3 of the product. Buyer beware. In contrast, Quantum Greens Mix contains no maltodextrin or other refined sugars. It contains only 100% grade 10 greens, with the fiber completely intact. These greens have been finely pulverized to afford easy mixing into drinks or foods.

5. Burned or Frozen? Some greens products are highly heated. When greens extracts are heated above 126 deg. F., all living enzymes have been destroyed. The higher the temperature, the more damage to the cellstructures of the greens. Some greens extracts may look great but are cellularly "burned." On the other hand, we were surprised to see some greens that are stored at extremely low temperatures before being used. One product uses greens that have been stored at -20 degrees Celsius. That extreme freezing temperature may be great for a prolonged shelf life but it is incredibly cold. This extreme cold damages the delicate glycoside bonds in the greens and fractures their DNA structure. Although these greens may offer some help, they are far inferior to low-temp-erature, air-dried greens. Have you ever tried to eat a salad after its been frozen and then thawed? You get the point. Avoid pre-frozen greens. In contrast, the greens in Quantum Greens Mix are only low temperature / air-dried, never "burned" or "frozen," so their enzymes and nutrients are fully intact.

6. "Natural" Flavors? Not Natural For Humans. We continue to be surprised at how many so-called natural products are formulated with "natural flavors." "Natural flavors" is nice-sounding term for toxic MSG (monosodium glutamate) -- a powerful neurotoxin that has the ability to damage and burst brain cells as well as creating global body symptoms. We often feel like a lone wolf trying to lead the health pack in a different direction -- away from MSG. But "natural flavors" is such a great flavor enhancer and works so well to disguise any off-tastes, that it is just too tempting for most manufacturers not to use MSG in their products. So you'll see MSG listed as "natural flavors" on almost every greens product. It's hard to believe, but MSG lurks everywhere in many health products. Buyer beware. Go For the Gold Get the best: Quantum Greens Mix. 100% premier quality grasses and greens grown in South America, low-temperature, air-dried, without pesticides and toxic chemical additives.

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