In response to questions about NV

[Guest guest]

OK got the scoop on all the ingredients in NV and yes it's all from food -but a

bit more complex which I will explain.

First

1. Why don't they use organic cow's milk for the whey?

All about supply. There is one supplier in New Zealand but the quantity is

limited and the price of NV would have to rise " substantially " In addition I

learned something new. Not only are all the ingredients tested free of heavy

metals, herbicides and pesticides as I always wrote -but " oh yes all our

ingredients are tested free of hormones as well " The whey is 100% natural and

as I suspected it is extremely difficult to find a 100% natural whey isolate

tested free of any toxins or hormones, but also 100% casein free.

2. The question of are the vitamins supplemented.

Yes and no. Some are from the botanicals and the whey, but the rest are all

derived from yeast. They are all considered to be food sources however due to

the confusion of the average consumer who sees the word " yeast " so many times on

the label and doesn't understand it doesn't mean there is yeast in the product

they are going back and forth on the best way to explain it. When I say " each

serving contains all of the essential amino acids and nutrients from food which

is the purest form of supplementation " that is true bottom line.

I did find that the yeast issue is a tricky one to bring up because I have read

on blogs outside of this group from parents who have never used to product

saying that they can't use it because " it has yeast in it " There is no yeast in

the product and it can be consumed by someone even with active Candida. In fact

because of the strong anti bacterial, antifungal, and antiviral properties of

some of the ingredients

http://pursuitofresearch.org/2010/12/10/mitochondrial-dysfunction-in-autism-and-\

other-disorders-can-diet-help/ it may help. Some parents who have children with

yeast issues have stated just this about NV in the archives (let me know if you

want me to search for those archives)

As far as the D3 " It is not derived from any meat sources so if a vegetarian is

okay with consuming the whey in the product they can consider the product

vegetarian. " I am going to get clarification if the D3 is through the whey or

from one of the other food sources. But I did find that D3 is found in cheese

and eggs so they whey is possible.

" Very few foods in nature contain vitamin D. The flesh of fatty fish

(such as salmon, tuna, and mackerel) and fish liver oils are among the

best sources [1,11]. Small amounts of vitamin D are found in beef

liver, cheese, and egg yolks. Vitamin D in these foods is primarily in

the form of vitamin D3 and its metabolite 25(OH)D3 [12]. "

http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/vitamind/

So all nutrients

http://pursuitofresearch.org/products/nutriiveda/nutriiveda-ingredients/ are

from the whey such as ALL of the essential amino acids, or the botanicals, or a

yeast (food) form of a nutrient...but all ingredients are food.

Please feel free to ask more- I learned more myself by asking so Kati thank you!

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