Whole Food Nation Pops - FAQ
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then I suggest you read about what we stand for, how we started and where we are going.
Beginning - Today - Future all because of three friends that are Health Nuts!
What is Whole Food Nation?
Three friends began the company after creating what they felt was the best whole food multi (supplement) by their standards.
We manufacture and market two whole food multis. We support our local farmers and buy from the local ones each week during the summer, and attend their events when they have them, especially fund raising events.
The Founders.
Heidi Dulay, Ed.D. M.S. N.C. - The product designer and nutrition fanatic, who arranges flowers and practices Qigong
Vicki Link, B.S. D.Cert. Y.P. NAMI - A health and fitness nut for 20 years
Kim Klaver, B.A. M.A.T. A.B.D. - Kim has always focused on staying fit - tennis since she was eight, and running, hiking since she was a teenager.
What is this supplement?
It’s called The Pops. It’s made from 22 fruits, 23 veggies and food herbs, probiotics, prebiotics, 11 digestive enzymes and spice packed in capsules. The Pops are nutrients. You still need to try to eat healthy because taking a supplement does not replace food. This multi is a supplement whose ingredients are "whole" foods, minus the water and fiber. It has whole fruits, veggies, herbs, enzymes and spices that contain all the nutrients in real food - not just a blend of vitamins and minerals.
What are in the Pops?
Full ingredients for Purples (fruit) here.
Full ingredients for Greens (veggie) here.
Why has the fiber been removed? I thought fiber was good.
Fiber is a good thing – if it’s in food, or in a fiber supplement. It is not a good thing in a vitamin/mineral supplement.
First, if fiber is in your vitamin, you’re getting less of the expensive ingredients (the vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, enzymes, probiotics, etc.) You can buy a month’s supply of fiber for a few bucks. The space in a capsule is best saved for precious ingredients, not wasted on cheap fiber, don’t you think?Second, fiber prevents the body from using vitamins and mineral. It can bind with vitamins and minerals and carry them right out of the body. So, if you need to add fiber to what you eat, take it alone.
How can all those ingredients be in a small capsule?
Dr. Heidi explains here.
Enough of each ingredient is in each capsule so that the synergy among them makes a difference. Synergy, not quantity, is the key to effectiveness – much like good teamwork is the key to winning. "Less is more" in nutrition, means that our bodies can more easily process and use small quantities. In the long run, this translates to more health.
Why are the vitamin and mineral amounts not listed?
The value of the ingredients is not in amounts. It’s in the synergy or interaction among the hundreds of nutrients contained in the ingredients, all-working together. Functional medicine research is showing that very small amounts of a wide array of natural nutrients is usually more beneficial than large amounts of isolated nutrients. The body uses them more easily. Further, there is cooperation between certain vitamins and minerals, promoting absorption. Correcting a deficiency in one vitamin/mineral requires the addition of others, not simply replacement of the deficient one.
What will The Pops do for me?
We don’t know what the Pops will do for you. Since every body is different no one knows for sure what any whole-food supplement will do for you. The only way to know how it will work is to try it.What others have noted:
Promotes:
- Digestion
- Elimination and detoxification
- Energy
- Better sleep
- Better skin
- Reduced stress and anxiety
- Reduced cravings
- Reduced aches and pains
- Normal cholesterol and blood pressure
- Weight loss
I take a Multi-Vitamin now. What makes a whole-food multi better?
Have you heard people laugh about Americans having the most expensive urine in the world? That’s because the vitamins most Americans take are synthetic, and 90% of synthetic vitamins pass through the body unabsorbed. A synthetic vitamin or mineral is a laboratory simulation of a simple version of the real thing. Synthetic vitamins are super-processed. They are usually manufactured at high temperatures and contain artificial or toxic ingredients, such as dyes, preservatives, coal tars, sugars, starch and other additives. Kind of like paint or plastics.
The USDA has raised the dietary guidelines for fruit and vegetable consumption from five to nine servings per day. Even if you like fruits and veggies, can you eat a variety of nine every day? The Pops contain twenty-two fruits and twenty-three vegetables, along with antioxidants, metabolic enhancers, digestive enzymes and probiotics. That’s over 70 nutritionally dense ingredients in your body, every day without having to stress over trying to eat them.
How much is it?
It depends. Let me tell you how it comes.
A single box retails for $45.00 plus shipping ($6.95).
They let you get three - nine boxes for $39.95 plus shipping ($6.95 - $10.95)
For the wholesale lover shoppers they let you buy 10 packs for $31 a box plus shipping ($10.95).
Standing regular orders, (subscribers) pay $37.00 - and get free shipping (a savings of $14.95).
What is a standing order or subscriber?
Subscribers order on average 4 boxes of Pops. The 4 boxes will be shipped right away. Four boxes will be shipped every four months. It can be paid in monthly installments of $37 or the total $148 at once. Standing orders have free shipping. This is the best price on The Pops and comes out to be $1.23 a day.
What is the average dosage? How do I take them?
The average person takes one Purple capsule in the morning for energy and one Green capsule in the evening for calming and better sleep. Take with food because of the digestive enzymes. Some people break the capsules open and sprinkle the contents on food or in smoothies. When opened they smell like spice, not vitamins.
How long will a box last?
A box of Pops is 60 capsules; this is a 2-month’s supply. Taking one Purple and one Green a day means half a box a month.
If I’m on any medications or prescriptions, can I take The Pops?
Generally yes. However, both the Pop-a-Purple and Pop-a-Green contain Bioperine®, which helps the body absorb nutrients. Bioperine® will also enhance the absorption any drugs you’re taking. So it’s recommended you wait an hour after taking any medication before taking the Pops. If in doubt it’s always best to check with your Doctor.
This is just like eating the actual fruits and veggies so all I need to do is take the Pops instead of eating fruits and vegetables, right?
This is a supplement. So no, it’s not the same thing as eating actual fruits and vegetables. The Pops can help your immunity stay strong but you still need exercise, healthy eating, enough sleep etc. Good nutrition and supplementation can help protect you from disease. Good nutrition helps your body to heal itself, like holistic healing.
Do I need a whole-food multi?
According to Cf Balch, P (2006), Prescription for Nutritional Healing, Fourth Edition. These are people who need whole-food multis:
- Adolescents
- Alcohol drinkers
- Athletes
- Dieters
- Drug users (prescription or recreational)
- Elderly
- Health fanatics
- Junk food regulars
- Overweight and obese people
- People who supplement with specific nutrients
- Sick people
- Stressed out people
- Smokers
- Women who are pregnant, nursing or taking oral contraceptives
- Workaholics
Source: Cf Balch, P (2006), Prescription for Nutritional Healing, Fourth Edition. New York: Avery/Penguin, p. xv.
What do I need to do next? How do I order?
Get in touch with me to see if the Pops are a fit for you and we can see which option works best for you. Orders can be placed online, phone or mail. I’ll help you place your order and I will be available for follow up information. If the time isn’t right for you to add the Pops to your daily nutrition I welcome you to contact me at a later date.
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This post was written by admin on January 27, 2009
