FOOD. . . Doctors’ Research is about Food – Other nutrient companies are not. All professional supplements distributed by Doctors’ Research are 100% Food! Our slogans, our processes, and our products are all about Food. When we at Doctors’ Research say, Don’t break the chain!, we mean don’t break the Food chain. We are surprised that other supplement companies seem to feel that it is ‘natural’ for humans to eat synthetic vitamins, most of which are not even the same chemical form (and less of which are in the same structural form) as vitamins found in Food. We are surprised that most other supplement companies seem to feel that it is ‘natural’ to supplement human nutrition with chemically-treated crushed rocks and petroleum derivatives. While nature teaches us that plants have the ability to ingest these types of substances and render them as Food, it also teaches us that humans are not plants and should not directly consume crushed rocks.

Humans naturally do not consume soil or other crushed rocks. If they do, medically the condition is termed ‘pica’ or ‘geophagia’. Yet everyday, millions of Westerners (generally unknowingly) consume dozens of industrial processed rocks to ‘supplement’ their diets–these products normally contain dozens of substances that are not natural for humans to consume. Should people swallow rocks, industrial chemical compounds, petroleum derivatives, ammonia, and cyanide daily? Well, they do. Should your body, or the bodies of your clients, be a dumping ground for these industrial substances? We think not! 

We at Doctors’ Research understand the need for supplementation, given modern lifestyles and the highly processed foods in the food supply. However, we feel that supplementation should be from Foods and that these Foods should contain their nutrients in the same chemical and structural forms as those found in real human Foods. We also feel that the supplements should contain the Food factors needed for proper absorption and utilization. Even modern science recognizes that minerals need protein chaperones for optimal absorption, yet isolated mineral salts (as are commonly found in so-called ‘natural’ supplements) do not contain them. Foods (including the Foods used at Food Research International Ltd, which are used by Doctor’s Research) do naturally contain these substances.

Foods distributed by Doctors’ Research are normally specially-grown, with most being hydroponically farmed (since the US has not established organic standards for hydroponically farmed Foods, we cannot currently label our US products as organic). Our growing processes build on the laws of nature, as it is well known that plants will increase their absorption of nutrients if more nutrients are present in their environment. The plants are then harvested, dried under controlled conditions, and put into forms which allow tableting. The Foods we commonly use include acerola (cherry), citrus,  carrots, herbs (various), kelp, nutritional yeast, mushrooms, rice and rice bran, and spinach. Our Foods contain no Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), based on average laboratory analysis. In some of our specialty formulas we also include pasture-raised bovine glandulars. Our products do not cause nor contribute to ‘yeast-infections’ (actually, research suggests that the nutritional yeast we use helps the body combat those types of infections), and the cell wall of our nutritional yeast has also been enzymatically-processed to improve nutrient absorption and decrease the possibility of any food sensitivity.

Because our products are Food, it is not necessary to consume them with Food (though they certainly can be). Food ingredients sometimes will vary from those listed in our literature.  Many people who previously have complained of problems associated with the commonly sold synthetic, crushed-rock, ‘natural’ vitamin and mineral formulas, have reported that they have been able to tolerate and benefit from our Food products.  

Our clinical research group is headed up by Robert Thiel who holds a Ph.D. in nutrition science as well as a doctorate in natural health. Dr. Thiel authored the world’s leading MEDLINE medical journal article on natural vitamins. Dr. Thiel has been named Research Scientist of the Year and Physician of the Year plus has received the Orthomolecular Leadership Award for his leading edge natural health research. He was also a licensed naturopathic physician in Idaho.

Unlike some companies, we do not engage in slick marketing. Our literature contains solid scientific information–we encourage you to read all of it. We believe that since you are interested in truly natural health, you will recognize the benefits associated with using real Food supplementation, as well as the benefits of avoiding industrial chemicals that are in other companies’ products. We truly appreciate your interest in our products.™