By Richard L. Chipman, MD
Summary: Dr. Chipman succinctly sums the natural vs. synthetic argument regarding vitamins before describing the effects of natural vitamins on heart health. Regarding natural vs. synthetic, he says, there are two schools of thought—those who believe vitamin factors "can be made and should be dispensed in a chemically pure form" and those who believe that vitamins "exist as very complex groups of associated principles of synergistic nature, and that if the complex is taken apart, it is no longer capable of producing its normal nutritional and metabolic effect." Chipman, a member of the latter camp, examines the role of vitamins A, B (including B4), C, D and E2 in heart health. He also discusses the application of heart tissue extract in the form of protomorphogens in strengthening the heart muscle. From The Journal of Medical-Physical Research: A Journal of Progressive Medicine and Physical Therapies. Special Reprint, 1954.
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