Extraordinary Health Magazine Extraordinary Health Vol 30 | Page 11
Fresh Grown Gummies
Alicia
Silverstone
INTRODUCES
mykind Organics
GUMMIES
by Alicia Silverstone
HOW MYKIND ORGANICS
GOT ITS START
While I was pregnant with my son, Bear,
I embarked on a quest for the cleanest
prenatal vitamin I could give my body. A
vitamin that was aligned with the way I eat:
organic, non-gmo, free of funky processed
junk, and completely plant-based. Turns out
this search was no simple task! I learned that
there really wasn’t anything on the market
that I would feel comfortable putting in my
body as a nutritional safety net. I could find
vegan-friendly options, but they wouldn’t be
whole food-based. Some vitamins claimed
to be nothing but whole foods, but in reality
included binders, fillers, and other synthetics.
What?! That’s like saying your broccoli is
nothing but broccoli and then sneaking in
some hydrogenated soybean oil. Gross!
Throughout this tiresome research to seek
a pure and wholesome vitamin, my brain