Daily Vitamin Supplements

In general, taking daily vitamin supplements is important to the optimal function of your body.

The health of your skin, eyes, hair, teeth and bones as well as maintaining your body’s anti-aging and immune defenses largely depend on an adequate intake of quality vitamins. Even a deficiency in one vitamins can significantly affect your health.

Relying on the modern day diet of processed or fast foods is not going to give you the healthy nutrients you need. And even eating healthy food might not give you as many nutrients as it once did.

Therefore, taking the proactive step of consuming multivitamins daily  is one of the best things you could do right now to boost your health and vitality.

But be warned, all daily vitamin supplements are not made equal. With so many choices on the market, it really is important to consider the following issues:

1. Are your vitamins easily absorbed by your body?

Store brand multivitamins or the kind bought at large chains use cheap synthetic supplements or nutrients derived from petrochemicals. Your body won’t recognize these supplements as food and so very little of it is absorbed into your bloodstream. Low quality vitamins just ends up being excreted.

2. Who is making your daily vitamin supplement?

Here is a dirty little secret. The majority of vitamins in America come from just 2 companies.

So whether or not you buy  vitamins from a store or a magazine ad, chances are you are getting the same formula with just a different label. For the most part, these supplements aren’t formulated by doctors, pharmacists or scientists. Rather these vitamins are just thrown together.

The result of throwing vitamins together can be quite serious too. For one thing, there is the risk of overdosing on certain vitamins.  If there is too much vitamin E in a supplement you are taking, you could end up feeling fatigued and suffering from diarrhea and headaches.

Another result of poor formulation is that of diminished synergies. Because the amount of vitamins in each pill is not in the right proportions, the ingredients end up canceling out the benefits of each other.

3. Is potency and purity info available?

Any reputable manufacturer will happily make available potency information of the ingredients in their daily vitamin supplements. Email or phone your manufacturer and ask them if their product has been certified by the NSF. This qualification indicates that the ingredients used are top notch.

You can also ask to see the potency analysis done by a reputable, independent US Lab. This report can be used to compare potency with other products you are considering. If they waver or flat out refuse to offer any evidence of certification, you will be better off spending your money elsewhere.

If you look out for these 3 things, you’ll have what you need to make an informed buying decision. And don’t forget to take your daily  fish oil supplement too. Vitamins and fish oil work well together.

Daily Vitamin Supplements