| Looking for best vitamin supplements? Thousands of | | | | ingredients. |
| brands of vitamin supplements are sold in shops and | | | | 9. Is the product potency guaranteed for a specific |
| online vitamin supplements store. Many claim that there | | | | shelf life? |
| is the best vitamin supplements for you. | | | | 10. Is the safety profile of each ingredient thoroughly |
| Look further before you plunge in. | | | | researched and evaluated? |
| You need to investigate the vitamin supplement | | | | 11. Is the product free of ingredients that may have |
| manufacturers to ensure what you are eating is of | | | | cumulative toxicity? |
| highest quality. | | | | 12. Is the product in harmony with nature (use plant |
| Here is a quick checklist for best vitamin supplements | | | | (better still organic) extract as part of their ingredients? |
| manufacturers: | | | | Keep looking if you have not found one. |
| 1. Is the product provided in a single dose? (a | | | | Do a home test for your vitamin supplement tablets: |
| once-a-day simply can't provide the level of potency | | | | I have personally done some disintegration tests on |
| needed) | | | | some multivitamin and calcium tablets. Many of them |
| If any product has that claim, look closer. It may not be | | | | did not disintegrate 30 minutes or longer. I did those |
| true. | | | | test at home. You can also carry it out. |
| 2. Is the potency level of the ingredients high enough to | | | | This is how to do a vitamin supplements home test: |
| provide optimal daily nutritional intake without | | | | Immerse the vitamin tablet into a cup of warm water. |
| compromising safety? | | | | Wait for 30 minutes. Stir it. Some remain intact, some |
| Most multivitamin provide 100% of the RDI except | | | | release the coloring. These are all no good sign of |
| major minerals like calcium. You need to take calcium | | | | good quality supplements. |
| supplements separately to meet your RDI. | | | | A good quality vitamin supplement will disintegrate in |
| 3. Are the ingredients provided in their most bioavailable | | | | warm water in about 30 minutes. It should not release |
| form? | | | | any color. |
| Synthetic vitamin C with bioflavonoid improves | | | | Read reviews: |
| tremendously the absorption of vitamin C into your | | | | Online reviews are made by has published some test |
| body. | | | | results. To get the full list, you need to pay a fee to |
| Synthetic vitamin E is only 50% bioavailable for | | | | subscribe. Consumerlab.com's review typically test |
| absorption. | | | | forverify the label claim and actual content of the |
| 4. Does the company meet the United States and | | | | vitamin supplementspresence of toxic |
| Canadian pharmaceutical guidelines - for Good | | | | contentdisintegration test |
| Manufacturing Practice (GMP)? | | | | also publishes recalls and warning news at its website. |
| Be aware that there are two GMPs, one is | | | | Full list of pass recalls and warning is only available to |
| pharmaceutical GMP and the other is food GMP. The | | | | paid access. |
| former is more stringent. | | | | Watch out for the warnings and recall news: |
| 5. Is the product formulated to meet pharmaceutical | | | | Do you know there are many vitamin and herbs |
| standards for full disintegration and dissolution? | | | | supplements being issued warning of use or being |
| A simple home test can tell if the vitamin tablet can | | | | recalled? FDA publishes these warning or recall press |
| disintegrate. | | | | release at it website. So does |
| 6. Is the vitamin supplement product independently | | | | You also need to find out if you need to take vitamin |
| tested, reviewed and guaranteed for potency and | | | | supplements? And which vitamin to supplement your |
| safety? | | | | nutrition gaps. Even if you eat balance diet (only a very |
| and do such test and reviews. | | | | small percentage if people do that), you also need to |
| 7. Is the product manufactured in-house (not | | | | identify what are the vitamin robbers in your lifestyle, |
| contracted to the lowest bidder)? | | | | diet and environment. Identifying these vitamin robbers |
| You can tell by reading their manufacturing literature. If | | | | can help you to pin-point what you may be lacking and |
| none is available, write to them for one. | | | | therefore to supplement with the right type vitamin |
| 8. Does the label list all active ingredients and the DV | | | | supplements. |
| or RDI percentage clearly and readable? | | | | With good quality supplements and knowing what you |
| Read the label, if you see more 'extra' ingredients than | | | | need, this is the best vitamin supplements program you |
| you need, probably you are paying for such extra | | | | can start with. |