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best brand of multi-vits minerals?

tokey said:
Centrum are notorious for not being bioavaliable and thus worthless. I use GNC megamen vitamins because they are the shit. You feel flustered and dizzy for a few minutes and then you feel 'high' for hours.
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I have been taking a multivitamin complex for almost 3 years now ever since my second trip to rehab for alcoholism and narcotic abuse but in streaks. At times I went off my schedule but never lapsed for more than a couple months. I have been taking a multivitamin complex daily now for about 12 months. For about 3 of those months I decided to use GNC MegaMan Complex but had to discontinue due to money issues and had to go back on to the cheap generic multivitamin complex. Yes, the GNC MegaMan Complex worked great, there are many other minerals and healthy herbals that the majority of multivitamin complex do not...

Vitamin A (100% as beta-Carotene) 10,000 IU 200%
Vitaminc C (as Ascorbic Acid) 300 mg 500%
Vitamin D (as Cholecalciferol) 200 IU 50%
Vitamin E (as Natural d-alpha Tocopheryl Acetate) 100 IU 333%
Vitamin K (as Phytonadione) 75 mcg 94%
Thiamin (Vitamin B-1)(as Thiamin Mononitrate) 30 mg 2000%
Riboflavin (Vitamin B-2) 30 mg 1765%
Niacin 30 mg 150%
Vitamin B-6 (as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride) 30 mg 1500%
Folic Acid 400 mcg 100%
Vitamin B-12 (as Cyanocobalamin) 30 mcg 500%
Biotin 250 mcg 83%
Pantothenic Acid (as Calcium d-Pantothenate) 30 mg 300%
Calcium ( as Calcium Citrate Malate Complex) 200 mg 20%
Iodine (as Potassium Iodide) 150 mcg 100%
Magnesium (as Magnesium Oxide) 100 mg 25%
Zinc (as Zinc Oxide) 25 mg 167%
Selenium (as Selenium Yeast) 100 mcg 25%
Copper (as Copper Oxide) 2 mg 100%
Manganese (as Manganese Gluconate) 5 mg 250%
Chromium (as Hydrolyzed Protein Chelate & Chromium Picolinate) 50 mcg 42%
Damiana Leaf Podwer (Tunera aphrodisiaca) 70 mg *
Korean Ginseng Root Powder (Panax Ginseng) 70 mg *
Oat Straw Powder (Avena Sativum) 70 mg *
Deodorized Garlic Powder (Allium Sativum) 50 mg *
Oyster Extract Complex Powder 50 mg *
Saw Palmetto Berries Powder (Serenoa repens) 50 mg *
L-Cystine 50 mg *
Nettle Leaf Powder (Urtica Dioica) 30 mg *
Pumpkin Seed Meal (Cucurbita Pepo) 30 mg *
Citrus Bioflavonoid Complex 25 mg *
Choline (as Choline Bitartrate) 10 mg *
Inositol 10 mg *
para-Aminobenzoic Acid 10 mg *
L-Methionine 10 mg *
alpha-Lipoic Acid 5 mg *
Lutein (as Lutein Esters) 500 mcg *
Lycopene 350 mcg *
Silica (as Silicon Dioxide)

*Additional active ingredients not found in generic multivitamin complex

but...

'feel high for hours'? I have never achieved a 'high' from vitamins. These complex are supplements, they are not intended for recreational purposes and if they were, there would be no potential. Yes, after being on this particular complex for a few months does make you feel more energized and healthy but that is its only purpose. Maybe this enhancement is what you may be referring to?

Pressed Pill Vitamins have a 10-20% absorbtion rate due to all the the filler material needed to press and hold the pill together. Liquid Vitmains have a 80-90% absorbtion rate.

PLEASE post a source because I'm planning on doing some healthy shopping in a couple days after I get my nice sized paycheck (Store Manager Big Lots). If you have this information and it is true than you must have got it from some source. If this is just something that you heard than admit it. I'm reluctant to believe this but yet intrigued if this is true.

Does anybody else have some brand name multivitamin complex that may be more effective than the active ingredients in the MegaMan complex? Money isn't a problem.
 
That looks like a nice mix up there K'dout.

I usually take trader joe's multivitamin and mineral antioxidant tabs (2 tablets a day, 100 tabs in a bottle, for $8) because I am fairly poor, and spend money on other supplements (good iron, fish oil, and cal/mag/zinc). If you just want the basics and nothing fancy, it's a great, very well priced multivit.
 
K'dOUTinAZ said:
PLEASE post a source because I'm planning on doing some healthy shopping in a couple days after I get my nice sized paycheck (Store Manager Big Lots). If you have this information and it is true than you must have got it from some source. If this is just something that you heard than admit it. I'm reluctant to believe this but yet intrigued if this is true.
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I'll say it for a THIRD time in this thread ... this information came from the book "The Physicians Desk Reference" look it up yourself.
 
Dan1584(2) said:
I'll say it for a THIRD time in this thread ... this information came from the book "The Physicians Desk Reference" look it up yourself.
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I own the PDR (2000 through 2005) and the only vitamins that are listed are those that are prescribed for medicinal purposes such as deficiencies. Please provide the chapter and I'll look it up. If you can't do that, than the information is invalid. In pill form or liquid concentration, you are still taking the substance orally which means that the difference in bioavailability would be very little, if anything.

Once in your stomach, tablets must be broken down before they enter the bloodstream while liquid does not need to be broken down, resulting in quicker absorption. This does not necessarily mean that the bioavailability should be effected, with the exceptions of certain vitamins that do not fully dissolve. Yes, the bioavailability will be greater when consumed in liquid concentration versus in tablet form but it wouldn't be any greater than double the bioavailability.
 
I use new chapter only one. the nutrients are probiotic and so attached to food for better absorption supposedly. It is vegetarian and has no fillers or artificial colors/flavors.
 
I have been taking this multivit but I'm thinking of trying a different brand, since I'm fairly new to multivitamins. I have no complaints, and they *definitely* stop me from getting ill after stimulant use or when travelling (which were my main concerns, after overall health improvement). Would be interested to see what everyone recommends for ladies.
 
This one's badass:

NutriVitamin Enzyme Complex Without Iron (formerly known as Nutrizyme) - manufactured by Integrative Therapeutics inc., a leading manufacturer of clinically-validated nutritional supplements to doctors and healthcare practitioners:

http://www.integrativeinc.com/go/in...alias=_productdetails&partcode=196018&sc=True

Exclusive multivitamin and mineral supplement with highly concentrated, synergistic Plant Enzymes for optimal nutritional maintenace.

Google it to find retailers online that sell it.
 
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I take MDR (medical doctors research) fitness tabs (2 a day). They are pretty badass... I've gotten a lot more energetic and not so run down as I used to be, and my skin and face look a lot healthier. I also take omega-3 fish oil daily.
 
da_sense said:
K'dOUTinAZ I use Now foods ADAM multivits. Check www.nowfoods.com . If you're looking for the best money can buy look at www.lef.org their Life Extension Mix is one of the best multivits, but it's very pricey.
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As a fellow Immortalist (imminst.org) member I have to agree that da_sense is right on.

Best bang for the buck: Now foods ADAM multi

Good company with great product: Jarrow

"Best" is a toss-up between

LEF life extension mix http://www.lef.org/newshop/items/item00935.html
and
AOR otho-core (cant believe it hasnt been mentionned)
http://www.aor.ca/int/products/ortho_core.php
 
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