Vitamins & Minerals

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Imagine, forty percent of the American public takes a multivitamin and there is no guidebook or study that evaluates these pills. Americans swallow vitamins pills by the millions, but do they do more harm than good as detractors claim? Vitamin pills are the best health insurance that one can buy. Being an advocate of dietary supplementation, too often I would receive phone calls from people that their health conditions weren’t improving, in fact, were getting worse, after they began taking vitamins. I wondered why vitamin pills weren’t always living up to their promise? Upon investigation, I found most multivitamins were poorly formulated. They were impotent, unbalanced and incomplete. Most brands either followed the ridiculous daily allowance (RDA) or attempted to lure consumers by providing more and more milligrams of vitamins and minerals. Some brands showcased certain nutrients but provided trivial doses. The fine print on multivitamin labels is often beyond consumer understanding. Vitamin pills buyers often pay for nutrients that are inferior, like inorganic selenium, synthetically made vitamin E, and poorly-absorbed forms of magnesium and vitamin B12. The list of requirements for a well-designed multivitamin began to develop. I came up with about 25 important markers to evaluate multivitamins. A rating form was developed so consumers could evaluate their own multivitamins. It’s at the back of the book. If you are the type of consumer who wants to know you are doing the right thing when you take vitamin pills. If you want to check the references and studies before you buy a multi. If you want a multivitamin that delivers on its promise to promote health and longevity, then this book is worth the read.
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Here and Now Books
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 2003
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 189 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0970564082
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0970564085
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 0.01 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.43 x 5.51 x 0.87 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #2,348,301 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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