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Site to compare and rate vitamins/supplements?
- Thread starter DebBrown
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I don't know of a site to compare, but as a health care professional, I wanted to share a little info that many do not realize.
Vitamins, supplements, diet aids, etc. fall under the category of nutritional supplements, NOT over-the-counter drugs. As such, they are not subject to quite the same level of scrutiny or regulation by the FDA that drugs are.
Although they must comply with "good manufacturing practice" they do not have to prove ingredient levels, dissolution rates, etc. Additionally, claims of effectiveness are not evaluated. A product does NOT have to prove effectiveness to make claims about what it will do.
Just be aware. Most of the larger pharmacy chains, grocery stores, etc use reputable manufacturers for their store brands, so these can be a good alternative to the name-brand vitamins and supplements. I would avoid any product that makes claims of effectiveness that seem exaggerated or "too good to be true."
Your local pharmacist may be able to recommend specific brands to you.
Good luck!
Vitamins, supplements, diet aids, etc. fall under the category of nutritional supplements, NOT over-the-counter drugs. As such, they are not subject to quite the same level of scrutiny or regulation by the FDA that drugs are.
Although they must comply with "good manufacturing practice" they do not have to prove ingredient levels, dissolution rates, etc. Additionally, claims of effectiveness are not evaluated. A product does NOT have to prove effectiveness to make claims about what it will do.
Just be aware. Most of the larger pharmacy chains, grocery stores, etc use reputable manufacturers for their store brands, so these can be a good alternative to the name-brand vitamins and supplements. I would avoid any product that makes claims of effectiveness that seem exaggerated or "too good to be true."
Your local pharmacist may be able to recommend specific brands to you.
Good luck!
Phill12
TUG Member
We have been using all ours from ANDREW LESSMAN out of Henderson Nev for years and he also comes on the Hsn About four times a year if you want to learn about his products.
My doctor turned me on to his products about ten years ago and I have been using them since then and my wife is now hooked and using last five years. She gets vitamins order every three months and after couple weeks of using she has such a difference in health and it opened a lot of space when she dumped all the junk we had used from our bathroom shelf.
Lessman started out as a someone studing and making his own product for sports players and it has now turned into one of the largest and best companies out there.
Lessman products don't waste your time with all those additives that do nothing but give pretty colors or let them cut back on the needed products.
I have had a strained knee now for couple months and not getting better even with doctor's pills for swelling. We even had to back out of the Tug lunch in Dublin Ca because of the pain and not walking.
I ordered two of the products Glucosamine with Chondroitin and Circulation and Vein Support and within couple weeks I'm walking without the cain.
I went back to the doctor and showed him the difference in now and couple weeks ago and he couldn't believe the difference. Of coarse he gets no cut for giving me other meds but he agreed this seems to be a great product.
The doctor wanted to know more about these products because he has fought my lower leg circulation for couple years now and nothing and now I have improved so much he just could not believe it.
THis isn't a sales pitch but just a happy family sharing great pruduct. My wife works in a groc store where they sell all this junk and others were asking her what she was using to be so healthy and now about six others are on this product or one of many for what they need.
PHIL
My doctor turned me on to his products about ten years ago and I have been using them since then and my wife is now hooked and using last five years. She gets vitamins order every three months and after couple weeks of using she has such a difference in health and it opened a lot of space when she dumped all the junk we had used from our bathroom shelf.
Lessman started out as a someone studing and making his own product for sports players and it has now turned into one of the largest and best companies out there.
Lessman products don't waste your time with all those additives that do nothing but give pretty colors or let them cut back on the needed products.
I have had a strained knee now for couple months and not getting better even with doctor's pills for swelling. We even had to back out of the Tug lunch in Dublin Ca because of the pain and not walking.
I ordered two of the products Glucosamine with Chondroitin and Circulation and Vein Support and within couple weeks I'm walking without the cain.
I went back to the doctor and showed him the difference in now and couple weeks ago and he couldn't believe the difference. Of coarse he gets no cut for giving me other meds but he agreed this seems to be a great product.
The doctor wanted to know more about these products because he has fought my lower leg circulation for couple years now and nothing and now I have improved so much he just could not believe it.
THis isn't a sales pitch but just a happy family sharing great pruduct. My wife works in a groc store where they sell all this junk and others were asking her what she was using to be so healthy and now about six others are on this product or one of many for what they need.
PHIL
riverdees05
TUG Member
http://www.consumerlab.com/
http://www.comparativeguide.com/guides/adultguide.html
I haven't looked at the most recent Comparative Guide but past ones have listed Usana's Essentials in the top position.
http://www.comparativeguide.com/guides/adultguide.html
I haven't looked at the most recent Comparative Guide but past ones have listed Usana's Essentials in the top position.
Yes to Andrew Lessman and HSN
I am also a fan of Andrew Lessman's Vitamins and Supplements. I have been taking a variety of his products for the last 9 years.
His products are small capsules(not tablets) which are easy to swallow and gentler on my stomach. No dyes or additives that are not natural.
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I am also a fan of Andrew Lessman's Vitamins and Supplements. I have been taking a variety of his products for the last 9 years.
His products are small capsules(not tablets) which are easy to swallow and gentler on my stomach. No dyes or additives that are not natural.
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DebBrown
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Thanks for all the comments!
I signed up for Consumer Lab today. I figured it was worth the money to make sure I was buying something useful. Although I found alot of the info interesting, I was disappointed that the testing was limited. Most of the brands/items I use were not tested or rated.
Deb
I signed up for Consumer Lab today. I figured it was worth the money to make sure I was buying something useful. Although I found alot of the info interesting, I was disappointed that the testing was limited. Most of the brands/items I use were not tested or rated.
Deb
Nutrition Action Health Letter published by Center for Science in the Public Interest June 2008 issue discusses what Multi Complex Multi Vitamin. It debunks some of the popular vitamin claims and offeres a list of what you should be looking for in a Multi Vitamin.
One example is that everyone is putting Folic Acid into functional foods now so getting a lot extra in a multi Vit might be to much. If someone is eating a lot of fortified cereals or bread they might be getting to much if they also take a vitamin which is loaded.
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One example is that everyone is putting Folic Acid into functional foods now so getting a lot extra in a multi Vit might be to much. If someone is eating a lot of fortified cereals or bread they might be getting to much if they also take a vitamin which is loaded.
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