vitamins

[Clark]

Does anyone have any recommendations for a good multivitamine?


Thanks

Clark

[Jeftichew]

GNC has several different formulas. I use the Mega Men and feel it does give a little boost to the day. You can get them at local GNC store, Rite Aid, or at drugstore.com

Depending on your nutritional requirements, you may want to look into some of the other "focused" multivitamins that include things for joints or whatnot. If it costs more than double than the drugstore brand, its probably not worth it, no matter how much hype or claim.

Also, remember that more isnt necessarily better. A lot of vitamins have toxicities at values higher than USRDA leading consumers to think more is better. 6000% RDA CAN hurt you. This is a dense/maybe difficult read, but sums it up: http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic638.htm
(http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic638.htm)

[Jeftichew]

Another thing to add:

My father is a Consumer Reports junkie, and he just got this. I felt it had some excellent advice.

http://www.consumerreports.org/healthguide

[Scotto]

I think any general multi-vitamin will do the job. I take One-a-Day's Men's Health - has some green tea and lycopene added.

I have a friend who used to work in the factory that made Centrum. After hearing about some of their shenanigan's, I avoid that one.

[Jeftichew]

I have a friend who used to work in the factory that made Centrum. After hearing about some of their shenanigan's, I avoid that one.

Do tell! Now I'm curious.

[nteeman]

I don't recommend shaving with any kind of vitamin. I tried and can tell you it don't work! :biggrin:

[HlSheppard]

A few years back, Men's Health magazine tested quite a few and recommended One-a-Day Men's formula.

I've been taking them ever since and have been perfectly happy. I've tried MANY GNC formulas as well as "Animal Packs," etc. None have been appreciably better than One-a-Day (yet all more expensive).

I get the big containers from Costco and don't give them a second thought.