| Everyone needs to know how to choose the | | | | reputable, especially if the price is remarkably low. |
| right vitamin supplements. Vitamins are an | | | | A good vitamin supplement should contain 100% |
| investment in health and, because almost no one | | | | of the Daily Value of Vitamins D, B1, B2, B3, B5, |
| gets sufficient vitamins and minerals from their | | | | B12 and folic acid. There should be a minimum of |
| diets, it is a very wise investment to make. Each | | | | 20 micrograms of vitamin K as well. There should |
| day, taking the right supplements can ensure you | | | | be 5,000 IU or less of vitamin A and 40-50% of |
| maintain your current health, recover from illness | | | | that vitamin A should be beta carotene. |
| or injury quickly, as well as improve health | | | | Choose a vitamin supplement that contains 100% |
| concerns you may have. | | | | of the Daily Value for copper, zinc, iodine, selenium |
| As with any other investment, you want to know | | | | and chromium. It can also contain some |
| exactly what to invest in to make your | | | | magnesium. |
| expenditure pay off. Read the labels of | | | | Be sure your vitamin supplement selection |
| multivitamin or any vitamin supplements carefully | | | | contains 100% of the needed values for both |
| so that you will know exactly what you are | | | | vitamin C and E because these are valuable |
| purchasing. If your order online, the nutrient list | | | | antioxidants. Women in their child-bearing years |
| should be readily available. The label should also list | | | | should also look for 100% of the necessary |
| the percentage of the Food and Drug | | | | amount of iron unless they have been advised by |
| Administration's daily recommended value for | | | | their doctor not to take supplementary iron due |
| each ingredient in the supplement. It is not | | | | to a disorder. Others should take at least 40-50% |
| necessary to purchase the most expensive | | | | of the daily requirements of iron as a supplement. |
| product to get one of the best products, so | | | | Don't be taken in by fancy words. "High potency" |
| compare labels carefully before you choose. | | | | is meaningless because there are no guidelines the |
| When shopping for vitamin supplements, look for | | | | supplement must meet. A basic, well-balanced |
| "USP" on the label. This means the stands of the | | | | daily vitamin supplement along with a good diet, |
| U.S. Pharmacopeia have been meet under | | | | exercise and a healthy lifestyle should keep your |
| exacting laboratory conditions. Not all quality | | | | healthy and your body working at peak |
| vitamins will carry this mark, but it can help you | | | | performance. |
| determine if a brand you are not familiar with is | | | | |