VM-2000 Multi-Vitamin

A Daily Top-Quality Multivitamin Is A "Must" Today.

Solgar's VM 2000 is one of the best high potency multivitamin and mineral retail formulations available with an amino acid and plant base and rich in antioxidants.

Until recently, doctors recommended the multivitamin only to those whose diets appeared to lack sufficient variation. Many doctors today now recommend that taking a multivitamin is good insurance for all patients. Certain vitamins have been indicated in numerous beneficial health effects. For example, B vitamins may help control mood instability during stressful periods and give that boost of energy when required, and Vitamin D  tends to be helpful to the many people who don’t get enough daily sun. However, if you do not eat a healthy balanced diet, a multivitamin provides a poor substitute! In other words, taking a multivitamin is not a license to skip your high quality protein foods, fruits, vegetables and grains. Many nutritional experts now believe that a daily multivitamin should be part of a healthy diet, and not a substitute for it.

Many multivitamins, especially those purchased in health food stores, can significantly exceed the recommend daily amounts of certain vitamins. Mnay multivitamins contain insufficient amount of trace elements and in addition contain cheaper and artificial forms. This can be unhealthy. Extra doses of vitamins or poor quality vitamins and minerals do not confer extra benefits, and in fact may be harmful. This is particularly the case with Vitamin A as well as with iron.

Vitamin C

For a while it seemed that some vitamins, like Vitamin C, might actually quickly end the common cold. This has been studied in great depth, and been found to be untrue. High doses of vitamin C tend not to "stop" or "cure" the common cold. However, normal doses of vitamin C may help confer a greater immunity and in addition to assist in the absorption of iron. For this reason I recommend folk to take Vitamin C regularly all year round, and that is one of the main reasons why I created Daily-C.

Centrum vs VM-2000 there is NO Comparison

Products like Centrum, heavily promoted on television, don't even come close in their quality to Solgar's VM-200 Because of this mega-dose mentality of many multivitamins, most doctors recommend more common and less expensive variants of the multivitamin that are readily obtainable at your local chemist (drug store), health-food shops and even the supermarket. Brands like Centrum, or even generic brands seem to provide "just enough" vitamins without over-dosing. Centrum is made using the cheapest forms of vitamins and minerals available, with little regard paid to their absorbability. Centrum is made by a drug company, and it's what you would expect from a pharmaceutical company.

Solgar on the other hand utilise special multi-chelate mineral formulations in their multivitamins, providing minerals complexed as amino acid chelates, citrates, aspartates, picolinates and highly absorbable mineral forms from Albion Process chelazomes. Albion are considered one of the world's leading mineral supply companies. Ask your retailer where the minerals are sourced from in their offerings, chances are they usually won't have a clue! Pharmaceutical companies focus on drugs primarily, and sell dietary supplements as a side line, can you really trust a drug company to make a superb multi-vitamin product? Just another profit margin along the way.

Along with multivitamin supplementation for adults, I also recommend children receive a child’s multivitamin. This may be a good idea especially for the picky and fussy eaters in your household. If you have a child who lives on peanut butter, jam, grilled cheese sandwiches or two-minute noodles, many important vitamins may well be lacking from the diet. Look at their fingernails - do you see any white spots or flecks? Does he or she have major behavioural or learning difficulties? It may be time to try a daily good quality multivitamin, and Solgar's offerings are outstanding.

While kids should be gently encouraged to try other foods, a multivitamin may help provide a little extra nutrition insurance. However, be sure that the multivitamin used is one specifically for children. Try Kangavites, your kids will love these chews and they are a high quality formulation.

Dosage: Adults - Take 2 tablets daily at mealtime.   (60 capsules per bottle)

• Vitamin C (as Calcium Ascorbate)
• 300mg Nutrient/Herbal Powder Base260mg (Providing Alfalfa, Rosehip Extract, Citrus Bioflavonoids, Rutin, Siberian Ginseng, Echinacea Purpurea Root, Suma Root, Spirulina, Lecithin, Dong Quai, Oat Fibre, Parsley,Watercress, Hesperidin Complex, Guar Gum) Isolated Soya Protein Powder200mg
• Vitamin E (200iu, as d-alpha tocopheryl succinate)134mg
• Calcium (as amino acid chelate+, carbonate)64mg
• Thiamin (Vitamin B1, as thiamine mononitrate)100mg
• Pantothenic Acid (as calcium pantothenate)100mg
• Vitamin B6 (as pyridoxine hydrochloride)100mg
• Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) 100mg
• Niacin (as niacinamide)100mg
• Inositol100mg
• Choline (as bitartrate) 41mg
• Natural Source Beta Carotene (as prep.)2400ug
• Providing other carotenoids 13ug
• Magnesium (as oxide, buffered amino acid chelate+) 32mg
• Iron (as bisglycinate++) 10mg
• Boron (as sodium borate, citric acid) 1mg
• Betaine HC l25mg
• Zinc (as oxide, amino acid chelate+)15mg
• Manganese (as gluconate, amino acid chelate+) 2mg
• Soya Lecithin 20mg
• Vitamin B12 (as cobalamin prep.) 100ug
• Copper (as gluconate, amino acid chelate+)1500ug
• Biotin (as prep.)100ug
• Vitamin D (400iu, as D2, ergocalciferol prep.)10ug
• L-Orthinine HCl 6mg
• Selenium (as selenomethionine)25ug
• L-Glutathione 5mg
• Taurine 5mg
• Folic Acid (as prep.)400ug
• lodine (as potassium iodide prep.) 150ug
• Chromium (as picolinate, yeast free, nicotinoglycinate amino acid chelate+)25ug
• Special multi-chelate formula providing minerals complexed as amino acid chelates, citrates, aspartates, picolinates and highly absorbable mineral forms from Albion Process chelazomes.
• Unique form of chelated iron (iron bisglycinate)
• Tableted with these natural ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose, stearic acid, silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate, cellulose gum, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, Vegetable Glycerin, Riboflavin.

Warnings: If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medication or have a medical condition, please consult your healthcare practitioner before taking any dietary supplement.