We have all been there, striving for a healthy lifestyle, eating right, exercising more, and getting more sleep. But sometimes life happens, and we need a boost. That is where supplements can help. To fill the nutrient gap in our diet, most have looked to daily multivitamins for help. But similar to most things in the world of health and wellness, there is no one-size-fits-all answer when it comes to supplements- even multivitamins. Here is what you need to know about multivitamins and how to find the right one to improve your health.
What is a Multivitamin?
Multivitamins are a once-a-day supplement containing at least two-thirds of the daily required vitamins and minerals. For example, many of us cannot consume the recommended nine servings of fruit and vegetables by the U.S. Institute of Medicine. A multivitamin can help provide the vitamins and minerals essential to our health and fill our diet’s nutrient gap. However, the ingredients and benefits in multivitamins range from brand to brand, most including fat-soluble vitamins, water-soluble B-vitamins, and minerals such as those listed below.
Fat-Soluble Vitamins: Vitamins A, D, E, and K
Water-Soluble B-Vitamins: Vitamin C, Calcium, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Pantothenic Acis, Vitamins B6, Folic Acid, and Vitamin B12
Minerals: Iron, Iodine, Selenium, and Zinc
It’s important to note that multivitamins are not a magic pill nor a substitute for a healthy lifestyle. Instead, their purpose is to fill nutritional gaps that you may not be aware of in your diet.
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Not All Multivitamins Are the Same
The primary purpose is to supply your body with essential daily vitamins and minerals that your diet may be missing out on. However, whether or not you are receiving those benefits depends on the quality and completeness of the supplement.
For the supplement to serve its purpose, it needs an adequate amount of the proper forms of micronutrients. However, the types and amount of nutrients in multivitamins vary significantly from product to product. Some even leave out certain nutrients altogether by cutting corners in manufacturing by not providing enough vitamins and minerals to be beneficial. In addition, they often disregard the bioavailability and sustainability of the nutrients once they have entered the body, further diluting its benefits.
Finding a Multivitamin with Benefits
To truly benefit from a daily multivitamin, you must search for a reliable brand and product you can trust, such as Supplements Studio’s Whole Food Multivitamin Plus With Iron. But, don’t fret. Finding a multivitamin is well worth the effort and can make a difference if done right. Here are four tips to look for in a quality multivitamin:
1. Nutrients
With so many vitamins and mineral combinations, what should you be looking for on the back of the bottle? Luckily, you don’t need a degree in nutrition to know what multivitamin is worth taking with your morning OJ.
Ingredients for a genuinely comprehensive multivitamin:
Vitamins: A, C, D3, E, K, Thiamin, Riboflavin, B6, and B12
Minerals: Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium, Iron, Iodine, Zinc, and Manganese,
2. Premium Ingredients
In addition to containing the right vitamins and minerals, a multivitamin should offer them optimal, high-quality forms from whole natural foods. Look for methylated B vitamins, gentle-form minerals, and plant-origin sources in the ingredients section of your supplement.
3. The Right Dose
The proper amount of crucial nutrients can make all the difference in your supplement. On the nutrition fact label of your supplement, you should be looking at the vitamin or mineral and the daily value quantity or %DV. Unfortunately, a few nutrients, such as calcium, potassium, and vitamin D, typically come up short in multivitamins. Therefore, it is essential to check for nutrients you lack in your diet on your multivitamin label.
4. A Clean Label
Once you have confirmed the nutrients, a multivitamin contains, take a look at the “other ingredients” section of the nutrition fact label. The “other ingredients” list should be short. A quality multivitamin should not contain unnecessary fillers, food allergens, sugar, cheap additives, or synthetic dyes or flavors. Look for products that are soy, dairy, and gluten-free.
Choosing the Right Multivitamin
Multivitamins can help fill the nutritional gaps in your diet if they have an adequate amount of the proper forms of nutrients. Make sure you benefit from your supplement by looking at the nutrition label for crucial nutrients, premium ingredients, dosage, and unnecessary fillers.
If the idea of going to the store and looking through a whole aisle of product labels seems a bit overwhelming, look no further. Instead, try Supplements Studio Whole Food Multivitamin Plus No Iron or Whole Food Multivitamin Plus With Iron. Our supplements are made with high quality natural, whole-food ingredients with no GMO, preservative, or artificial ingredients. Your health is our priority! If you don’t want to take our word on it, hear what our customers have to say.
Disclaimer
This information or any information contained on or in any product label or packaging is not intended as a substitute for the advice provided by your physician or other healthcare professional. Do not use the information from this article for diagnosing or treating of health problems or disease, or prescribing medication or other treatments. Always speak with you physician or other healthcare professional before taking any medication, nutritional, herbal, homeopathic supplement for the treatment of health problems. If you have or suspect that you have a medical problem, contact your health care provider immediately. Do not disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking professional advice due to something you have read in this article.
