Your guide to buying vitamins online
Looking to buy vitamins? Get all the useful information here.
Before you buy vitamins
1. Educate yourself. Know some vitamin facts:
Except for vitamins B complex and C, which are relatively safe (because they are water soluble), one should never pop other vitamin supplements unnecessarily without prescription.
Prefer to buy multivitamins instead of single vitamin pills, because in multivitamins all the vitamins are present in token amounts and can't cause any type of overdose. Also, some vitamins or minerals are more beneficial when they are taken in the company of some other vitamins or minerals.
Know your RDA (recommended daily allowance). This is a generalisation - as people have different activity levels, lifestyles, etc. But its a good starting point.
Get more general information on vitamin supplements.
2. Know any special vitamin requirements you have, for example, the vegans are deficient in vitamin B12 and pregnant ladies need more folic acid. Here is a good article listing various special vitamin requirements.
3. Make a list of estimated amounts of various vitamins and minerals you need. You may refer to your dietician and also check whether any medication you take interferes with vitamin absoprtion.
Buying Vitamins Online
You can find great deals, if you decide to buy vitamins and supplements online. Look for a reputed online store offering quality vitamins at competitive prices. Plus, it should have good services too. One such store to buy vitamins is vitacost.com.
Buy a combination of multivitamins and additional supplements that covers the list you had made.
USEFUL TIPS ON BUYING VITAMINS
1. Remember, you may buy vitamins in bulk to save money.
2. Try generic brands. They generally cost less and have very similar nutritional values as brand names.
3. Avoid vitamins that deliver more than 100 percent of the RDA, because some can be toxic in large doses.
4. Look for the words "release assured" or "proven release" on the label to make sure the vitamins are easily absorbed by the body.
MORE TIPS
1. Build some healthy habits. A person cannot make up for poor dietary habits, negative attitude, and lack of exercise by buying pills, drugs or nutritional supplements. Popping vitamins isn't an answer to good health. Vitamins are no substitute for food. They are supplements to be taken along with a good diet.
2. Taking supplements with food promotes proper absorption. Water-soluble vitamins can be taken with any food, but try to take fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E and K) with food containing fats.
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