Expert Advice on How to Choose High Quality Vitamins

Are you looking for high-quality vitamins? With today's diet culture it can be difficult to decipher between high-quality vitamins and cultural fads.

This article will help you understand vitamins, what they're used for, as well as ingredients that cause negative effects and smart buying choices.

Keep reading to learn how to make educated decisions about what you're putting into your body.

What Are Vitamins?

Vitamins or dietary supplements such as fish oil, herbs, chlorophyll, etc., add nutrients to your body to aid in the bodies functioning. They come in different forms, some are in the form of a pill, others added to food or drink.

Fat-soluble vitamins dissolve in fat and are stored in the body. Water-soluble vitamins dissolve in water and are not stored in the body and minerals help your body grow and function.

A combination of the two called a proprietary blend, is difficult to understand how much of what ingredients are in each. 
One very important thing to note is that vitamins are NOT regulated by the FDA. Sometimes manufacturers use third-party testing.

A good product will have a Certificate of Analysis (COA) provided by that third party. Other brand labels that are generally trusted by the medical community include but are not limited to, Consumer Lab, NSF International, and US Pharmacopeia.

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Understanding how your body receives these supplements will help you decide which one is right for you.

Buying High-Quality Vitamins

The National Center for Biotechnology Information has an incredible database of scientific research. Check to see if  here's been any research done about your concerns or dietary supplements that interest you.

Next look at the ingredients, you want to know what the active ingredients are. According to the FDA, active ingredients may have been chemically modified during production to specify the intended effect.

These ingredients are mainly what's going to cause an effect on the body.

You also want to look for key marketing terms on the labels.

A promise of perfect health, cure for the disease, or all-natural ingredients could be a tactic to mislead consumers.

Check out this article to see what to avoid when buying vitamins online.

Ingredients to Avoid

When looking at the ingredients label you want to make sure you're not allergic to any of the ingredients. High-quality vitamins are great, but you have to make sure they're right for you.

Also, some ingredients to avoid include but are not limited to: 

 Red 40, Blue 2, and Yellow 5 
 Caffeine Powder (trimethylxanthine)
 Chaparral (greasewood, creosote bush) 
 Artificial flavoring 
 Kava
 Lead
 Mercury 
 Hydrogenated Oil 
 Methylsynephrine 
 Magnesium Silicate 
 Green Tea Extract Powder
 Titanium Dioxide

The next step is to look at the inactive ingredients. While these are meant to enhance the physical properties of the active ingredients, they could cause negative reactions in the body.  

Your Health Is the Priority

After talking with your doctor, researching your concerns and treatments available, ensuring third-party testing, and checking the ingredients, you should feel good about your decision.  Check out the rest of our blog for more information on natural supplements, detox methods, and more!