Multi-Vitamin Recommendation...

My nutritionist said that One A Day is good enough.

I get the chewable ones. They are rated for adults. I don't know if they are the best but I am more likely to take them than the swallow kind, I figure if I don't take them than even the absolute best vitamin won't help me any. I keep them in my desk at work for the days that I forget. The gummy versions are super good too.

I use NATURE'S WAY Alive Multivitamin.
(http://www.allstarhealth.com/f/natures_way-alive_multivitamin.htm)

I buy 1 bottle with iron and 1 bottle without iron and mix them together (don't want to get to much iron). I also use the vCap as opposed to the tablets because I don't like "pressed pills" as I don't feel they breakdown in the body correctly.



Here are the stats:

Nutrient Facts
Serving Size: 3 Tablets
Servings per Container: 60
Amount Per Serving % Daily Value
Calories 5
Total Carbohydrate 1 g <1%
Vitamin A (33% [5,000 IU] as retinol palmitate and 67% [10,000 IU] as beta carotene) providing (typical analysis): beta carotene 5,625 mcg, gamma carotene 5.6 mcg, trans beta carotene 5.4 mcg, beta zea carotene 1.1 mcg 15000 IU 300%
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) 1 g 1,667%
Vitamin D (as ergocalciferol) 400 IU 100%
Vitamin E (as d-alpha-tocopheryl succinate) 200 IU 667%
Vitamin K (as phytonadione) 80 mcg 100%
Thiamin (as thiamin mononitrate) 25 mg 1,667%
Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) 25 mg 1,471%
Niacin (as niacinamide) 125 mg 625%
Vitamin B-6 (as pyridoxine HCl/pyridoxal 5-phosphate) 50 mg 2,500%
Folic Acid 400 mcg 100%
Vitamin B12 (as cyanocobalamin) 200 mcg 3,333%
Biotin (as biotin triturate) 300 mcg 100%
Pantothenic Acid (as d-calcium pantothenate) 125 mg 1,250%
Calcium (as citrate/carbonate) 250 mg 25%
Iron (as amino acid chelate) 18 mg 100%
Iodine (from Pacific kelp powder) 150 mcg 100%
Magnesium (as citrate/oxide) 125 mg 31%
Zinc (as amino acid chelate) 15 mg 100%
Selenium (as L-selenomethionine) 70 mcg 100%
Copper (as amino acid chelate) 2 mg 100%
Manganese (as amino acid chelate) 4 mg 200%
Chromium (as polynicotinate) 120 mcg 100%
Molybdenum (as molybdenum triturate) 75 mcg 100%
Sodium 15 mg 1%
Potassium (as amino acid chelate) 50 mg 1%


Green Food/Spirulina Blend:
Spirulina (microalgae), Alfalfa (leaf stem), Barley Grass (grass), Dandelion (leaf), Wheat Grass (grass), Melissa (leaf), Lemon Grass (grass), Nettle (leaf), Blessed Thistle (stem, leaf, flower), Chlorella (broken-cell miroalgae), Plantain (leaf), Blue Green Algae (microalgae), Cilantro (leaf) 500 mg *


Amino Acids
(from Spirulina, Zinc AAC, Chlorella, Blue Green Algae, Boron AAC)(Glutamine, Asparagine, Leucine, Alanine, Arginine, Lysine, Threonine, Valine, Glycine, Isoleucine, Serine, Proline, Phenylalanine, Tyrosine, Histidine, Methionine, Trypotophan, Cysteine) 225 mg *


Garden Veggies™ Powder Blend:
Parsley Juice, Kale Juice, Spinach Juice, Wheat Grass Juice, Brussels Sprout Juice, Asparagus Juice, Broccoli Juice, Cauliflower Juice, Beet Juice, Carrot Juice, Cabbage Juice, Garlic Juice 100 mg *


Orchard Fruits™ Powder Blend:
Plum Juice, Cranberry Juice, Blueberry Juice, Strawberry Juice, Blackberry Juice, Bilberry Jucie, Cherry Juice, Apricot Juice, Papaya Juice, Orange Juice, Grape Juice, Pineapple Juice 100 mg *


Myco Defense® Mushroom Blend:
Cordyceps, Reishi, Shiitake, Hiratake, Maitake, Yamabu****ake, Himematsutake, Kawaratake, Chaga, Zhu Ling, Agarikon, Mesima 100 mg *


Digestive Enzyme Blend:
Concentrated Enzyme formula: (Protease I, Protease II, Peptizyme SP, Amylase, Lactase, Invertase, Lipase, Cellulase, Alpha Galactosidase); Betaine HCl; Bromelain (from Pineapple); Papain (from Papaya) 100 mg *


Omega
Fatty Acid Seed Blend: Flax Seed Powder (dry, cold pressed); Sunflower Seed Powder (dry, cold pressed) (providing Alpha-Linolenic Acid, Oleic Acid, Linoleic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Behenic Acid, Gadoleic Acid, Palmitoleic Acid, Eicosanoic Acid, Lignoceric Acid) 100 mg *


Citrus Bioflavonoid Complex: (from lemon, orange, grapefruit, lime and tangerine) providing: Eriocitrin 600 mcg; Naringin, Narirutin, other Flavanones 1.8 mg; Flavonols 600 mcg; Flavones and related phenolic compounds 600 mcg 60 mg *
Siberian Eleuthero (root) 50 mg *

Inositol 50 mg *

Choline (as choline bitartrate) 30 mg *

PABA (para aminobenzoic acid) 25 mg *

Rutin 25 mg *

RNA (from spirulina, chlorella) 14 mg *

DNA (from spirulina, chlorella) 4 mg *

Chlorophyll (from spirulina) 4 mg *

Hesperidin (from citrus bioflavonoid complex) 2 mg *

Boron (as amino acid chelate) 1 mg *

Lutein (from marigold) 200 mcg *






*Daily value not established.





Other Ingredients: Vegetable modified cellulose, vegetable modified cellulose gum, vegetable stearic acid, silica, vegetable
magnesium stearate, vegetable glycerin, chlorophyll.


Free Of
Artificial coloring, artificial flavoring, artificial ingredients, dairy products, lactose, milk, preservatives, sugar and yeast.

One-a-day womens multivitamins are HUGE. I can only take them now and then because they are still too big when i cut them in half.

Thats why I get chewable multivitamins. I don't know how they compare nutritionally but it might be worth checking for those that have issues swallowing pills.

I like total women's health multivitamins from Beachbody.