How do I choose an appropriate vitamin formula? Are all vitamins created equal?
There are primarily three things one has to consider when choosing a supplement – source, form and quality. Naturally sourced vitamins are extracted exclusively from food sources and contain the same balance of nutrients found in nature. They are generally well tolerated, but caution is advised for people allergic to the food source from which the nutrient has been derived. Synthetic vitamins are made chemically in the laboratory. Though identical in structure, natural sourced products are considered superior because your body is more able to recognize, assimilate, and utilize them since they do not exist in isolation, but as part of the fraction of nutrients that come from the food source. Synthetic vitamins also do not tend to be as well tolerated, especially by people sensitive to chemicals, since they are more likely to contain binders and fillers than their naturally derived counterparts. Vitamins are available in a variety of forms – tablets, capsules, powders and liquids. Tablet
