LOW QUALITY:
Cyanocobalamin. This form of B12 produces cyanide as it is metabolized, creating a toxin that the body must then clear out. Because B12 is the highest cost raw material in a multiple vitamin, it is often skimped on for cost and is a tell-tale sign of a company's entire product line.
HIGH QUALITY:
Coenzyme methylcobalamin and adenosylcobalamin. These co-enzyme b-vitamins are readily absorbed by the body. The nutrient cost is 10 times more than cyanacobalmin, so many companies cut corners here. However, coenzyme b-vitamins in high enough amounts are essential for energy.
In Wellness Resources:
• Daily Energy Multiple Vitamin™
• Super Coenzyme B-Complex
LOW QUALITY:
Carbonate, oxide, gluconate, citrate, dicalcium phosphate, amino acid chelates. These low quality minerals are often in tablets and glued together with dicalcium phosphate, making them pass through the digestive tract and into the toilet unaltered.
HIGH QUALITY:
Coral Calcium. High grade coral calcium with a 2:1 calcium/magnesium ratio; no heavy metals.
MCHC (Microcrystalline Hydroxyapatite). This is a true bone food. Highly absorbable.
Calcium AEP, fumerate, malate, ascorbate.
In Wellness Resources:
• Daily Bone Xcel™
• Daily Builder™
• Coral Calcium
• Calcium AEP
• Tri-Cal
• Muscle Mag
• RelaxaMag™
LOW QUALITY:
Dl-alpha tocopherol - Synthetic vitamin E, derived from petroleum products.
D-alpha tocopherol from soy oil - The oils become damaged and produce free-radicals, using up the vitamin E as it sits on the shelf.
HIGH QUALITY:
Tocotrienols are taken up in cells 70 times more efficiently than plain vitamin E, acting as a far superior and safe form of vitamin E.
In Wellness Resources:
• Daily Super E™
LOW QUALITY:
Ferrous sulfate, ferrous fumerate, and ferrous gluconate. These are iron salts with poor absorption that "come apart" in the GI tract causing digestive problems and excessive free radicals.
HIGH QUALITY:
Iron bisglycinate. A true protein-iron complex that stays together in the GI tract and has far superior absorption. Does not cause digestive problems.
In Wellness Resources:
• Blood Booster™
• Super Mini Multi™
• Daily Prenatal Multivitamin™
LOW QUALITY:
Sodium Hyaluronate. A cheap salt that has very little, if any, ability to perform. This is many times mixed with other joint nutrients such as chondroitin and glucosamine.
HIGH QUALITY:
Low molecular weight hyaluronic acid from rooster comb. This is an absorbable, natural form of hyaluronic acid and the same type used in research for fortification of body structure.
In Wellness Resources:
• Hyaluronic Acid
• JointAll™
• BEAUTY