posted March 06, 2000 08:35 PM            

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what is the best multi-vit/min. I've heard a lot about animal paks but they run about $30/month. Would a few centrums a day do the trick?

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posted March 07, 2000 12:36 AM         

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No, don't take the centrums. They might go undigested through your system. In some of the tablets available, the pressure used to compact the tablets is up to 15,000 lbs per square inch. That makes it really difficult on your body to try and break down. There have actually been reports of whole pills found in the waste receptacles of portable johns on construction sites where they went through undigested.

My personal favorite is the vitamin and mineral complexes made by Parrillo (www.parrillo.com). Their bottle of vitamins costs about 15 dollars and so does the separate bottle of minerals and electrolytes. Each bottle has 180 soft tablets. I don't take the recommended 3 of each per day, rather I like to take either 1 or 2 (one of each with breakfast and then again for supper). So my total cost if I take 2 every day is about $10 a month. That is unbeatable. I have compared many different vitamins and minerals and I cannot find high potency, high quality vitamins as cheap as this. You can always give them a try and see for yourself.
If you get a cheap multi, then make sure it is in capsule form. The reason why I take Parrillo which is a tablet is that if you put it in a glass of water parrillo tablets will break down in just a few minutes. That doesn't happen with other vitamins. so go with parrillo or some other vitamin brand that is in capsule form.
Hope that helps.

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