Something I've known for quite some time is not to waste money on cheap vitamins and herbal supplements. The cheap ones tend to use less "bioactive" products. What does that mean? Low bioactivity means the body can't actually absorb and use what you're giving it. You might as well take nothing.
Some chemical forms are better than others and you can look at the nutrition information on your bottles to see what they contain.
In his book, "Never Be Sick Again", Raymond Francis gives a good scale of how to check your vitamin supplements for high bioactivity and I thought I'd share:
POOR Bioactivity (i.e. don't use these):
Carbonate (e.g. calcium carbonate)
Oxide (e.g. magnesium oxide)
Sulfate
Phosphate
ACCEPTABLE Bioactivity
Aminoate
Chelate
Gluconate
OPTIMAL Bioactivity
Ascorbate
Citrate
Fumarate
Malate
Picolinate
Succinate
Tartrate
He recommends Perque brand as the best bang for the buck. Of course, that doesn't mean it's your only option. Just ... educate yourself. Store brand supplements probably aren't your best option.
Be healthy!
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