Foundation Multi Vitamin

Description

Multi vitamin/ mineral / trace element supplement. Wheat & dairy free. 60 capsules

FOUNDATION TM – Our custom multivitamin / mineral / trace element supplement NOW IN CAPSULE FORM!

Activated forms of folate (Metafolin®** L-5-methyltetrahydrofolate) and vitamin B12 (methylcobalamin and 5-adenosylcobalamin) are included along with efficiently utilized mineral forms, and fat-soluble vitamins.

FOUNDATION TM does just what it’s name says: it provides the FOUNDATION for all your body’s functions… in just 2 TABLETS daily!

Compared to common, over the counter multivitamin products our FOUNDATION TM product offers enhanced anti-oxidant protection, broader trace element nutrition and augmented B-vitamin support. This core foundation of essential nutrients thus provides an extra measure of nutritional protection that is perfect for daily use by ANYONE. A clear, water-soluble cellulose coating protects the stability of the nutritional ingredients and makes the tablets easy to swallow. Each batch is tested by our lab using USP protocols to ensure tablet disintegration time of 45 minutes or less to help maximize nutrient bio-availability in YOUR body!

FOUNDATION is formulated with what your body NEEDS and we add NOTHING that your body doesn’t need! No added herbs, etc. that further confuse your body and add no true benefit!

Includes: Vitamins A, C, E, K1, D3, Biotin, B1, B2, B5, B6, B3, Folate, B12, Calcium, Magnesium, Iodine, Zinc, Selenium, Copper, Manganese, Chromium, various trace-elements

60 TABLETS (take 1 twice daily with food)

Amount Per 2 capsules :

Vitamin A (58% (3,500 IU) as natural carotenes (alpha, beta, beta-cryptoxanthin, zeaxanthin, and lutein) from D. salina and 42% (2,500 IU) as vitamin A palmitate) 6,000 IU 120%

Vitamin C (as L-ascorbic acid USP) 250 mg 417% Vitamin D3 (as cholecalciferol) 600 IU 150%

Vitamin E (as d-alpha tocopheryl succinate plus natural mixed tocopherols d-beta, d-delta, d-gamma) from soy 150 IU 500%

Vitamin K1 (as phytonadione) 60 mcg 75%
Thiamine (as thiamine hydrochloride USP) 25 mg 1667%
Riboflavin USP 15 mg 882%
Niacin (67% as niacinamide USP and 33% as niacin USP) 60 mg 300%
Vitamin B6 (as pyridoxine hydrochloride USP) 15 mg 750%
Folate (as Metafolin®** L-5-methyltetrahydrofolate) 400 mcg 100%
Vitamin B12 (50% as methylcobalamin and 50% as 5-adenosylcobalamin) 50 mcg 833%

Biotin USP 300 mcg 100%
Pantothenic Acid (as d-calcium pantothenate USP) 50 mg 500%
Calcium (as calcium citrate-malate) 50 mg 5%
Iodine (from kelp) 150 mcg 100%
Magnesium (as magnesium glycinate chelate***) 50 mg 13%
Zinc (as zinc glycinate chelate***) 15 mg 100%
Selenium (as selenium amino acid complex) 200 mcg 286%
Copper (as copper glycinate chelate***) 2 mg 100%
Manganese (as manganese glycinate chelate***) 2 mg 100%
Chromium (as chromium nicotinate glycinate chelate***) 150 mcg 125%
Molybdenum (as molybdenum glycinate chelate***) 100 mcg 133%

Boron (as boron aspartate-citrate) 2 mg * Vanadium (as bisglycinato oxovanadium) 50 mcg * Choline (as choline bitartrate) 75 mg *
Inositol 25 mg * Citrus Bioflavonoids (50 mg as citrus bioflavonoid complex, min. 50% bioflavonoids, and 15 mg as hesperidin methylchalcone) 65 mg *

MULTIVITAMINS? Should you take them or are they expensive urine?

There was a recent “Study” that came out stating taking multivitamins increased your risk of dying. (Sensational headlines!!!)

Here’s the deal…

Micronutrient deficiencies are widespread. Up to 70% of Americans don’t get enough vitamin D, nearly 50% fall short of their magnesium needs, and 35% have an insufficient intake of calcium. These deficiencies and insufficiencies ravage our health. Inadequate vitamin D increases mortality risk. A magnesium deficiency can accelerate biological aging. Folate deficiency by itself can produce a level of DNA damage that is equivalent to or in excess of an acute exposure to radiation (although this occurs at levels uncommonly seen in human populations).

Addressing these deficiencies seems to hold a remarkable benefit. For example, correcting vitamin D and magnesium deficiencies can reverse epigenetic aging and protect against DNA damage.

I believe that diet should be the primary source of most of our nutrients, but it can be hard to obtain optimal nutrition through whole-food sources. The fact is most people don’t eat whole food!

Most people take a multivitamin in hopes of preventing disease and delaying death. If something as simple as a multivitamin can help with either of these goals, it’s worth knowing. But some people will tell you that multivitamins are useless. That they’re just creating more expensive urine, at least for those with a well-balanced diet.

I don’t share this view. In addition to the potential benefits of multivitamins for preventing conditions like anemia, neural tube defects, cataracts, and osteoporosis, there is convincing evidence from randomized controlled trials that supplementing with a daily multivitamin improves brain health and cognition.

In a 3-year study known as the COSMOS (the COcoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study), taking a multivitamin improved cognitive function, memory, and executive function compared to a placebo. A meta-analysis of three COSMOS substudies concluded something similar: there was clear evidence that multivitamin supplementation improved global cognition and memory—an effect that was estimated to be equivalent to a 2-year reduction in aging!

I believe that most people should take a multivitamin as a means of nutritional insurance and to obtain micronutrients that might be harder to get from food.

What’s important to remember is that exercise, sleep, and diet are exponentially more important for your longevity whether or not you take a multivitamin. Make sure you have these “low hanging fruit” taken care of before you begin to worry about the smaller lifestyle inputs. At the end of the day, if you’re worrying about whether taking a multivitamin is shortening your lifespan, you’re worrying about the wrong things!

Don’t let misleading headlines about studies steer you away from what really matters for your health.