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[the steve]

I know Ortho Core would be ideal, but due to its price tag I can't afford it at this moment. Could you tell me what you think of this multi? ....

Amount Per Serving % Daily Value*

Calories 16


Total Carbohydrate 1 g -1%

Protein 3 g 6%


Amino Acid Blend 0

Argentine Liver (Bovine) 4 g

Arginine (as L-Arginine) 2 g

Betaine HCI 200 mg

Bioflavonoids (Citrus) 1 g

Calcium (as Citrate, Carbonate) 2 g 200%

Carnitine (as L-Carnitine) 25 mg

Choline Complex 1 g

Chromium (as Picolinate) 6 mcg 5%

Chromium Picolinate 50 mcg

Coenzyme A 20 mg

Coenzyme B12 10 mg

Colostrum (Bovine) 25 mg

Copper (as Sulfate) 600 mcg 30%

Essential Fatty Acid Complex 0

Glutamic Acid (from Lactalbumin) 700 mg

Inosine (as Hypoxanthine Riboside) 500 mg

Iodine (from Kelp) 150 mcg 100%

Leucine (from Lactalbumin) 100 mg

Lysine (from Lactalbumin) 300 mg

Magnesium (as Oxide) 133 mg 33%

Manganese (as Sulfate) 11 mg 550%

Methionine (from Lactalbumin) 500 mg

Mycozyme 64 mg

Niacin (as Niacinamide) 82 mg 410%

Oriental Ginseng (Root) 250 mg

Ox Bile (Bovine) 120 mg

Pancreatin 700 mg

Pantothenic Acid (as Calcium Pantothenate) 76 mg 760%

Papain 64 mg

Para-Aminobenzoic Acid (PABA) 400 mg

Pepsin 64 mg

Phenylalanine (from Lactalbumin) 560 mg

Phosphatidylcholine 200 mg

Phosphorus (as Calcium Phosphate) 228 mg 23%

Potassium (as Sulfate) 200 mg 6%

Protogen A (as Thioctic Acid) 200 mcg

Pyridoxine A-Ketoglutarate (PAK) 200 mg

Selenium (as Selenite) 50 mcg 71%

Shark Cartilage 1 g

Siberian Ginseng (Root) 2 g

Smilax Officinalis (Root) 500 mg

Thiamin (as Thiamin HCI) 76 mg *%

Threonine (from Lactalbumin) 48 mg

Valine (from Lactalbumin) 760 mg

Vitamin A (as Acetate & 66% as B-Carotene) 9900 iu 198%

Vitamin B12 (as Cyanocobalamin) 6 mcg 100%

Vitamin B6 (as Pyridoxine HCI) 72 mg *%

Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid) 1 g *%

Vitamin D (as Ergocalciferol) 680 iu 170%

Vitamin E (as D-A-Tocopheryl Acetate) 300 iu *%

Zinc (as Oxide) 30 mg 200%

Riboflavin 76 mg *%

Folic Acid 400 mcg 100%

Biotin 300 mcg 100%


Great? Good? So-so? Bad? Awful?

[efosse]

Hi,

unless your diet is pure crap (e.g., big macs), I wouldn't recommend supplementing with Vitmain A or E.

try a twinlab or dr weil multi.

cheers,
efosse

[stephen_b]

You also might want to search the forum for "niacinamide" to hear about what people are saying about it.

Stephen

[krillin]

Liver supplementation is ludicrous. (PMID: 11700269, 10342801) Not sure if 4 g is enough to worry about, though.

2 g calcium is crazy.

11 mg manganese is madness.

Niacinamide is a needless risk.

Selenite is silly: the vitamin C will inhibit its absorption.

I can't think of good alliterations for deriding the excessive vitamin A, D2 (should be D3), pure alpha tocopherol, and excessive riboflavin.

[the steve]

I also failed to mention, those facts are with TWO packs a day. I'll only be taking one serving a day, so slash all of those numbers in half.

[ajnast4r]

pure crap