Does your body
get all health supplements
from those pills?

Do you buy health supplements?

Well, at least statistically, there is a good chance that you do.

More than half the adults in the United States take some kind of supplements, according to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey of 1999-2000.

Not living in the U.S.?
I believe the odds are still good.

I look around, and see no surprise here.

I swallow vitamins, my wife takes calcium, my co-worker buys antioxidants, and my best friend
buys beer...

Did I say beer?... Oh, no, sorry, I meant - he buys vitamin B complex. (and beer...) The more important question is: How do you buy your health supplements? By "how" I mean what criteria do you use to help you decide which purchases to make. There are four ways to decide that:

Find the most colorful bottle on the shelf in a supermarket (that's what I did at first) Ask a friend and buy the same kind (been there, done this, too) Ask a doctor what to choose. Mine said: "Just get the cheapest brand." He's a good doctor, but I never again asked him about health supplements. Do your own research and find out what makes the most sense. (Huh?.. No normal person would do this. Dietary supplements? Boring!) Don't look at me. I am definitely not a "normal" person. With a 9-5 job and a 24/7 family, I spend my nights searching for answers to many "boring" questions about vitamins, supplements, nutrition, etc. Sometimes my findings are amazing... and totally useless. Do you know that the liver of a polar bear is poisonous because of a very high concentration of vitamin A? This is, no doubt, a great tip for those of us planning a survival adventure in northern Alaska.

Tell me, why only 0.5% of my visitors are voting in the Monthly Poll???.. It's fun, and its FREE! NOVEMBER '08 POLL: What dietary supplements are you taking? (Mark all that apply) Vitamins (single/multi) Antioxidants Minerals Omega-3 Special (joints, heart, immune, energy, etc) I do not take supplements View Results Free poll from Free Website Polls

Here is another one.

Unless a tablet is dissolved in your stomach, the vitamins will not work.

Ha ha, very funny.

Why a tablet would not dissolve in my stomach? My stomach can dissolve a pound of meat, and ask for more. Don't tell me that my vitamin pills don't work!..

By the way, who is saying all this?

My research has led me to learn about US Pharmacopeia - an independent research organization that sets quality standards for drugs and dietary health supplements in the U.S.

They also test health products, and provide quality certifications.
"USP Verified" means that the product has passed all USP quality tests.

As for that tablet in your stomach, I mean in my stomach, it is no so obvious that it indeed does work.

Why?

Watch the video below, and you'll see for yourself.

• Use pills of high quality
  As you saw in the video, all pills and tablets are not created equal. High quality pills are made with better ingredients, meaning better vitamin dissolution and absorption. See more details on solid supplements page.

• Consider other forms of supplements
  Health supplements can be produced not only in pill form! Supplements in solid form (tablets, pills, caplets, capsules) are the most common - but there are other choices available today.
  Liquid vitamins and minerals, spray vitamins, sublingual vitamins,
  gel supplements - just find what suits you and tastes best!

My website offers an overview of information regarding health supplements of different delivery forms – solid, liquid, gel, spray, and others, and discusses the pros and cons of each form.

There are also pages dedicated to health and nutrition topics, for example joint pain, or water diet.

I am regularly adding more pages.
So if you like what you see (and I hope you do), you can subscribe to the newsletter with the updates using the form below, or just scroll up and use an RSS button on the left to get all updates delivered to you instantly.

I've been trying to write about each topic in simple language -
but sometimes I need to resort to terms in biology and chemistry. Sorry, no choice.

I encourage you to do your own homework if something is not clear - or you can ask me any questions, and I'll do my best to find the answer.

Wishing you health and happiness,

Meir Fradkin
Editor

About this website About this website and about me

Monthly poll results: What people think about health supplements Every month I publish a new monthly poll on the home page, where my visitors can express their opinion on questsion related to health and nutrition.

Vitamin supplements and digestive system What is digestion? Are vitamin supplements digested by human body? (Answer: No, they can be absorbed without digestion!) What is a definition of bioavailability? Find the answers here.

Will these vitamin supplements dissolve in your stomach? Vitamin supplements in solid form are the most common, but the quality can of various supplements can differ dramatically from one kind of tablets to another.

Liquid vitamins provide a sound alternative to multivitamin pills. Looking for a supplement with multiple vitamins, or specific vitamin (like B complex)? Liquid vitamins can serve you very well. Be ready for not-so-great taste, place it in a fridge, and shake well.

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Sublingual vitamins: what you need to know before you buy Did you know that sublingual vitamins do not formally fall into a category of "dietary supplements"? Read on for more info.

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Joint pain relief tomorrow starts today. You should know about joint pain relief even if you are absolutely healthy. If you are over 40, do yourself a favor: learn about joint pain relief today, because you are already in a risk group.

Healthy heart protection? It is simple! There are two main factors affecting your healthy heart - and you can control them.

Vitamin Water: Good, bad, or ugly? Is vitamin water healthy? Can it replace multivitamins? Is it really natural? These are questions I asked myself. Here are some answers I have found.

What is a water diet? The term "water diet" can mean totally different things. Be sure you know what you do.

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