Vitamins..PLEASE READ........
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| Sat, 08-15-2009 - 3:46pm |
A question was asked recently about vitamins..what kind to take..etc.
The following is information given to me by my GYN doctor and then I found the same information at this website also. Please read..very good information. I'll also post the link to the site as there is lots more important information there about vitamins....
http://www.supplementquality.com/news/multi_vitamins_minerals.html
Does your multi-vitamin dissolve properly?
Some manufacturers claim that many brands of vitamin tablets are so hard that they go through the body undissolved, and quote nurses who find vitamin pills in the bedpans of their patients. While this can happen, here's a simple "acid test" you can apply to find out if your multi—or any other pill!—dissolves properly:
1. Place approximately one cup of white vinegar in a small bowl and warm it to 98 degrees or so by placing it inside a larger bowl of water that you "top up" several times with warm water from the tap. (The goal is to keep the vinegar reasonably close to 98 degrees for half an hour.)
2. Drop your multi-vitamin (or other pill) into the vinegar, and jostle it about every five minutes or so by gently shaking or swirling the cup. While you can also stir the mix with a wooden stick or toothpick, be careful not to touch the tablet itself.
3. The tablet should dissolve within 30 minutes. (This is the USP standard for all pharmaceutical tablets.) If it doesn't dissolve within a full hour, it's not doing you much good. Get another brand!




Now these are like the ones that are not white right ?
Um .. I hope you know what I mean :)
Thanks Donna,
Can't say I've noticed any multi-vits in the loo, but things are quite bright yellow about half an hour or so after taking them.