petemitchell said:
http://www.mankind.co.uk/ProductDetails.asp?ProductID=22226
£69.50 a month for vitamins is if I am not mistaken £834 a year !!!
That, right there is a frucking rip off, it contains some mixed tocopherols (it manages to avoid including E-Succinate??), some ester-C, ALA and DMAE, a B-complex and some oils along with other basic vitimains.
You can throw that together yourself for next to nothing if you shop around, is no better than a high street chemist multi-vitimin.
This below is what I call a complete spectrum vitamin, Lef's Life Extension mix:
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Vitamin A (as 50% Betatene® D. salinanatural beta-carotene with mixed carotenoids1, and 50% acetate)
10,000 IU
Additional typical carotenoid profile from D. salina:
Alpha-carotene
144 mcg
Other carotenoids (lutein,zeaxanthin and cryptoxanthin)
87 mcg
Vitamin C (as ascorbic acid8, calcium ascorbate, ascorbyl palmitate, magnesium ascorbate,
niacinamide ascorbate, and acerola juice powder)
2000 mg
Vitamin D3 (as cholecalciferol)
800 IU
Vitamin E (as D-alpha tocopheryl succinate)
400 IU
Thiamine (vitamin B1) (as thiamine HCl8)
125 mg
Riboflavin8 (vitamin B2) (with 2 mg riboflavin 5’ phosphate coenzyme)
50 mg
Niacin8 (vitamin B3) (as 53% niacinamide, 38% niacin, 9% niacinamide ascorbate)
190 mg
Vitamin B68 (as pyridoxine HCI with 2.5 mg pyridoxal 5’ phosphate coenzyme)
100 mg
Folic acid
800 mcg
Vitamin B12 (as 42% cyanocobalamin, 42% hydroxylcobalamin, 16% ion exchange resin)
600 mcg
Biotin
3000 mcg
Pantothenic acid (as D-calcium pantothenate8 with 5 mg pantethine)
600 mg
Calcium (as calcium ascorbate, calcium pantothenate, Calcium D-Glucarate2)
218 mg
Iodine (as potassium iodide)
75 mcg
Magnesium (as magnesium oxide, citrate, glycinate, taurinate, arginate, ascorbate)
325 mg
Zinc [as methionate (Optizinc®3), zinc succinate]
35 mg
Selenium (as 50% se-methylselenocysteine, 25% L-selenomethionine (yeast free) (SelenoPureâ„¢4), and 25% sodium selenate)
200 mcg
Manganese (as manganese gluconate)
1 mg
Chromium (as ChromeMate®5 chromium polynicotinate)
500 mcg
Molybdenum (as sodium molybdate)
125 mcg
Potassium (as potassium chloride)
37.4 mg
N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC)
600 mg
Taurine
500 mg
Choline (as choline bitartrate)
120 mg
Inositol
250 mg
Phosphatidylcholine (from soy)
150 mg
Bromelain (from pineapple) (2400 gelatin digestive units per gram)
15 mg
para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA)
200 mg
Trimethylglycine (TMG) (as betaine anhydrous) (from sugar beets)
100 mg
Bilberry extract (Vaccinium myrtillus) (berry) [standardized for 25% anthocyanidins (7.5 mg)]
30 mg
Citrus bioflavonoid complex [50% total bioflavonoids (650 mg)]
1300 mg
Typical profile: (to equal 50% total bioflavonoids)
Flavanone (Hesperidin) 35% (455 mg)
Flavonones (Naringin, Naringenin 7-B-Rutinoside and others) 14% (182 mg)
Flavonols, Flavones and related phenolic compounds 1% (13 mg)
Ascorbyl palmitate (fat soluble vitamin C)
250 mg
Ginger root extract (Zingiber officinale) (root) [standardized for 5% gingerols (10 mg)]
200 mg
Leucoselect®6 grapeseed extract (Vitis vinifera) (seeds) [standardized for 95% proanthocyanidins (23.75 mg)]
25 mg
BioVin®7 full spectrum grape extract (Vitis vinifera L.) (whole grapes) [standardized to 95% proanthocyanidins (23.75 mg), 75% total polyphenols as gallic acid monohydrate (18.75 mg), 200 ppm trans-resveratrol]
25 mg
Milk thistle extract (Silybum marianus) (seeds) [standardized for 85% silymarin (85 mg)]
100 mg
Dilaurylthiodipropionate
25 mg
Thiodiproprionic acid
25 mg
Acerola juice powder extract 1:4 (Malpighia punicifolia L.) (fruit)
300 mg
Alpha-carotene
100 IU
Broccoli concentrate complex (A proprietary blend of broccoli sprout concentrates and Calcium D-Glucarate2) (providing 1.5 mg sulforaphane and 5 mg glucosinolates)
525 mg
Calcium D-Glucarate2
200 mg
Boron (as boron citrate/aspartate/glycinate complex)
3 mg
Lutein (purified concentrate from marigold flowers) (Tagetes erecta) (providing 465 mcg zeaxanthin)
15 mg
Lycopene (from natural tomato extract) (LYC-O-MATO®9)
3 mg
Luteolin [from Perilla leaf extract (Perilla frutescens)]
8 mg
Raspberry leaf (Rubus idaeus) and pomegranate fruit (Punica granatum l.) extract [standardized for 32% ellagic acid (50 mg)]
156.5 mg
Green tea (Camellia var. sinensis) decaffeinated extract, powdered (leaf) [standardized to 93% polyphenols (302.25 mg), 34% Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) (110.5 mg)]
325 mg
Olive juice extract (fresh fruit) [standardized to 10% polyphenols (1.25 mg), 7% hydroxytyrosol (0.88 mg)]
12.5 mg
HiActives 100% fruit/berry complex (A proprietary blend of concentrated blackberry, blueberry, cranberry, elderberry, persimmon, plum and cherry powders)
200 mg
Sesame seed (Sesamum indicum) lignan extract [standardized for 60% sesamin (6 mg)]
10 mg
and it's cheaper and you get more!!! 