This is not an excuse to replace your chicken Caesar salad with a Quatar pounder from Maccas. Vitamin supplements don’t replace a healthy diet and lifestyle, they, well, supplement it. They live together in harmony. Healthy lifestyle + supplementation = optimal health.

The easy part is deciding a multi is right for you, the hard part is choosing one. With trillions of brands lining the shelves, we’ve got a few tips to help you choose the right vitamin.

Too Much of a Good Thing is Never Good 

Did you know, you can even eat too many apples?

You want to make sure you’re getting all the vitamins, minerals and antioxidants that your body needs to function at its best, but you don’t want to overdose on nutrients which can be toxic in high doses.

Do some research on the safe upper limit of nutrient consumption and compare it to supplements before you buy. Remember, the nutrients you consume through food are included in this limit too. You don’t need to sit with a calculator to do the math. If your multivitamin has reached, or is above the safe upper limit of a nutrient, this is not a good thing.

Your Health is Worth More Than Cheap and Nasty

I like a good bargain. Sure, who doesn’t love a cheap tee from Kmart or a good deal on gas? But one area not to skimp on is yourself. Invest in your health. You could argue that investing in nutritious food and quality vitamins is a waste, but c’mon, you’re gonna be stuck with your body for a long time, in fact your entire life, so treat it well!

As Ryan Gosling said, be better than the Gap.

Third Party Testing Approval

Testing from a trusted independent tester, such as ConsumerLab.com, can give you the confidence that your multivitamin has the ingredients it says it does. A a seal of approval for label accuracy and purity from a third party tester can give you some peace of mind that you’re taking a quality supplement.

The reason third party testing is important is that it is essentially the company’s responsibility to ensure their own product is high quality and complies with laws. There is no pre-approval process for dietary supplements in New Zealand. It remains the responsibility of the sponsor (the person legally responsible for placing the product on the market) to ensure the product is made to an acceptable quality, is safe to use and complies with the law.

Choosing the Best Multivitamin and Other Supplements for Your Individual Needs

There are certain times when the status quo doesn’t work for you. A multivitamin is designed to help you meet the daily recommended intake of vitamins, but you could need something a little different. For example, if you’re pregnant, a prenatal would be better suited for you because you have different nutritional needs. The same logic means children and teens would be better taking a children or teens’ multivitamin suited to their age. Additionally, you might want to take a specific supplement on top of your daily multivitamin to suite your individual needs.

I think you’re ready now to tackle the task of finding the best multivitamin for you.

Written by Monique Sparks
Marketing Assistant | USANA New Zealand

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Nourish, Protect, Renew

This superior triple-action system will nourish, protect and renew cells for optimal healthy cellular function. Let’s face it — everyone at some stage has been guilty of neglecting their health and succumbing to the time pressures of everyday life. It is safe to say that many people don’t get enough essential nutrition in their day-to-day diet, but USANA’s InCelligence provides potent amounts of micronutrients to nourish your cells and help keep them healthy. InCelligence also acts to renew your cells by supporting your cells’ natural clean-up process, called mitophagy, to remove and recycle the damaged mitochondria. This allows your cells to function more smoothly and easily to support efficient energy production.

InCelligence Complex

The InCelligence Complex is a ground-breaking combination of powerful nutrients that promotes the cell’s ability to produce its own antioxidants and supports the body’s natural cellular process. Any antioxidants we get from food or supplements are called exogenous antioxidants. The addition of InCelligence takes this much further. The InCelligence Complex enhances the protection of your cells by supporting their own antioxidants produced within the cells called endogenous antioxidants, which are potentially hundreds of times more powerful for quenching free radicals than exogenous antioxidants – meaning your cells are better able to protect themselves. (Think of it as teaching a man to fish, rather than just giving him a fish.)

Our Vision has not Changed

USANA’s founder Dr. Myron Wentz has always envisioned a world free from pain and suffering. InCelligence is an extension of this quest for optimal health and wellbeing. InCelligence is the next chapter of a very encapsulating story (pun intended) and is the foundation for the next decade of scientific innovation and research.

“Our scientific team has been studying the effects of the CellSentials and the results are impressive. We have found that the new CellSentials formula can deliver important health benefits in a relatively short amount of time. I’m excited for the entire USANA family to experience these health results for themselves” – Dr. Mark Levy, Senior Scientist at USANA

Health Begins on a Cellular Level

Most of the cells in your body have mitochondria – the powerhouses of your cells where ATP (cellular energy) is made. The process of making cellular energy creates a lot of free radicals, which, over time, will damage some of your mitochondria. The InCelligence Complex supports mitophagy, to remove and recycle the damaged mitochondria. (Think of it as cleaning all of the garbage out of your office so you can do your work without distraction.) As we know, our bodies are made up of millions of cells so it is important that we are healthy on a microscopic scale in order for our whole body to reap the benefits.

Knowledge is Power — Share like a Pro!

As with most things in life, the more knowledge you have, the more predisposed you are to making the right choices. When it comes to potentially the most important aspect of your life, health, knowledge can mean the difference between living a long fulfilling life and a life plagued by degenerative disease. It is important to understand that USANA’s new scientific breakthrough means that our InCelligence products are the next frontier of nutritional science.

Now you understand a bit more about our CellSentials, you can even help others to grow their understanding about supplements and health in general!

Vitamin supplements should not replace a balanced diet. Use only as directed. Always read the label.

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