Getting the most out of your multivitamin
To stay healthy, it is common for people to take a daily multivitamin. You can find many, many different brands of multivitamins nowadays at any grocery store, health store, convenience store, or the like. Most people probably like that the cost of their multivitamins is usually fairly low. For example, a generic multivitamin at Target costs $4.12, Walgreens $11.49, and at King Soopers $5.92.
While the lower price may seem like a great deal for a multivitamin, unfortunately you are probably not receiving the most benefit from them. This is because usually the less expensive multivitamins are not bio-available. Bio-availability means how well your body can actually absorb and utilize the nutrients. There are two processes that assist in making nutrients more accessible for your body to absorb (or more bio-available). The two processes are:
- Methylation (more specifically methylated B vitamins)
- Chelation (more specifically chelated minerals)
Methylation
To process B vitamins, your body has to undergo five processes or steps to make the B vitamins ready for your body to use. Methylated B vitamins have already undergone those five processes and are already “activated” and available for your body to absorb and utilize. Methylation essentially is a shortcut for your B vitamins. To know you are getting the most out of your B vitamins, look for:
- Vitamin B6 as 5′-phosphate
- Folate as 5-MTHF
- Vitamin B12 as Methylcobalamin
Chelation
Chelation is a similar process to methylation in that it helps make minerals more bio-available for your body to absorb more effectively and efficiently. A chelated mineral is one that is bound to an amino acid. Minerals that bind to other compounds are: magnesium, copper, chromium, and zinc for example. To know you are getting the most benefit out of your minerals, look for:
- Magnesium diglycinate
- Other minerals in a glycinate chelate form
In the Medicinal Store here at The Healing Gardens, you can find our multivitamin that has both methylated B vitamins and chelated minerals. We want you to be getting the most benefit out of your supplements to support your health!
Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine
Jean-christophe Prin LLC
Licensed Acupuncturist & Herbalist
412 Olive Street
Fort Collins, CO 80521
970-430-6088
Jean-christophe graduated from the Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 2007.
Prior to earning his Master’s degree in the United States, he graduated from “Institut Chuzhen de Médecine Chinoise” in Paris, France in 2002 and obtained his degree in Sports & Exercise Science in 1998.
Throughout his training, Jean-christophe has gained experience practicing under several prominent doctors in France.
In addition, he completed a four months internship at “Tianjin First Teaching Hospital” in North Eastern China, participating in various treatments in different departments of the hospital. In order to gain more knowledge about Chinese culture, he moved to Kunming, China for another 12 months and studied sinology and Chinese language.
The following year, he started his own Acupuncture practice in France until he moved to Florida in 2004 and deepened his study in Chinese herbology by obtaining his Master’s degree in Oriental Medicine.
He is nationally certified by the NCCAOM (National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine) and is currently licensed to practice acupuncture and herbal medicine in Colorado.
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