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Multivitamins
Over the
Long-Term
I
n this large, long-term study, 18,530 male
physicians were at least 40 years of age
and free from cardiovascular disease and
cancer when they entered the trial. Over the
course of 20 years of follow-up, men who
were regularly taking multivitamins when
they entered the study, and who continued
to take multivitamins during this time, were
44 percent less likely to have had a major
cardiovascular event compared to men who
were not taking multivitamins at the start of
the study.
Although the men reported a wide range of
lifestyles, diets, and dietary supplements, as
well as a number of clinical health factors,
taking a daily multivitamin over the long term
still demonstrated a clear heart-health
benefit. Doctors also said there was no
evidence of any safety concerns in long-term
use of multivitamins.
Reference: Journal of Nutrition; April, 2016,
Published Online
Daily Multivitamins for 20 Years Resulted in
44% Less “Major Cardiovascular Events”
Those of you who have followed me for
the past 24 years, you know that I have
always emphasized the importance of
anchoring your supplement program with
a good, broad spectrum, balanced
multivitamin multimineral supplement. In
fact, I often advise, regardless of the
collection of health problems presented
to me, that if you are going to take only
one supplement, it should be a good
multivitamin multimineral.
This study is
just one more justification of that position.
This is also the reason we have devoted
so much effort into the development of
our multivitamin multimineral
supplement,
Willvite
.
For those of you who may not be familiar
with Willvite, I am attaching a copy of an
article,
The Perfect Multivitamin
Supplement
, from a previous publication.
Additional Comments
from Don Goldberg
If we were to design the
perfect multivitamin
supplement, what features
would we look for?
1. We would want it to be a “general
purpose” supplement, appropriate for the
majority of people.
2. We would want it to contain a full,
comprehensive selection of nutrients,
designed to insure optimal intake of all the
essential and important nutrients, in the
proper ratios and quantities.
3. With that in mind, we would want it to
provide minerals as well, including the
“macrominerals,” calcium and magnesium,
in proper ratio and meaningful quantities.
4. We would want it to be flexible, so that
the dosage could be tailored to each
individual’s needs.
5. We would want to keep it reasonably
priced, making sure we avoided
unnecessarily expensive but only marginally
beneficial ingredients.
6. We would want to set the potencies so
that additional supplements could be added
to the individual’s daily regimen without
danger of exceeding safe levels of any
individual nutrient.
7. We would want to avoid adding any
undesirable ingredients, such as artificial
colors, flavors, preservatives, etc.
8. We would use natural ingredients
wherever possible.
9. We would include as many
phytonutrients and accessory food factors as
possible.
10. We would want it to be the perfect
“nucleus” or “foundation” product upon
which an individualized supplement
program, tailored to an individual’s specific
health concerns, could be designed.
We think we have achieved this at Willner
Chemists with the release of our new,
improved
Willvite Multivitamin
Multimineral Formula
.
It has always been our belief that your
multivitamin supplement is the most
important component of your daily regimen.
Nutrients work in concert with each other,
synergistically. Too many people make the
mistake of either taking an inadequate
multivitamin, or trying instead to satisfy their
perceived needs by taking a selection of
individual supplements. They risk missing
various essential nutrients altogether, or
inadvertently creating a imbalance.
We recommend using a broad spectrum
multivitamin multimineral supplement such
as
Willvite
as a starting point, or
foundation, upon which your supplement
program can be built.
Common Mistakes
1.
Once A Day.
Many of the vitamins and
minerals are water soluble. This can mean
that they remain available to the body for
only a limited time (four to six hours) before
they are excreted.
What happens during the rest of the day?
You will get much greater benefit from your
daily vitamin and mineral intake if you
divide the dose into, at least, two servings.
Taking your multi twice a day is much better
than once a day. And, remember that your
body is designed to obtain these essential
nutrients from food so do not be misled into
thinking certain nutrients should be taken all
at once, at certain times of the day. Willvite,
with it’s recommended dosage of 2 to 4 per
day, is easily taken twice a day.
2.
Overlook Important Minerals.
Many
multivitamin supplements fail to provide the
required amount of calcium and
magnesium. These two important minerals
are required in higher dosages than most
vitamins and trace minerals. They take up a
lot of space in the tablet or capsule. For this
reason, they cannot be fit into a one a day
or two a day formula. This is one major
advantage of Willvite a full daily dose of
calcium and magnesium is included in the
full four tablet per day recommended
dosage.
3.
Letting Marketing Hype Overshadow
What’s Really Important.
It’s easy to be
swayed by marketing claims that imply
various features of multivitamin supplements
create a superiority of one product over
another. Focus on a form of calcium utilized
in a product should not make you lose sight
of the fact that it might contain little if any
magnesium. Talking about “bioavailability”
should not make you lose sight of the fact
that even 100% of a fraction of what is
actually needed remains just a fraction.
Adding a pinch of saw palmetto to a
multivitamin supplement does not really
turn it into a “mens” multi. What is
important is that the multi provides a broad
spectrum of all the nutrients you need, in
the proper ratios, in a stable, flexible dosage
format.
Flexible Dosage
For those who do not want to take four
tablets a day, even a two per day dosage is
better than most other formulations. Ideally,
it would be one tablets twice a day, but two
tablets once a day is better than most “one a
day” formulas. Note the content of two
tablets daily from the following table,
including the fact that you will get 400 mg
calcium and 300 mg magnesium.
Features & Improvements
• Includes actual pre-formed vitamin A
(25%) along with natural Beta Carotene
(75%) for enhanced immune and mucous
membrane support.
• Vitamin C is present in partially buffered
form.
• Vitamin D is the preferred D3 form for
greater potency
• Vitamin E is in the natural, d-alpha
tocopherol form.
• Vitamin K is present in the preferred K2
(MK7) form.
• The B Vitamins are present in high enough
levels to ensure tissue saturation, yet allows
the additional use of additional B-Complex
supplements if desired.
• In response to the most recent research,
the Folic Acid level remains at 400 mcg.
• Vitamin B12 is present in the active,
methylcobalamin form for enhanced
bioavailability.
• The full U.S. Daily Value (300 mcg) of
Biotin is provided.
• The daily dose of Calcium has been
reduced from 1000 mg to 800 mg to reflect
the most recent guidelines and concerns
over excess levels. This allows for those who
require extra calcium to take additional
supplementation without potential over
dosage. Also, this facilitates the adjustment
of the calcium:magnesium ratio to better
favor magnesium.
• The consensus of opinion among experts
is that the ratio of magnesium to calcium
should be higher than 1:2. The level of
Magnesium in Willvite has been increased
from 500 mg to 600 mg, thus altering the
magnesium to calcium ratio from 1:2 to 3:4.
• There are two versions of Willvite, with
Iron and without Iron. The version
containing Iron only provides 9 mg per day,
which is ´ of the daily recommended dose.
Much of the advice to avoid iron is
unfounded, and it should be remembered
that iron is an essential and extremely
important mineral. To accommodate those
who truly require an iron-free version, we
have made it available.
• To facilitate the absorption of the macro
minerals, calcium and magnesium, while, at
the same time allowing for the full 800 mg
and 600 mg doses, we have utilized a blend
of organic (citrate and aspartate) and
inorganic forms (carbonate and oxide). The
trace minerals (zinc, copper, selenium, etc)
are in organic (chelated) forms. For optimal
absorption, take Willvite with meals.
• Zinc has been reduced from 30 mg to 20
mg, to comply with the latest
recommendations.
• Likewise, Selenium has been reduced
from 200 mcg to 100 mcg. Chromium has
been reduced from 200 mcg to 100 mcg.
These adjustments address concerns about
higher dose levels, and allow for additional
supplementation when necessary.
• Lycopene, has been added, at a level of 2
mg.
• The level of Lutein has been increased
from 1 mg to 2 mg.
• The level of CoQ10 has been increased
from 5 mg to 20 mg.
Written by: Don Goldberg
Ordering
Information:
Willvite (Regular) -
120 Tablets
Product Code: 30439
Willvite (Iron Free) -
120 Tablets
Product Code: 44384
The Perfect Multivitamin Supplement
