AOR Multi Basics-3 - 90 V-Caps

Multi Basics 3 is a balanced and well-designed multi-vitamin and multi-mineral formulation.

The science behind AOR's multi-vitamin formulations insures the safely and efficacy of our products. Multi Basics 3 is the incarnation of this objective and features:

• 500IU of preformed Vitamin A, because more is not better. Too much Vitamin A has a negative impact on bones. Animal studies have shown that Retinoic Acid (preformed Vitamin A) suppresses the prolifertation and differentiation of presteobastic cells. Osteoblastic cells promote bone formation, which explains why studies have shown that intakes of 5000IU and 6600IU of preformed Vitamin A roughly double the risk of a fracture.


• Reasonable amounts of Beta-Carotene. Beta-Carotene is safer than preformed A but too much is clearly harmful. Animals given super doses of Beta-Carotene (similar to those found in several supplements) displayed signs of disturbances in the body's ability to detoxify carcinogens and showed activation of several genes resulting in an increased incidence of lung lesions. Beta-Carotene supplementation should reflect the quantities of the vitamin found in optimal diets - that is to say 6.8 to 11.4mg of beta-carotene per day.


• Moderate amounts of Manganese. The current evidence suggest that excess manganese can lead to neurological damage.


• Balanced Zinc to Copper ratios. Animal and human evidence suggests that an adequate Zinc to Copper ratio should be of about ten to one.


• From Vitamin B1 for the metabolism of carbs to vitamin B12 for fatigue, Multi Basics 3 contains a balanced ratio of B vitamins. The old expression that vitamins create expensive urine holds true for the all too common multivitamin formulas which contain an across-the-board- 50mg of b vitamins.


• Provides all 8 forms of vitamin E to ensure you get the maximum benefits and safely from supplementing with a multivitamin.


• Superior Selenium, Se-methylselenocysteine (SeMC). Specific foods that are well known for having immune protective effects contain selenium from the SeMC form.


• Menatetrenone, as Vitamin K2 is the form of vitamin K the body produces and utilizes. Menatetrenone is more effective than its plant-extracted counterpart (vitamin K1) and supports superior skeletal, brain and cardiovascular benefits.


• Calcium citrate-malate, with a greater bioavailability than other vegetarian forms of calcium.


• Minerals such as boron, silicon and vanadium, with health benefits suggesting they may be as important as other minerals recognized as "essential".


• Phytoschemicals, because there is a lot more than vitamins and essential minerals in a healthy diet. Phytochemicals are biologically active substances found in plants. Several thousand phytochemicals have been identified so far. The advantages of phytochemicals are impressive; they reduce the risk of heart disease and degenerative diseases. Multi Basics 3 contains phytochemicals specific to food products with well-documented health benefits such as the garlic family and cruciferous vegetables. Such nutrients include alpha-carotene, zeaxanthin, cryptoxanthin, mixed carotennoids, quercetin and mixed citrus bioflavonoids.


• Choline and inositol - two key cellular phospholipids found in the lipid bylayer of cell membranes. Choline is an essential nutrient that is required for normal cellular structure and function. Inositol is important for cellular defenses and exhibits immune boosting response.

Multi Basics 3 avoids the pitfalls of improper formulations; excessive and harmful amounts are shunned, balanced vitamin complexes in amounts that reflect biological needs are used, and superior forms that are assimilated more efficiently. Most importantly Multi Basics 3 provides nutrients in amounts that reflect the quantities found in optimal diets which have been shown to positively impact health.