Zipvit vitamins

Ted_Hutchinson

Savvy_Sue wrote:

I am perhaps being particularly dim: HOW do I order from Bio-Tech? Do you send them your credit card details by email (not something I'm keen to do) or phone them or what?

I faxed my credit card details to them and the capsules arrived in about 3 days.

I'd emailed them first to find out how much they cost and how much the (excessive) p&p amounted to. Despite the ripoff charge for putting them in an oversized, over weight box they still work out cheaper than Holland and Barretts half price offer so it's worth the aggro. Just wish they could get their act together and have decent secure online website which you could order from directly.

PS: Sorry I didn't reply ealier been away for a long weekend.

Savvy_Sue

Ted_Hutchinson wrote:

PS: Sorry I didn't reply ealier been away for a long weekend.

No worries Ted, I hoped you were away enjoying yourself rather than unwell or unable to access internet again!

What about HealthyDirect - is there a problem with them these days? I know I used them last time, and don't have a problem with swallowing lots of little tablets!

Ted_Hutchinson

Savvy_Sue wrote:

No worries Ted, I hoped you were away enjoying yourself rather than unwell or unable to access internet again!

No off in the Caravan so enjoying myself.

Savvy_Sue wrote:

What about HealthyDirect - is there a problem with them these days? I know I used them last time, and don't have a problem with swallowing lots of little tablets!

Healthy direct via Quidco gives you 23% off 360 Tablets £7.95 and these are CHOLECALCIFEROL vitamin d3, so no problems with that but even with the cashback, they still cost about £6.12 a pack so they cost more than the Biotec ones. If you have had a lot of sunshine this year then you could consider 2000iu as an effective maintainance amount but you would benefit from the higher amount if you were depressed, seeking the highest levels of immunity or pregnant.

Holland and Barrett still have their Vitamin d for £1.49 x 100 so around £5.36 for the same quantity/quality as Healthy Direct.

aliarmst

Recently (Feb 2007) ordered from Zipvit ........waited over two weeks for order to arrive. They even suggested that I go to the Post Office to check
Don't know about you but I don't need that aggrevation sorry.

Ted_Hutchinson

aliarmst wrote: »

Recently (Feb 2007) ordered from Zipvit ........waited over two weeks for order to arrive. They even suggested that I go to the Post Office to check
Don't know about you but I don't need that aggrevation sorry.

In case anyone thinks this is typical service from Zipvit, I ordered on Tuesday 20th and everything arrived this morning, Sat 24th March.

mawerm

From the vitamin D Council website at vitamindcouncil.org. Google it - I'm too new to post links.

"Supplement With Cholecalciferol

The important thing to know: cholecalciferol is the vitamin D to take. Do not let your doctor give you any prescription medication for vitamin D. The only exception to this is ergocalciferol. Although with ergocalciferol you must remember you are taking a drug—not a vitamin—that does not normally occur in the human body."


The ZipVit variant is ergocalciferol.

I have used ZipVit intermittently for a few years and have no reason to doubt their quality; although, of course, for the layperson it is very hard to know what is good and what isn't unless it actually kills us...

Primrose

I've also used them for a couple of years, following earlier recommendations on this site, and have found them prompt and efficient to do business with.
I've been buying Cod Liver Oil and Glucosamine with Chronditin from them, but following recent reports that the Glucosamine/Chronditine doesn't actually impkrove joint/cartilege problems, I'm going to cut it out for a while and see if I notice any difference/deterioration.
There are lots of different levels of doses available, so check you're not needing a bigger daily dose than you actually need. I'm sure that for most people on a mixed healthy diet, there's probably little need for additional supplements.