Cheap Vitamins etc?

icefall

I use Zipvit, easy to use online, great prices too.

j4m35

Hi
Due to my new found fitness and health regime,I'm looking for discount suppliers of the above.

In particulalr I'm after the UK's cheapest seller of UDO's CHOICE.

Any info gratefully recieved.:beer:


Cheers
J4m35

Nile

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welshwill

Depending on what you need http://www.zipvit.com and Holland and Barrett.

I stock up on multivitamins & fish oil capsules when they're on BOGOF or special offer in H&B. If they're out check out zipvit for the fish oils.

What health product do you want specifically? There are online suppliers if you want whey or other specific supplements.

Ted_Hutchinson

Froogle Uda's Choice
I'm always very skeptical about the claims of expensive supplement providers particularly those who are discreet about the actual amount of active ingredient supplied.
So Zipvit sell Omega 3, 6 & 9 1000mg 2 per day Size M Flaxseed Oil
sunflower oil sesame seed oil evening primrose oil Omega 3 50% omega 6 18% omega 9 23%. 360 £16.95

whereas Udo's Choice gives you 8 pages of hype CLICK HERE to download the Udo's Choice™ Oil Blend PDF FILE: but no quantifiable information about the actual proportions of EFA's to justify the price which is roughly 4 times that of Zipvit.

The point about EFA's is the ratio of omega3 to omega 6. What we are trying to do by encouraging a higher imput of omega 3 is to readjust the ratio which has over recent years become dominated by omega 6's. See The omega-6 to omega-3 ratio
for more detail. But I personally cannot see any value in deliberately taking more omega 6.

AICR: Omega-3 Fats Not All the Same

Those who want to double their ALA intake may like to try using Linseed meal. By buying a bulk bag (5kg) of ordinary brown linseed (approx £5.75) and grinding a pot full up each week you can add this to cereals, stews, use as seasoning for veg, use in baking etc. It's really quite versatile as it can be used to substitue for eggs & fat. The reason for grinding is because the liseed has a hard shiny skin it will pass straight through without providing any nutrition at all if you eat it whole. In bulk it will keep at least a couple of years providing it's in a mouse proof container, once ground it starts to deteriorate which is why you need to do only a weeks worth at a time and keep it in a pot in the fridge.

Mums-to-be unaware of omega-3 need

Sam_26

Try Numark own brand on https://www.chemist-4-u.com. Vet cheap, well packaged and not inadequate strengths like some companies. eg Watch out for Cod Liver Oil 60mg and Glucosamine 100mg tablets.

Ted_Hutchinson

Sam_26 wrote:

Try Numark own brand on www.chemist-4-u.com. Vet cheap, well packaged and not inadequate strengths like some companies. eg Watch out for Cod Liver Oil 60mg and Glucosamine 100mg tablets.

Numark High Strength Cod Liver Oil 1000mg £1.99 x6= £11.94
Zipvit Cod Liver Oil 1 A Day 1000mg - 360 £9.95 74.5mg dha 62.5mg EPA
Simply supplements s143 360 £9.99 [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Cod Liver Oil 1020mg, DHA 110mg, EPA 90mg[/FONT]

Watch out for Cod Liver Oil 60mg and Glucosamine 100mg tablets

I agree though that everyone should watch out for the above and avoid like the plague supplements which are so low a strength they are virtually homeopathic. 1500mg/d glucosamine is the strength that has been proved effective for osteoarthritis, what good would 100mg be?
Even the best of the cod liver oil capsules above contains only 200mg omega 3 in a 1000mg capsule. What on earth is the point of a 60mg dose? It would contain a mere 12mg of omega 3. Although the official recommendation is for a minimum of 450mg omega3/d, an effective amount for depression/joint problems would be 1500mg. The 12mg these capsules provide isn't worth bothering with.

It may have been These Vega capsules that were being suggested in which case I've understated the omega 3 content which is 30mg per capsule and the Glucosamine Sulphate is 50mg at Chemist-4-U Price: £13.67 for 120 these are over 11p each and 2 a day (to achieve that pathetic totally ineffective 60mg omega 100mg glucosamine) would cost 22p/d.

Best buy for an effective amount of Cod liver oil must be HealthspanFree Delivery £4.45 600ml
Each 5ml (one teaspoonful) serving contains: Pure Icelandic Cod Liver Oil of which total Omega 3 is 920mg, EPA is 345mg, DHA is 460mg. Vitamin A is 967mcg (120% RDA), Vitamin D is 10.35mcg (207% RDA) and Natural Source Vitamin E is 5.5mg (55% RDA).
There really is no comparision between 60mg and 920mg and the 920mg/d costs a mere 3p

MummyMiche

My hubby buys all our vitamins from Healthy direct.
They do great offers and a wide range too.

Miche

Ted_Hutchinson

MummyMiche wrote:

My hubby buys all our vitamins from Healthy direct.
They do great offers and a wide range too.

Miche

I do often suggest Healthy Direct if you go via quidco you get 22% cashback.
Always worth checking their Sale section. But you can see that
Cod Liver Oil 1,000mg 360 Soft Gel Capsules Qty was £14.95 now £11.95
compared with those listed below only the sale price and cashback and free postage over £10 make them competitive.

It may help if you have a code. HD087 is the last code I have (June probably out of date) but there may be some others in the papers/magazines or internet.

CGG

My Mother bought Tesco's Omega3 Pure Fish Oils yesterday. They were BOGOF, with an individual price of £3.99.
When they went through the till, it took off a Multi-Buy discount of £4.86, so better than BOGOF!