The average person has never heard of pharmaceutical grade vitamins before. I myself hadn't heard of them until recently. But as I was researching many different types of supplements, trying to figure out which supplements were essentials that everyone should take, and which ones were superfluous, I came across pharmaceutical grade vitamins. Most people think that all supplements are created equal, that 1000mg of Vitamin D is 1000mg of Vitamin D. Sadly, this isn't really the case at all. As you'll see if you continue reading, there is quite a big difference sometimes between brands and grades of supplements, pharmaceutical grade vitamins being leaps and bounds ahead of the more cheaper, common grocery store supplements. But are pharmaceutical grade supplements the best that you can take, or are their better supplements still? Read on.
Here are the different grades of vitamins that you can take and some more information about each of them. I'm listing them in ascending order, meaning that they go from worst to best.
1. Regular Grocery Store Vitamins. These supplements are generally what's known as synthetic isolates. Your body can only partially absorb and utilize synthetic isolates. Not only that but regular grocery store supplements often have "fillers" in them, meaning they're impure. They put extra inert chemicals into them to make them cheaper. They aren't even always required to print on the label the different dyes and fillers that they have in their final product. There could be things in there that your body is allergic to, and there may be things in there that are plain just not very good for you.
2. Pharmaceutical Grade Vitamins. These supplements meet the standards set by the pharmacies themselves. Regular supplements differ in that they only meet the standards for human consumption. That is the reason why they are often times referred to as food grade vitamins and supplements. Pharmaceutical grade vitamins have a higher quality standard, meaning two things. First, you won't get unnamed "fillers" like you would in regular grocery store supplements. Second, depending on which kind you buy, they should be more bio-available, meaning that your body can more easily absorb and utilize them.
3. Whole Food Vitamins. This is really the best form of vitamin that you can take. It's not a synthesized vitamin with artificial elements. Whole food vitamins are made with all natural foods, generally raw foods, and have a very high quality standard. Because of that, whole food vitamins generally come as a multivitamin because they usually contain lots of different types of compressed fruits and vegetables. The main benefit of whole food vitamins is their bio-availability. Since they're made directly from real food, your body can utilize the whole pill. There aren't any unknown fillers which bring about mysterious side effects to beware of, and your body isn't forced to put in overtime to try and absorb and process it. If you are searching to get what you pay for, then this is where you want to go. In my opinion, this is definitely the safest, most useful kind of vitamin that's available on the market today. They're generally more expensive, so it's up to each individual person which supplement is best for them.
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Thanks for reading about the different forms of supplements out there, including pharmaceutical grade vitamins. For more information about vitamins and supplements, check out another of my articles on whole food supplements.
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