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I came across this multi-vitamin tonight. Has anyone here heard of it? Had experience with it? At $38/month I wonder if it's worthy of my investment. http://www.celiac.com/glutenfreemall/ce ... ml#reviews
Sharaine
Has anyone heard of CeliAct Vitamins?
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The multivitamin analysis looks OK, but I would be surprised if the enzymes and probiotics would provide any benefits. Mixing them with vitamins sounds like a pretty questionable practice. Most decent probiotics have to be refrigerated, and a high enough live bacteria count to provide much benefit is not that easy to maintain.
By trying to combine everything into one pill, to make a "do-all" supplement, the sales pitch sounds good, but I have some doubts about it actually providing any benefits. What's to keep the bacteria and the enzymes from destroying the vitamins? If the probiotic bacteria and the enzymes are viable, they would alter the effectiveness of at least some of the vitamins, over time. Of course, if the bacteria are all dead, and the enzymes inactive, then it wouldn't matter, but they wouldn't do any good, either.
The product sounds like something dreamed up to sell, rather than to actually work. It's almost always best to stick with name-brand, reputable products. I think I would look for conventional, individual products, rather than a "magic combo", but that's just my opinion.
Tex
By trying to combine everything into one pill, to make a "do-all" supplement, the sales pitch sounds good, but I have some doubts about it actually providing any benefits. What's to keep the bacteria and the enzymes from destroying the vitamins? If the probiotic bacteria and the enzymes are viable, they would alter the effectiveness of at least some of the vitamins, over time. Of course, if the bacteria are all dead, and the enzymes inactive, then it wouldn't matter, but they wouldn't do any good, either.
The product sounds like something dreamed up to sell, rather than to actually work. It's almost always best to stick with name-brand, reputable products. I think I would look for conventional, individual products, rather than a "magic combo", but that's just my opinion.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Thank you, Tex. I didn't know probiotics need to be refrigerated. I just finished a box of Florastor and didn't keep it refrigerated. I guess I need to research our site and find good names of probiotics. Gee, this disease sure is expensive!!!
On the other hand, I'd rather take care of me than get worse!
Hugs, Sharaine
On the other hand, I'd rather take care of me than get worse!
Hugs, Sharaine
Sharaine,
No, no - you misunderstood me. I apologize for not wording my post so that what I was trying to say was clear. I was trying to point out that the most effective probiotic strains typically have to be refrigerated, in order to insure optimum survival of the bacteria. There are certainly probiotic products available that are not normally refrigerated. I have no idea if they would stay fresh longer under refrigeration, or not. It would almost surely depend on the type of bacterium contained in the product. The reason I mentioned that, is because many authorities recommend the use of probiotic strains that require refrigeration. Even those products will probably still be effective for a while, without refrigeration, but for them, storage under a proper refrigeration temperature will insure a much greater effectiveness, because the bacteria will remain healthier for a longer period of time. Weak probiotic bacteria are easily killed by normal stomach acidity.
We all react differently to different probiotics, and some of us have found that certain types can even make us sicker. There doesn't seem to be any way to predict which ones will work for any particular individual. We have to determine that by trial and error, until someone figures out a better way to go about it.
Hugs,
Tex
No, no - you misunderstood me. I apologize for not wording my post so that what I was trying to say was clear. I was trying to point out that the most effective probiotic strains typically have to be refrigerated, in order to insure optimum survival of the bacteria. There are certainly probiotic products available that are not normally refrigerated. I have no idea if they would stay fresh longer under refrigeration, or not. It would almost surely depend on the type of bacterium contained in the product. The reason I mentioned that, is because many authorities recommend the use of probiotic strains that require refrigeration. Even those products will probably still be effective for a while, without refrigeration, but for them, storage under a proper refrigeration temperature will insure a much greater effectiveness, because the bacteria will remain healthier for a longer period of time. Weak probiotic bacteria are easily killed by normal stomach acidity.
We all react differently to different probiotics, and some of us have found that certain types can even make us sicker. There doesn't seem to be any way to predict which ones will work for any particular individual. We have to determine that by trial and error, until someone figures out a better way to go about it.
Hugs,
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.