Multinutrients: An Insurance Policy for Health According to a recent Canadian Community Health Survey, less than half of adults eat the minimum recommended five servings of fruits and vegetables a day. This amount of fruit and vegetables is required to get just the basic vitamins and minerals needed to maintain health. Vitamins and minerals are required to make hormones and digestive enzymes, to support your thyroid and much more. Often we hear that we get all of our nutrients from food and that we don't need extra vitamins and minerals. However, fruits and vegetables are harvested before they are ripe and they are grown on soils exhausted of nutrients. Broccoli, for example, contains half as much calcium and vitamin A as it did in 1975. Cauliflower contains 40 percent less vitamin C. Lifestyle also plays a role in depleting the body of nutrients. Oral contraceptives deplete the body of B vitamins and folic acid. Stress, alcohol, prescription medications, caffeine and carbonated drinks rob magnesium and other nutrients from the body. For all of these reasons, it is imperative that every woman, from teens to the elderly, take a multivitamin with minerals daily. MULTIsmart is a complete nutritional formula containing all the nutrients you need in easy-to-use powder packets or capsules. This formula contains the most absorbable forms of nutrients, including selenomethionine and vitamin B6 (required to make red blood cells), the right type of calcium that will not cause breast calcification, the best form of magnesium and more. VITAMINS Vitamin A (Palmitate) 1250 IU Beta-Carotene 7500 IU Thiamine (Vitamin B1, Thiamine Hydrochloride) 30 mg Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) 30 mg Non-flushing Niacin (Inositol Hexanicotinate) 15 mg Niacinamide 15 mg Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate) 30 mg Vitamin B12 (Methylcobalamin) 500 mcg Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5, Calcium D-panthothenate) 125 mg Folate (Folic Acid) 500 mcg Biotin 250 mcg Vitamin C (Calcium Ascorbate) 300 mg Vitamin D (Vitamin D3, Cholecalciferol) 500 UI Vitamin E (D-Alpha Tocopheryl Succinate) 100 UI LIPOTROPIC FACTORS Choline (Bitartrate) 50 mg Inositol 50 mg MINERALS Magnesium (Glycinate) (Elemental) 250 mg Potassium (Citrate) 50 mg Manganese (Citrate) 7.5 mg Zinc (Citrate) 7.5 mg Iodine (Potassium Iodide) 150 mcg Chromium (Chromium (III) Polynicotinate) 100 mcg Selenium (Selenomethionine) 50 mcg Vanadium (Citrate) 37.5 mg Molybdenum (Citrate) 12.5 mcg Calcium (Glycinate, Aspartate, Citrate) (Elemental) 500 mg SPECIAL NUTRIENTS Silicon (Equisetum arvense L., Horsetail, aerial) 2 mg Citrus Bioflavonoids (Citrus peel) (4:1 extract) 50 mg Fennel Seed (Foeniculum vulgare) (4:1 extract) 25 mg Glutamic Acid 25 mg Lutein (Tagetes erecta, Marigold flower) 500 mcg Powder form sweetened with stevia, natural orange juice, mango and pineapple flavours. This product does not contain artificial colours or sweeteners, dairy, soy, shellfish, corn, wheat or yeast. GLUTEN-FREE.. ALL FORMULAS ARE THIRD PARTY INDEPENDENTLY TESTED FOR QUALITY AND POTENCY. Suggested usage: Adults 12 and Older Shake one to two packets vigorously with water or juice or mix in yogurt. Capsules: Take 6 capsules per day with food. TRY THESE DELICIOUS MULTISMARTTM RECIPES In a shaker cup, shake well: 1 packet of MULTIsmartTM 8 oz (250 mL) of water or orange/mango juice Add more juice or water for desired flavor. Children and teenagers love MultismartTM, too! In a blender, add: 4 oz (125 mL) citrus juice or water 1 to 2 packets of MultismartTM, too! 1 banana, a few frozen mango cubes, raspberries or any seasonal fruit Optional: 1 scoop of Protein Powder or 8oz (125ml) organic yogurt