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2007 Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements

Here is a copy of the letter we received prior to publication of the 2007 edition of the Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements by Lyle MacWilliam.

In the 2003 edition, 2 out of more than 500 multivitamins were rated Five Stars. They are 50 - 90% more expensive than Maximum Vitality® and require taking 8 - 12 tablets per day instead of our two per day. View the multivitamin comparison.

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Monday, August 28, 2006

 

Gregg Gies

Director of Research

NutriSearch Corporation

7349 Fintry Delta Road

Kelowna, BC V1Z 3V2

Canada

 

Howard Simon

Rejuvenation Science

811 N. Catalina Ave., Suite 3208

Redondo Beach, CA 90277

US

 

Dear Howard:

 

Congratulations! In our latest research of over 1700 nutritional products sold in the United States and Canada, Rejuvenation Science’s Maximum Vitality has been awarded Five Stars for quality by NutriSearch™. That’s an honour reserved for only the very best [top 1% of] nutritional supplements.

 

NutriSearch™, developers of the Comparative guide to Nutritional Supplements, by author Lyle MacWilliam, is offering you an opportunity to put your product “over the top” with our new NutriSearch™ Medal of Achievement Program. Read on for details.

 

The fourth edition of our popular Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements is scheduled for release by Northern Dimensions Publishing early in 2007. The new edition will raise the bar for product excellence established by the previous edition of the guide, which sold well over 120,000 copies throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia.

 

One of the new features in the fourth edition of our guide is our NutriSearch™ BRONZE, SILVER, and GOLD Medals of Achievement, available only to those products reaching Five-Star status in our comprehensive product review. To qualify for the NutriSearch™ BRONZE or SILVER Medal of Achievement, you need only demonstrate that your product is in compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practices for natural health products and dietary supplements, as outlined below. To qualify for the NutriSearch™ GOLD Medal of Achievement, you must have achieved SILVER status plus you must be able to provide evidence that your product has been independently verified by laboratory analysis for content, purity and potency.

 

The letter continues with details about the BRONZE, SILVER and GOLD program. and concludes:

Manufacturers deciding to participate in the NutriSearch™ Medal of Achievement Program have until December 15, 2006 to submit appropriate documented standards of evidence regarding levels of compliance.

 

Sincerely,

 

Gregg Gies

Director of Research

 

 

Criteria established in the Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements

Maximum Vitality™ was designed based on the top 1 percent of multivitamins using the following criteria established in the Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements by Lyle MacWilliam.

Completeness

Does the product contain the full spectrum of nutrients listed in the Blended Standard and considered essential for optimal health?

Potency

Of those nutrients in the product, what percent are found at potency levels meeting or exceeding 50 percent of the potency for those nutrients in the Blended Standard?

Bioavailability

Does the product contain minerals in their most bioavailable forms as amino acid chelates or organic acid complexes?

Bioactivity of Vitamin E

Does the product contain only the d-isomer of vitamin E (the natural, biologically active form of alpha tocopherol) or does the product use the d/l isomers of vitamin E (a synthetic form, where the biological activity is about one-half [or less] of the natural vitamin E)?

Cardiac Health Triad

Does the product contain vitamin E, coenzyme Q10 and magnesium, three nutritional components important to cardiac health, at potencies that meet or exceed 50 percent of the Blended Standard?

Homocysteine Reduction Triad

Does the product contain the nutritional triad of vitamin B-6, vitamin B-12 and folic acid, at levels meeting or exceeding 50 percent of the Blended Standard?

Bone Health Complex

Does the product contain the nutrients shown by clinical studies to be important for optimal bone health (vitamin D, vitamin K, folic acid, vitamin B-6, vitamin B-12, boron, calcium, magnesium, silicon and zinc) at potencies equal to or exceeding 50 percent of the potencies listed in the Blended Standard?

Antioxidant Triad

Does the product contain the important antioxidant triad of vitamin E, vitamin C and beta-carotene at potencies equal to or exceeding 50 percent of the potencies listed in the Blended Standard?

Glutathione Support

Does the product contain the nutritional precursors necessary for glutathione synthesis and the proper functioning of the Glutathione Peroxidase Pathway, at potencies equal to or exceeding 50 percent of the potencies listed in the Blended Standard?

Metabolic Support

Does the product contain the nutrients necessary to help regulate glucose metabolism and support the body’s ability to generate, store and utilize energy, and are these nutrients available at potencies equal to or exceeding 50 percent of the potencies listed in the Blended Standard?

Bioflavonoid Profile

Does the product contain a mixture of bioflavonoids (citrus flavonoids, soy isoflavones, quercetin, quercitrin, hesperidin, rutin, bilberry extract and green tea catechins) and proanthocyanidins at potencies that meet or exceed 50 percent of the combined recommended potencies for PCOs and mixed bioflavonoids in the Blended Standard?

Phenolic Compound Profile

Does the product contain phenolic compounds (polyphenolic acids and their derivatives, including curcumin) at a potency level recently established in the literature (25 mg) that has been associated with a reduced incidence of coronary heart disease?

Lipotropic Factors

Does the product contain the important lipotropic factors, choline (including phophatidylcholine) and inositol, at levels meeting or exceeding 50 percent of the Blended Standard?

Potential Toxicities

Does the nutritional supplement contain levels of vitamin A and iron that exceed 100% of the Blended Standard?