The recommended doses are always noted on the packaging. If you are in treatment with a traditional doctor or health professional it is best to look at your individual needs.
Nutrisan has a number of products with vegetarian capsules. This year, the company will manufacture all its products with vegecaps (vegetarian capsules). For this purpose, we are currently in a transitional phase. We did wait a while with this transition, because the quality of vegecaps had to be optimised. So in the near future, vegetarians and veganists will be able to use all Nutrisan products without any concerne about the use of gelatine capsules.
Under normal circumstances, all the capsules can be opened without any problem and the substance can be taken with food like yoghurt or anything else that is easy to combine. However, there are a number of sour nutrients such as alpha-lipoic acid that are best left in the capsule. If you are not sure, you can always contact the company.
Tablets can be broken if they are not specially coated to protect against gastric juice.
It is best to dissolve a less tasting powder in some juice or to mix it with some yoghurt. If you mix it with pure water, the taste can be not so good and therefore people sometimes stop their intake.
Many supplements can be combined. If you want to be sure, it is best to obtain information from a health professional that has knowledge about supplements.
Most Nutrisan products are encapsulated because it has many advantages compared to tablets. Encapsulation lowers the use of excipients in the processing of nutrients resulting in a higher bio availability of nutrients. The production of tablets requires more binders, lubricants, coatings, disintegrating agents and other excipients. These substances are usually added to keep the tablet together, to make it shinier and easy to break.
During the tablet process, nutrients are being compressed immensely by press machines. Not all nutrients are suitable for this kind of production in which possible damage to the active substances can occur. We need to keep as much intact as possible. To keep the tablets shiny and easy to swallow, they are often sprayed with coatings that are not always of natural origin and compromise the bio availability of the nutrients.
On the packaging of our supplements, the expiry date is always stated. If the supplements have not expired and if they are properly stored (cool, dry and dark), quality losses hardly occur. Do not store them in a damp environment but in a cool dark place like a kitchen cupboard.
For the optimal absorption, you best take the multivitamin preparation during the meal. It is best to use healthy fats in the meal if you take fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E and K).
If you have taken more water-soluble vitamins than the body can absorb, the excess leaves the body through the urine. This effect is clearly visible with riboflavin (vitamin B2), which has an intense yellow colour of itself, giving the urine a brighter yellow colour. There is no need for concern about this.
Yes. Regular use of medication can disrupt the vitamin and mineral balance because it affects the absorption, transformation and excretion of vitamins trough the body. Such medicines include certain antibiotics, laxatives, anticonvulsants (for epilepsy), chemotherapeutics (to inhibit progression of cancer), sedatives, painkillers, diuretics (water pills) and isoniazid (used for tuberculosis). Consult your physician for more information.
Cholesteril cannot be combined with another cholesterol-lowering product. It is best to contact a physician who is familiar with the complementary health care products if you want to continue taking Cholesteril.
Neptune Krill Oil and OmegaSan 3 are both good sources of omega-3 fatty acids which you can combine when the body requires a dramatic and rapid increase in omega-3 fatty acids. For example in the field of mental fitness such combination is applied to elderly people who find that their memory can use some support.
As a maintenance dose, supplementation of only Neptune Krill Oil is sufficient. Neptune Krill Oil is not only a source of omega-3 fatty acids but also a strong antioxidant, partly due to the presence of astaxanthin. The synergy within the krill oil, the lower omega-3 content and the smaller (easy to swallow) capsules make this omega-3 source suitable for prolonged use, even by children!
Under Belgian law, the recommended dose is one drop per day. Therapeutically one can take minimum 10 to 32 drops (1 ml) per day or according to the needs of the patient.
There is very little research into the safety of supplements for pregnant or breastfeeding women. Some products can definitely be used, but for most products it is best to ask advice from your doctor or therapist.
Most preparations of Nutrisan are safe to use on a long term basis. Still, it is best to use a supplement temporarily to complement certain shortfalls. However, a not too highly dosed multi-nutrient complex and a well-balanced antioxidant preparation may be taken with a good omega-3 preparation on a daily base over a long period of time. These are three preparations that belong in today's hectic lifestyle.
In addition, the nutrition contains less vital nutrients so that an appropriate multivitamin preparation (with as many natural nutrients possible), a balanced antioxidant preparation and a good omega-3 preparation are certainly not redundant. Furthermore, it is best to use supplements temporarily in case of reduced immunity or other health conditions and if necessary to have your condition followed up by a doctor or health professional.
Most vitamins are safe in higher doses but we have to watch out for the fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E and K) that may accumulate in the body. Most people have a great deficiency of vitamin D and a temporarily high dose is needed to complement the shortfall. For vitamin A, usually the vegetable form is used in our supplements, i.e. a mix of natural carotenoids which are safe to consume. Best is to have your nutrient status in the blood followed up by a doctor, who can recommend purposive vitamins and minerals.
It is always best to have your mineral content determined by an effective blood test. Then, shortages can be dealt with in a purposefully way. Most people are deficient in certain minerals such as selenium, iodine, magnesium and zinc. In the long run a well-balanced multi-nutrient complex can be taken with the appropriate recommended amounts per day approved by law. Nutrisan always uses minerals coupled to amino acids to increase the absorption so that the mineral does not burden the body.
Yes, we believe pure products to be very important and quality is emphasized in our corporate philosophy. We buy our raw materials from reliable suppliers who deliver a certificate of analysis. For companies we do not know well, we make our own analysis in advance to exclude any possible contamination.
Most products are put into production under the responsibility of the company Nutrisan. Nutrisan assembles the products in consultation with a medical board, purchases raw materials and then makes the products in approved laboratories. A limited number of products are purchased in the USA under private label.
A number of raw materials are first examined in a lab for possible contaminants such as PCBs, pesticides, heavy metals,... In case of raw materials of suppliers with whom Nutrisan has been working for a longer time and who are highly reliable, we first check the COA (lab analysis certificate) that accompanies the purchased raw materials.
Under professional supervision, all Nutrisan products are subjected to a very strict manufacturing process and stringent quality controls (each product has a purity certificate).
All the products are in compliance with the strict ISO 22000 of GMP standards (Good Manufacturing Practice). The quality control division closely works together with the production department.
All products are available at the pharmacy. If, for one reason or another, the pharmacist cannot purchase the product, you can order directly at Nutrisan following the advice of your physician or therapist.
On our site under the heading 'worldwide', you can find a list of our export products. These products can be ordered directly at Nutrisan by phone, fax or mail. They will be shipped as soon as possible after prepayment by bank transfer or credit card.
