Customer Reviews

Thorne Research - Meta Fem (Basic Nutrients for women over 40) - 240's

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I first started using Thorne vitamins 18 years ago when my first child was born. When you have little kids, every possible bug comes home, and the first month my child went to daycare, he got bronchitis, and my husband got pneumonia. His mother found the vitamins and started bringing them to us. Amazing; with two children in daycare and working long hours in crowded offices--think Amazon in the Columbia building--I survived exposure to other people's colds, sleep deprivation, stress, all the conditions that run down working parents. I switched to the Meta-Fem when I was 42, after years of taking Basic Nutrients IV. To this day I believe I am healthier and more resilient as a result of these vitamins. I swear by them, and I tell all women to take them. One word of warning; they are strong and cannot easily be tolerated on an empty stomach!

Using only the highest quality ingredients (no synthetic substances) and no flowing agents, (magnesium stearate and stearic acid), I believe Meta Fem is the best multi for women for the price on the market. Flowing agents, such as magnesium stearate and stearic acid, enable the ingredients used in supplements to flow through the presses more smoothly without sticking. They also cause the supplements to become sticky and less usable by your body. I have researched the contents and prices of a number of natural supplements, and of all the best ones, for the price and quality Meta Fem is my favorite. If your body can't use the ingredients, what good is taking a supplement? You might as well throw your money down the toilet.

For my fibromyalgia, my doctor has me on medications, and he recommended that I replace my usual over-the-counter multi-vitamin with Thorne's Meta-Fem because Thorne is an excellent manufacturer and produces very pure products. Additionally, the vitamin and mineral dosages and ratios are much higher than the typical OTCs. 4 in morning; 4 in evening. Combats some side effects from other medications after about 3 months.

I went to a Naturopathic Doctor when my Gynocologist couldn't help me with a female issue I was having. The Naturopathic Doctor recommended these vitamins and it helped clear up the issue I was having. Best of all, like the other review, I noticed my general health was better too. I can tell a big difference in my appetite, surprisingly, when I am taking the vitamins too. I took my bottle to Whole Foods to compare to all of their vitamins expecting to find a comparable one and NOTHING on their shelves even compared with the list of ingrediants that Meta Fem has. I have run out and am scolding myself because I feel more run down when I don't take them.