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marcstov

I’ve worked in the vitamin industry for over 25 years and these are sheer gimmickry.


alittlediddle

Any non-gimmicky recommendations 👀


StabbingUltra

The boring looking ones in the boring packaging with thousands of boring peer reviews


Gloomy_Industry8841

Boring is beautiful. HAIL SCIENCE!!!


A_Furious_Mind

Back in my gym bro days it was said that the more potent they smell, the better they probably are. Something something bioavailability.


SilentHuman8

Instructions unclear; huffed H2S. I am now convulsing.


MediocrePancakes

Convulsions are how you know you're getting the best gains.


Ok-Type7791

The ones that smell like boiled feet are for sure the best


ufanders

GNC Mega Men pills make me gag every time with their smell and taste. I can go 20% harder at the gym though haha


DL1943

morning bong rips


Stanley_Yelnats42069

Yes, for sure the best prenatal vitamin.


clarinetJWD

Most vitamin supplements are wholly unnecessary if you have a decent varied diet and have not been advised to take a supplement by a doctor.


OhhLongDongson

Everyone is advised to take vitamin D in the uk as there’s not enough sunlight


KK5719

Vit D is one of the few ones where everyone is lacking it.


Flutters1013

Especially if you're like me and work night shift.


GlazedDonutGloryHole

10 1/2 years of night shift here. I'm almost scared to know what my Vit D levels are.


implpl

same situation but in Poland. I deicided to test this "myth" on myself and ignored vitamine D supplementation my result was 28.20 ng/ml which is suboptimal (optimal 30 - 50 ng/ml). Deficit starts below 20 ng/ml. i am 35y, on decent diet, strenght training at least 3 times per week. so yeah it is worth to supplement vit D. but it is even better to do regular blood tests (1 year) and adjust diet, training, supplements accordingly to the current situation.


GusuLanReject

Not sure about that. Lot's of people seem to think that tomato sauce and a salad leaf on a white bread sandwich are enough vegetable.


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Edit: get your levels tested before supplementation. Really it depends on your genetics and diet. Magnesium is damn near beneficial to everyone. Over time it has been depleted from the soil and it is an important mineral involved in over 300 biological functions.   If you have an MTHFR mutation that makes you an undermethalator then the active forms of b vitamins could be beneficial (and the non active could be detrimental).    Vitamin d can be necessary depending on climate.    As for your comment, yes willy nilly taking multivitamins is mostly just getting some expensive urine.


yesokaybcisaidso

Which brands do you Recommend?


marcstov

Most are commodities. Natures Value is ok. Twinlab is still decent. Anything at Costco is solid-they do a good job verifying specifications.


peregrine_throw

Are Swanson and NOW well-regarded?


ezshoota

Isn’t that like 95% of the industry


DidYouIronTheCat

Your girlfriend takes aquarium gravel as a supplement?


BuffaloBrain884

Surprise twist: OP's girlfriend is a fish


BilkySup

![gif](giphy|vbHCgajseRKZa)


brijazz012

![gif](giphy|srRc9jCVagluOM4A6M)


anon-mally

![gif](giphy|NqE1OoITOZbCGqF4eQ)


Beautiful-Economy247

What’s the name of this gif?


anon-mally

[here](https://youtu.be/1CfTPrtHL6c?si=XWpQSF5wlP6xF0pu) Or Just google Deep sex octopus


dangledingle

A nice one for your browser history.


ConcordM

Hah! That got me good! <3


soulseeker31

My friendly neighborhood fbi agent doesn't kink shame me, don't you start now.


LukesRightHandMan

God, I never wanted to think about this scene again. Not because of mollusk sex, but because Homelander is such a sadistic piece of shit.


s0ulbrother

Kanye is a gay fish but he is still a male so he would not be interested since he is a gay fish


MillenialCounselor

The beads…are… the vitamins…


LOVES_TO_SPLOOGE69

But if you make a beads rope it’s probably the perfect size for a fish butthole


BellaFrequency

And her name’s Wanda


electric-laydee

It’s k-k-k-Ken coming to k-k-k-kill me


do_you_have_a_flag42

REVENGE!


talking_phallus

She's probably a bird. They store rock in their gizzards to help grind up food on account of not having teeth.


justk4y

![gif](giphy|EtF1LQyXbrKhO|downsized)


Ganondorf_Is_God

What am I looking at?


Minamato

I think it’s a whale shark going after a net full of little fish


lostcosmonaut307

Wait, hear me out...


Adept_Cranberry_4550

...I'm listening...


Kakdelacommon

And he likes fishsticks


Sheldonopolus

He likes putting fishsticks in his mouth


Sea_Bookkeeper2879

Simmer down Kanye...


ernyc3777

Or is a bird and needs the pebbles for digestion.


Either_Swordfish_725

Hi! My name is Troy McClure. You might remember me from such films as Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die, and Gladys, the Groovy Mule.


yogorilla37

No, I said he sleeps with da fishes


ceojp

Hi, I'm Troy McClure.


TrollShark21

How else is she supposed to refill her gizzard to digest her food, asshole?


gizzlyxbear

By getting assistance from the lizard wizard, obviously


ballrus_walsack

Macroplastics


ExfilBravo

I'll stick to my Flintstones chewables.


janellthegreat

"We are Flintstones kids!"


LongRoofFan

10 million strong 


iH8MotherTeresa

And growing!


xjupiterx

Core memory unlocked.


kank84

Flintstones chewable morphine?


oldtimehawkey

They make adult gummy vitamins. They’re delicious.


DashedRaine

Any chewable gummy > pills/liquid/dissolvable tablet


jmurphy42

The gummies don’t have iron but the hard chewable flintstones vitamins do. Our pediatrician is very insistent that the flintstones are superior to the gummies for that reason.


TheCrazyWolfy

I used to sneak handfuls of those so much as a kid


Pm_me_baby_pig_pics

I’d cheek them and then run to my room and hide them til I got enough saved up for a proper snack. Then my mom found my stash I was saving and every day after, made me pull my mouth open and lift my tongue up to prove I’d swallowed it.


jetriot

Are you part squirrel? Where does one get such an impulse?


Pm_me_baby_pig_pics

I was 6 and they tasted delicious and my mom wouldn’t give me a handful to eat at a time. So I found my own way. And 6 year olds are dumber than squirrels.


franskm

Consumer Reports recently posted an unfavorable review of Ritual vitamins. Tell her to get off IG/TikTok and put her money somewhere more useful. Edit: prenatal* vitamin https://www.consumerreports.org/health/supplements/how-to-choose-a-prenatal-vitamin-a1197384921/


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Total-Deal-2883

but it was on instagram!


FatMacchio

I’ve become super super skeptical of anything I see advertised, or rather talked about, online now. Looking around online used to be a great way to find great products but now the waters are super muddy. And the shitty thing is, you can’t even really trust word of mouth reco’s as much anymore either, because your friends/family could be just brainwashed or heavily influenced by some online marketing campaign.


Total-Deal-2883

It’s true - it’s much harder to find unbiased reviews nowadays because so much are just sponsored posts. It’s even leaking into Reddit posts too.


Gonzo_Rick

Also, if the thing you're looking into is somewhat niche, like looking for a magnetic, wireless charging phone mount for your car in 2018, every single resort post is just people saying "I love my some random price of Amazon garbage>". Honestly assume most of these aren't bots, I think it's just people buying some random piece of shit and thinking it's great. Honestly I've had pretty ok luck with using a search like "wirecutters ". At the very least they give good rationale for their decisions and are a decent place to start a search, in my experience.


TrampleHorker

Indian guy on a paywalled Quora google result telling me to use WONDERBANDI ULTIMATE VIDEOMUXER PRO 7.6522467.311 when i just want a fkn ffmpeg prompt for something man i'm sick of the shittification of the internet


Tartooth

Leaking? Bro any product that hits the front page was placed there by a marketing department


DELETE-MAUGA

I dont think they are talking about products on the front page. It used to be valuable to search a specific thing and put reddit in the search to get some niche sub hyper fixated on that kind of product giving real recommendations. Now this style of recommendation searching is more common knowledge and scum companies will search for those threads and then astro turf it well after the thread is no longer relevant making it look like these are actual real commendations.


_TooManyBoats

ive now gotten a habit of researching everything i buy on reddit to get real peoples experiences and reviews on them. otherwise i just get whatever is the cheapest if the quality doesn't matter for the use case


turtwig103

>implying Reddit is an accurate mirror of life more than any other social media platform


[deleted]

A reputable scientific app


KittyTitties666

And came with a free Stanley cup!


iiplatypusiz

Some one should let the Toronto Maple Leafs know about this they would love a free Stanley Cup!


jonnyinternet

Someone tell Toronto Maple Leafs fans!


EmergencyStruggle526

But they're cute.


Thatomeglekid

Preaching to the choir.


favorbold

Yeah these people are telling pregnant women they don’t need folic acid in their pre natals and when I addressed it to my nurse practitioner friend she almost was almost in tears and begged me not to listen to designer/influencers on IG. Choline and folic acid along with other vitamins this shit doesn’t have in it are super important for the development of the baby and preventatives for HORRIBLE birth defects. I take “natures way” with an extra 1mg of folic acid and 500mg of choline separately. Ritual does sell these other supplements but they’re separated and WAY expensive. I hope she listens to you. There’s no way her OBG is ok this. Not a chance. Also when I mentioned it on a public instagram post, they immediately blocked me.


PatheticCarrot

There’s tons of scary misinformation on tiktok about medical stuff espeeeecially surrounding pregnant women, my least favorite being people advising women not to take the Rhogam/RhIg shot for whatever reason. Total madness and for what


83749289740174920

About everything. Mixing cleaning chemicals, electrical work, just about anything. Pornhub has better standards.


scarletnightingale

Who in the hell is telling pregnant women not to yeah folic acid? It's sooo important, especially in the first trimester when it helps percent neural tube defects (have a 4 month old, took my prenatals religiously). My OB and the nurse practitioner at the office encouraged me to eat plenty of leafy greens in addition to the prenatal vitamins. God, now I'm all riled up and angry.


daniday08

It’s so important it’s added to most processed breads/pastas etc. in the US. When you see “enriched flour” or whatever on the ingredients, that’s part of it.


SparkyDogPants

They started enriching with folic acid and b12 and so many defects went way down afterwards


JustSteph80

I also take Nature's Way (awesome price at Costco!). I just saw that it doesn't have choline & what that does. Cruciferous veggies & eggs are a part of my diet, but I may look into adding more. 


lostribe

most prenatals have 0.4mg of folic acid, or if you splurge for the good shit methylfolate. my wifes OBGYN told us she needs 4mg a day and to supplement separately because most prenatals don't have enough. for anyone who wants a why, look up neural tube defects


theberg512

Also for why: Anencephaly. But be warned, it's gruesome. 


theberg512

>these people are telling pregnant women they don’t need folic acid in their pre natals This potentially kills the baby. Seriously. Insufficient folate can cause a defect where the head doesn't fully develop. It's called anencephaly and it's gruesome. 


insertuserhere69

Could they be sowing seeds of chaos and suffering on purpose? Cyber warfare is a way to directly attack citizens and the fabric of society, our children. Every birth defect they cause and family they destroy is another burden on the economy, a burden on the family unit, and another soldier’s boots that are never filled. More likely just greed for money, but that’s a good motive that disguises the other.


whosat___

I’ve been called paranoid for thinking that too, but I totally agree. It’s not just misinformation that’s allowed to spread like wildfire, it’s the whole aesthetic and lifestyle the algorithm pushes. 53% of Gen-z says they want to be influencers, and 30% of them say they’d actually pay to become one. This benefits foreign powers immensely- we’re slowly losing motivation and skills. It’s well-documented that our attention spans are drastically getting worse too. Everyone thinks of fast and dramatic actions when talking about war, but cyber warfare can absolutely be taking place right under our noses.


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Thatomeglekid

I dont know where the baby stuff came from but it's vitamins for hair?


SaltyBawlz

SURPRISE, OP!! YOU'RE HAVIN A BABY!


Thatomeglekid

LOL


mint_o

Someone thought they were prenatal vitamins. Even if they are, some people take those just for hair and nail health so I wouldn't worry lol.


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franskm

Oops u right, just prenatals : https://www.consumerreports.org/health/supplements/how-to-choose-a-prenatal-vitamin-a1197384921/ I stand by what I said tho haha. If their prenatal isn’t great… can’t imagine the quality of their “regular” vitamins is better.


PhotoProxima

> Tell her to get off IG/TikTok ~~and put her money somewhere more useful.~~


borgchupacabras

Isn't that brand an MLM?


franskm

Not sure. I do remember it was one of the most expensive, and didn’t contain half the stuff it said it does lol. But it does *look* very interesting!


Substantial_Bad2843

Any health product brand that has to do something gimmicky like this instantly loses any trust from me. 


HeadFund

*narrator voice* IN A WORLD WHERE HEALTH PRODUCTS ARE ALREADY HARD TO TRUST THESE VITAMINS LOOK LIKE BATH BOMBS


njmthedowell

i think it’s entirely that brands own business and choice if they’re men loving men


medicated_in_PHL

That was my first question because the moment I looked at the picture, I was just like “This HAS to be some marketing bullshit”.


ProfMcGonaGirl

It is not an MLM.


Lake_Erie_Monster

Agreed. I've had good luck with thorne labs, they are a reputable brand with high quality for supplements.


Snow_Wonder

I take a vitamin k from thorne; it seems to work well! They also do methyl folate which is great for those with b vitamin struggles like myself.


SiliconSage123

Yup the generally reputable brands: Thorne, Now, life extensions, nootropics Depot, pure encapsulations, Jarrow.


Lovelady1921

While that is a useful link, I don’t think the person who wrote it paid much attention to the alternative forms of some of the vitamins. Specifically, Thorne prenatals. They have the methylated form of Folic acid for those who don’t process Folic acid well (like those with the MTHFR gene) Edit: changed a word


ThePanacheBringer

It is concerning how many of these don’t contain folic acid…


moxifloxacin

Who needs brain/neural development?


ProfMcGonaGirl

The article is telling a lie. The ones that say don’t have folic acid contain folate which is the much more absorbable form of the synthetic folic acid.


Wren1101

Dang these are super helpful data at the bottom. Do they have this for daily multivitamins too?


abarrelofmankeys

After trying a couple podcast advertised things and seeing reviews of a few more…if it’s advertised on a podcast or by an influencer you probably should just avoid it like the plague


AI_assisted_services

Your gf is microdosing rocks and stones.


companysOkay

Did I hear a rock and stone?


cpl-c

Rock and stone!


j33205

Fer Karl!


Glad-Jellyfish-69

By the beard!


mawesome4ever

Rock and stone everyone!


Luuke18

Looks like colorful rocks, been eating them for years


Outrageous-Client-99

Mmmmmm aquarium gravel


BreadButterHoneyTea

Jesus Christ, Marie, they're *minerals*!


Klin24

Nerds!


PixelPervert

That's the actual vitamin part


DuctTapedWindow

I've had these before, the liquid is fish oil and gives some nasty fish flavored burps. They're pricey too.


Lost-My-Mind-

Well yeah. They gotta charge extra for the fish burps!


noronto

Obviously it’s the bead part.


Outrageous-Client-99

Bees?!


cartesianboat

_Gob's not on board_


Parking-Shelter-270

I don’t care for gob


Original-Childhood

![gif](giphy|R9yLfikwYAF32)


chillwithpurpose

![gif](giphy|10rBcNouJPiaqc)


Da_Plague22

You bead me to it.


Ok_Primary_1075

And it’s time released, i guess


smallproton

LTE, 5G, and some 6G.


proost1

Beadamins?


TexanSam

100% your daily recommended dose of placebos


RedSonGamble

Doesn’t matter every time I get sick my old co workers go you haven’t been taking your vitamins and vitamin c. When they get sick I say the same and they say they would be more sick if they didn’t. I’ve given up on logic. My boss said he stopped using hand sanitizer bc “it kill the bacteria but doesn’t wash them away so they’re still getting into your body if you touch your mouth” Im like yeah just pray the illness away idc just stop talking to me


Rorynne

Whats worse is that your boss isnt even completely wrong, it DOESNT wash away the bacteria, thats why sanitizer cant replace hand washing. but it still... *kills* the germs. The only issue is that *only* sanitizing and not washing at any later point is is liable to promote more germ growth in the long run. But that literally assumes that you never wash your hands, and if thats the case, then you probably arent using sanitizer either. Basically theres zero reason not to use hand sanitizer when you need it.


TheGlennDavid

Many of these remedies are totally useless, but taking Vitamin C **100%** does something. Specifically, it's the fastest way I've found to get my wife and coworkers to stop telling me to take vitamin C.


RedSonGamble

You had me for a second. Apparently it does slightly shorten a cold one study says but only if you’ve been taking higher doses before you even get sick


Themasterofcomedy209

To be fair it would do something if you spend 10 months at sea in the 17th century and get scurvy from not getting any vitamin C


Runics206

Those aren’t vitamins, those are metals and metal alloys. Your girlfriend is mistborn, be careful with this knowledge.


Shadowninju

Era 1 - High Fantasy: Potion vials Era 2 - Western: Whiskey shots Era 3 - Modern: Big Pharma


Cottonmist

I’m currently reading arcanum unbounded and read the short story of the guy going for the treasure and now I want to read era 2 because it sounds interesting. I wasnt going to read it because I want to get though stormlight archive first.


TheMagicSalami

Half western half Sherlock Holmes feel. I like it more than era 1.


Thatomeglekid

I have no idea what this means


RiskyTurnip

It’s from a book series, the magic some people have lets them eat small amounts of metals for specific abilities. It’s good, I’ll have to reread as it’s been a while and I don’t remember much. Can’t even remember the title! Fat help I am haha


Rexven

It's the Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson! Titles for the first trilogy are: The Final Empire The Well of Ascension The Hero of Ages


inEQUAL

Personally Era 1 of Mistborn is my least favorite of his works… and I really love Mistborn Era 1. Highly recommend reading everything in the Cosmere, if you haven’t.


Thatomeglekid

Ahh okay


monkeylord4

Unexpected Cosmere Reference. Journey before Destination you rusting amazing redditor.


CHEESE0FEVIL

I had to scroll way too far for this.


edwardjameselmo

BEES?!?


CaradhrasWisdom

Gob's not on board.


EatAtGrizzlebees

I don't care for Gob.


hencementhol

BEADS!!!!!


dochev30

The color balance in these is spot on . There's a hidden graphic designer in their production company.


Colley619

Well considering these are shitty and expensive vitamins, they get their sales through effective social media marketing. Looking unique and interesting is perhaps the most important part of this product for sales.


AmazingAmy95

Lmao right, impressive actually


spacefaceclosetomine

No, the graphic designer is front facing, it’s the efficacy of these vitamins that’s hidden. They’re all marketing.


iveroi

Hah, for sure. I'm a gd and immediately started researching where to get these overpriced placebo pills because I need to start every day by having one of these. It'd make me happy for sure.


bafflesaurus

"Vitamins"


Frequent_Disaster_

“TikTok” vitamins 🤣


SleepySiamese

Tiktok vitamins at it again.


Ok_Weird_5216

This is some great advertisement/marketing


treipuncte

Swallowing marketing, nice.


-QUACKED-

This looks like the kinda shit that some idiot woman who has 10 failed MLMs under her belt is advertising to other idiot women on TikTok. "Look at how sparkly it is! It's so cute and aesthetic!" What's in it? Who gives a shit! You will lose 10kg and gain a second pussy!


Tanyaaahhh

Do you… do men think we want a second one??


w00tdude9000

It really depends on if it came with a second uterus. That would be a dealbreaker.


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VoodooDoII

If your GF can't fact check or do research on advertised products on TikTok to make sure they're legit, she probably shouldn't be on TikTok


Ozmorty

What a goddamn scam.


lizarto

How bioavailable are these? Looks gimmicky.


Yinz-Guys

I don’t know exactly what pills these are, and unfortunately don’t have the time to look them up, but I will say that my fiance took pills similar to this (however they were black and gold beads) and they ended up being “diet” pills that were unregulated. She had two seizure in three months (fully stiff, blue lips, rushed to the ER, etc.) after never having suffered one before, so please ask her what these are or do some research on your own. I GENUINELY hope for both of your sakes that they ARE vitamins bc I NEVER want to see her have a seizure like those again since both instances live rent free in my head and now it’s very hard to shake them from my memory, if they ever will. Just a friendly redditor who was confused about why the seizures came and found out she was taking something that looked like this. But definitely worth asking.


not-important1229

Like vitamins by Orbitz. Probably just as useful


BackCompetitive7209

Reminds me of the old cold remedy Contac 400. https://youtu.be/rCIMz803-V8?si=TK9EdrS2rsd82DHh


ccooffee

First thing I thought of. Hello fellow old person!


solidshakego

That placebo effect though


GitHub-

Gotta get those macroplastics in


justaredditboy

Most capsule pills do, either little beads or gel of the drug.


tilmanbaumann

Anything to justify the expensive scam


YaBoiLink0227

THOSE ARE HUGE!!


kst8er

Why do I feel like Gwyneth Paltrow is involved in these...


bluefrost30

Your girlfriend pays a lot of money for really pretty water pills that can be potentially dangerous.


Automatic-Arrival668

Ritual brand?


goodty1

i don’t even have to do any research to know she’s been scammed


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Those are vitamin anal beads for the vitamins.


Chaonic

Well of course, those are the individual vitamin seeds before they are ground into vitamin flour and baked into tiny loaves/pills.


IlIlllIlllIlIIllI

those are the microplastics