A recent study from ConsumerLab.com tested 21 brands of multiple vitamins sold in the United States and Canada. The tests were conducted by independent laboratories. Just 10 met the claims on their labels, more worrisome, one of the products was contaminated with lead. For more information and a video on this study Click Here.

I use Metagenics products, here's why:

1. Metagenics sets the industry standard for quality and safety with stringent raw material selection and extensive testing for purity. Metagenics voluntarily submits themselves to outside auditors from the Natural Products Association and the Good Manufacturing practices arm of the National Science Foundation to further ensure optimal patient outcomes and clinical reliability. Most nutritional supplement manufacturers do not have these certifications. 

You may want to check if the vitamins you are purchasing are actually certified to contain what their label says they contain.  NPA-certified companies NSF-certified companies

2. Dr Jeffery Bland their Chief Science Officer, has been working in the forefront of functional medicine and nutritional therapy for over 25 years. Is a nutritional biochemist, a registered clinical laboratory director and a previous director of Nutritional Research at the Linus Pauling Institute of Science and Medicine. Dr Bland has also authored five books on nutritional medicine for the health care professional

3. The clinical research arm of Metagenics, the Functional Medicine Research Center, comprises an expert team of medical doctors, chiropractors, and nutritionists who are familiar with the latest developments in testing and treatment in natural medicine therapies