[Vegmisc] Vegan Multi-Vitamins
vaalea
v at vaalea.com
Tue Nov 8 00:04:38 UTC 2005
I think that BOTH veg*ns AND non-veg*ns take multi-vitamins, because even if eating healthy, we are not all professional nutritionists, and like to take vitamins to fill in any possible gaps in our diet we may be missing. I would think that MOST people who buy vitamins are not veg*ns, thus they can't accuse the veg*n diet of needing supplementing. (Why not ask them how many non-veg*ns they know take vitamins).
I personally only occasionally take a vitamin, because it is a bit of a pain... and also because I'd like to think even though my diet isn't perfect, it is healthy /enough/.... however I did have low iron levels a year ago, (is it hereditary? cause meat eaters in my family had this problem too.) I haven't taken pills for it (like the doc suggested)... I do know what foods have iron in them.. I haven't yet bought iron cookware... so I figure popping a vitamin now and then isn't going to hurt... and I wouldn't be against doing it everyday if I got into the habit....
If it's not going to harm us/others, then why not if we want (and it may be beneficial)?
----- Original Message -----
From: Kevin J. Smith
To: vegmisc at ottawaveg.com
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 4:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Vegmisc] Vegan Multi-Vitamins
My question is, why is everyone wasting their money on vitamins? Do you not eat well? With the exception of B12 for the vegans among us, everything you need is in the food you should be eating.
I am always disappointed in vegetarian/natural food stores that fill half of their store with pills. It is very poor advertising for eating "naturally." I can hear the comments from the vegetarian nay-sayers, "See, being vegetarian is not healthy ... look at all the pills you have to consume in order to get your proper nutrients."
Should we not be leading by example and demonstrating how healthy it is just by eating whole, unprocessed foods?
P.S.
(B12 is added to most soy/rice beverages)
On 11/7/05, Kevin O'Shea <kevin at oshea.ca> wrote:
I buy mine vegan vitamins online - since the company is in BC, I don't pay provincial sales tax, and if your order is over $50, shipping is free.
Take a look at the following link:
http://www.canadianvitaminshop.com/cgi-bin/TheVitaminShop.storefront/436f6cbc025694e227414200c149068b/Product/View/5620
I don't see vitamin D3 in the on-line list of ingredients - is this something I should be wanting in a vitamin, as a vegan?
Details:
Sisu
VEGI-MINS
90 Tablet - $21.98
An all natural, vegetarian multiple vitamin and chelated mineral daily supplement containing no animal products or sources. Sisu Vegi-Mins' low ingredient potency allows each individual to design dosages specific to their own personal needs, and the coated, oblong tablet is easy to swallow. Due to our busy modern lifestyles, and the reduction of vitamin and mineral intake partly due to modern food production and handling methods, supplementation with a multiple vitamin and mineral complex is critical for optimal health and longevity.
Hope this helps,
Kevin
>
>Subject: Re: [Vegmisc] Vegan Multi-Vitamins
> From: "vaalea" < v at vaalea.com>
> Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 23:14:47 -0500
> To: <vegmisc at ottawaveg.com>
>
>This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
>
>--===============0754998713==
>Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
> boundary="----=_NextPart_000_17E5_01C5E327.E1E3CE80"
>
>This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
>
>------=_NextPart_000_17E5_01C5E327.E1E3CE80
>Content-Type: text/plain;
> charset="iso-8859-1"
>Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
>
>This has been one of my compromises... I get vegetarian ones... Natural =
>Factors. .....so I would also be interested if anyone knows of vegan =
>ones in Ottawa.
>
>This is an email response I got from Natural Factors April 2004:
>
>Thank-you again for your inquiry regarding Natural Factors Hi Potency =
>Multivitamin product. Natural Factors has many different multi vitamin =
>products in both tablet and capsule forms, however they all contain =
>vitamin D3 which is sourced from Lanolin (sheep's wool) and not suitable =
>for vegans.
>
>Natural Factors is committed to providing quality products and services, =
>your feedback is important in achieving this goal. Thank you for your =
>interest and support.
>
>
>W. Fuller
>Customer Service
>Natural Factors Nutritional Products Ltd.
>1-800-663-8900
>E-Mail: custservice at naturalfactors.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: Karen G.=20
> To: vegmisc at ottawaveg.com=20
> Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 10:16 PM
> Subject: [Vegmisc] Vegan Multi-Vitamins
>
>
> Just wondering if anyone knows of a vegan multi-vitamin available in =
>Canada? I've been buying them from Pangea (http://www.veganstore.com/) =
>but it gets expensive paying $US plus S&H plus duty.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>-------------------------------------------------------------------------=
>-----
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Vegmisc mailing list
> Vegmisc at ottawaveg.com
> http://lists.ottawaveg.com/mailman/listinfo/vegmisc
>
>------=_NextPart_000_17E5_01C5E327.E1E3CE80
>Content-Type: text/html;
> charset="iso-8859-1"
>Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
>
><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
><HTML><HEAD>
><META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; =
>charset=3Diso-8859-1">
><META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2900.2769 " name=3DGENERATOR>
><STYLE></STYLE>
></HEAD>
><BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff>
><DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow">This has been one of my compromises... =
>I get=20
>vegetarian ones... Natural Factors. .....so I would also be interested =
>if anyone=20
>knows of vegan ones in Ottawa.</FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow"></FONT> </DIV>
><DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow">This is an email response I got from =
>Natural=20
>Factors April 2004:</FONT></DIV>
><DIV> </DIV>
><DIV>Thank-you again for your inquiry regarding Natural Factors Hi =
>Potency=20
>Multivitamin product. Natural Factors has many different multi vitamin =
>products=20
>in both tablet and capsule forms, however they all contain vitamin =
>D3=20
>which is sourced from Lanolin (sheep's wool) and not suitable for=20
>vegans.<BR><BR>Natural Factors is committed to providing quality =
>products and=20
>services, your feedback is important in achieving this goal. Thank =
>you for=20
>your interest and support.<BR><BR><BR>W. Fuller<BR>Customer =
>Service<BR>Natural=20
>Factors Nutritional Products Ltd.<BR>1-800-663-8900<BR>E-Mail: <A=20
>href=3D"">custservice at naturalfactors.com </A><BR></DIV>
><DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow"></FONT> </DIV>
><DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow"></FONT> </DIV>
><DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow"></FONT> </DIV>
><DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow"></FONT> </DIV>
><DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow"></FONT> </DIV>
><BLOCKQUOTE=20
>style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; =
>BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
> <DIV=20
> style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
>black"><B>From:</B>=20
> <A title=3Dkaren_g38 at hotmail.com =
>href=3D"mailto:karen_g38 at hotmail.com">Karen=20
> G.</A> </DIV>
> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
>title=3Dvegmisc at ottawaveg.com=20
> href=3D"mailto:vegmisc at ottawaveg.com">vegmisc at ottawaveg.com</A> </DIV>
> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, November 06, 2005 =
>10:16=20
> PM</DIV>
> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Vegmisc] Vegan=20
> Multi-Vitamins</DIV>
> <DIV><BR></DIV>
> <DIV>
> <DIV class=3DRTE>Just wondering if anyone knows of a vegan =
>multi-vitamin=20
> available in Canada? I've been buying them from Pangea (<A=20
> href=3D"http://www.veganstore.com/">http://www.veganstore.com/</A>) =
>but it gets=20
> expensive paying $US plus S&H plus duty.</DIV>
> <DIV class=3DRTE> </DIV>
> <DIV class=3DRTE>Thanks!</DIV></DIV>
> <P>
> <HR>
>
> <P></P>_______________________________________________<BR>Vegmisc =
>mailing=20
> list<BR><A =
>href=3D"mailto:Vegmisc at ottawaveg.com">Vegmisc at ottawaveg.com</A><BR><A=20
> =
>href=3D"http://lists.ottawaveg.com/mailman/listinfo/vegmisc">http://lists=
>..ottawaveg.com/mailman/listinfo/vegmisc</A><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML=
>>
>
>------=_NextPart_000_17E5_01C5E327.E1E3CE80--
>
>
>--===============0754998713==
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>MIME-Version: 1.0
>Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
>Content-Disposition: inline
>
>_______________________________________________
>Vegmisc mailing list
>Vegmisc at ottawaveg.com
> http://lists.ottawaveg.com/mailman/listinfo/vegmisc
>
>--===============0754998713==--
_______________________________________________
Vegmisc mailing list
Vegmisc at ottawaveg.com
http://lists.ottawaveg.com/mailman/listinfo/vegmisc
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
_______________________________________________
Vegmisc mailing list
Vegmisc at ottawaveg.com
http://lists.ottawaveg.com/mailman/listinfo/vegmisc
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.ottawaveg.com/pipermail/vegmisc/attachments/20051107/c031bada/attachment.html
More information about the Vegmisc
mailing list