Nonstandard D3 dosage & doesn't provide K2
I've tried many D3 and D3+K2 supplements in the past couple years, especially the latter, because I've discovered that it's likely better to take D3 along with K2 due to its promotion of K2-dependent proteins that require K2 to function properly (research is ongoing). While I'm not personally concerned about lack of calcium intake, some competing products include it because D3 and K2 help ensure that it's properly deposited in bones. To compensate for this lack of K2, I had been consuming separate products, such as Complete K from a Norwegian label called Supersmart, which provides both K1 and K2. The math to determine the appropriate ratio of D3:K2 is simple, but it's convenient to consume both from the same product. The standard dosage of D3 is 125mcg (5000 IU), and the standard dosage of K2 is 100mcg. Apart from the absence of K2, the only thing I don't like about this Go Healthy product is 125mcg not being evenly divisible by the 50mcg provided by each tablet. You would need to either break down some tablets in half to provide incremental 25mcg (1000 IU) dosages, or consume a minimum of 5 tablets so that the total of 250mcg is evenly divisible by 125mcg, but this would lead to a 10000 IU megadose you likely won't want to consume on a daily basis. While I have an usually strong immune system relative to other people (other people have expressed anger at me that I don't get sick when I'm surrounded by sick people), I know when I feel even a slight tinge of illness that I need to grab the Colostrum, Vitamin D3+K2, and Vitamin C in order to prevent too much negative impact. I also grab this combination of supplements when I feel especially tired due to a string of long work days, because I know I'm more vulnerable to illness. Don't pay attention to physicians who state that megadoses of D3 shouldn't be taken (some physicians think that the standard 125mcg dosage of D3 is already megadose status). While you should always know your specific body before taking megadoses, physicians generally don't know what they're talking about because the vast majority of them don't understand supplements, generally depending on pharmaceutical companies to train them to prescribe only patented medications. All of this said, I've had a good experience with Go Healthy whole food supplements so far, including the multivitamins it offers for men and women (there are very few differences between these two products). I'm still on my journey to better understand the differences between synthetic "isolate" vitamins versus whole food vitamins, but the sudden unavailability of Twinlab Daily One Caps multivitamin I had been taking up until several years ago actually worked out in my favor because it caused me to start taking a closer look at supplement facts. The D3 provided by this product is sourced solely from organic algae.
Rating: 4 stars