Optimum Nutrition Opti-Men, 90 Tablets 90 Tablets

This product is now recommended in a new nutrition book called It's Not the Cans: The Best Nutrient Balance for a Stronger and Healthier YouGreat multi-vitamin that is far superior to the products you find in grocery stores and drug stores such as Centrum and One-a-Day. Grocery store multi's are of extremely poor quality because they use the cheapest form of nutrients that can be manufactured. People buy them because of the commercials and the convenience of already being in the store to buy other items.Opti-Men absorb extremely well. They are fairly soft and easy to swallow. Our bodies flush out excess "stuff" over a four to six hour period or so. This is why it is best to reload your nutrients periodically throughout the day.I never take the full daily dose of multi's (except when sick which is extremely rare). I typically stick to a half dose or 2/3 dose (max). I break one pill in half and take half in the morning and a half or whole one late afternoon. I eat fairly healthy as well.This product will keep you healthy. I strongly advise against taking a full daily dose unless you have a cold, or the flu, or on some getting over a harsh medical treatment such as chemo. I also advise you to spread out the dosage to at least twice per day. Do not take it too late in the evening as it may slightly interfere with your sleep. Take it with a meal so that it can dissolve inside a mass of "chime" (goo) inside your intestines. Sort of like dropping a blue pill in water and watching the water turn blue. This will maximize the absorption as the nutrients mix in with the goo that was your meal. The goo will shuttle the nutrients through your intestinal tract for maximum absorption over a longer period of time.High protein meals trigger your intestines to slow down the "pushing" process to allow more time to absorb the protein (our bodies are awesome machines). So if you take this vitamin with a high protein meal it too will spend more time inside your small intestines allowing a bit more to be absorbed. I sometimes take my multi with a protein shake. Chicken, fish, beef, and so forth are rich in protein which enhances nutrient absorption.==> Don't forget, your food contains nutrients as well.

I feel more energy with this multi. It is a keeper.

I have taken OptiMen daily for well over 6 years and have considered them a staple along with my other vitamins & supplements. Optimum Nutrition has changed the formula though. The pills are now smaller and are a bit different in color and as O.N. put it, do not taste as bad. The change has resulted in pills that break and crumble. I place all of my vitamins in a daily organizer in my gym/work back pack and have done this for years. They start crumbling in roughly 24 hours. I called O.N. and they said it may have been a bad lot # and suggested I always keep them in their bottles. I ordered 3 different bottles...same outcome. I do not want to have to carry your bottle with me where ever I go, hence the pill organizer. I have since found another multivitamin that travels very well.

This is the worst vitamin. You have to take it 3 times a day to get the serving size. Makes you really hot. Save your money and try gnc mega men packs.

Contains everything in the AdvoCare CorePlex supplement for about a quarter of the cost. Pills don't smell gross, and have just enough coating that they go down easily. The bottle says 3 pills per day, which goes well all at once, but could just as easily be one at each meal.The mix and balance here is good. It's not so overpowering that you pee orange like some vitamins, but I did notice a little difference there.Mostly, I noticed that I must have been low on something. After a few days on this, I noticed I wasn't quite as foggy brained in the morning. Maybe placebo effect, but so often, we get in bad eating habits and come up short in some vitamin or another -- especially Vitamin D in the winter.This never upset my stomach either, even when I'd take them first thing in the morning and miss breakfast due to computer distraction or work.I made a spreadsheet of all of the ingredients in it, and mapped it out for several other supplements. This one has the most comprehensive, plus a couple of antioxidants, and other goodies beyond the 22 essential vitamins called out in health charts.For women, there's a separate product, "Opti-Women". I haven't analyzed that to see if it's ACTUALLY different, or just a marketing/label difference. Something to consider.

one of the best vitamins you can buy at a great price! you will avg 10 a month and get every vitamin, amino acid, herbal supplement you can think of. greatly reduced my pill intake for the day! love this stuff. will give you vivid dreams (cool side effect in my opinion)

Great product but quite a few of them were cracked into pieces

I really feel like these vitamin's are a great supplement to add to your daily routine when doing any sort of serious lifting or sports training! They keep everything running smoothly and my mental and physical edge very high!Love these!