A NY Times article about the testing of 10 St. John's Wort pills by an independent testing lab revealed that more than half of the products contained 50% or less of the ingredients stated on the label. The worst contained only 20% of the St. John's wort stated on the label.

A University of Oklahoma study measured the blood concentration levels that resulted from taking 600mg of Calcium in pill form. The study revealed that the resulting blood concentrations averaged 25mg or a mere 4%.

Studies of blood concentrations (Cleveland Clinic ) as a result of B-12 injections compared to B-12 sprays, performed by independent labs, reveal that B-12 sprays to be 2-3 times more effective based on blood levels!

A study of prenatal vitamins performed by the American Journal of Pharmacopeia indicated that 6 of 9 vitamins tested failed the dissolution tests, therefore providing close to 0% absorption (blood concentrate) of these essential nutrients.

Dr. Michael Colgan in The New Nutrition, Pg. 100-1996 - "The majority of multi-vitamins are woefully inadequate. In a recent study at Yale New Haven Hospital, researches evaluated all commons brands of vitamins bought off the shelf at a wide range of stores. Many were made with the wrong ratios of nutrients to each other, or contained too little of the more expensive nutrients, or some were missing some nutrients altogether. Of the 257 vitamin products tested, only 49 were judged to be adequate."

Dr. Jess Thoene, University of Michigan, Quotes from Newsweek, " Industry Unmonitored", "The potency and purity of dietary supplements can vary widely.. Doctors at Duke University recently examined 12 bottles of L-Carnitine and found that most samples contained 60 percent or less of the substance. More than half of the brands were indigestible by humans; in other words, it was going in one end and out the other. In the marketplace today, the general public doesn't know what brand to trust, and what not to trust."

Linda Grover - August Celebration "Mineral and vitamin content of foods has declined drastically. In 1948, you could buy spinach that had 158 milligrams of iron per hundred grams. But by 1965, the maximum iron they could find had dropped to 27 milligrams! In 1973, it was averaging 2.2. That's from a hundred and fifty! That means today you'd have to eat 75 bowls of spinach to get the same amount of iron one bowl might have given you back in '48. 

The aforementioned testimonials are based on the experiences from satisfied customers. Please consult your physician for specific recommendations pertaining to your condition.