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Multi Vitamins & Minerals
Why Performax Multi?
High-dosage, complete and well balanced. These three characteristics to a considerable extent determine the quality (and price) of a multivitamin/mineral preparation. Performax Multi clearly fulfils these requirements. The scientific staff at the Ortho Institute have developed this multi product based on the ideas of twice Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling. The special feature of the Performax Multi is that it contains a sufficiently high dose of all minerals. In this respect, Performax Multi differs from many other multi products, where the emphasis is often exclusively on the vitamin content.
The Performax Multi is complete in the sense that it contains only vitamins and minerals, to the exclusion of all other substances, such as herbs. As a result, optimum use can be made of the space available in the already large tablet.
The high dose, the excellent balance and the completeness of the product make Performax Multi unique.
Other strong arguments in favour of the Performax Multi are:
- The most powerful active form of each ingredient has been selected
- Beta-carotene is extracted from the alga Dunaliella salina. This has a far more powerful effect than the synthetic form of beta carotene
- Vitamin B6 is present in the most active form of this vitamin ( pyridoxal-5'-phosphate)
- The quantity of folic acid is in balance with the amount of vitamin B6 and B12, and is sufficient for women wishing to have children (400 µg)
- Vitamin E is present in its natural form (more powerful effect than the synthetic form)
- Selenium can be fully absorbed, because of the chosen form, L-selenomethionine
- Chromium is highly active because of its bond with polynicotinate
- Magnesium is combined with amino acids, thus increasing absorption levels (better than the poorly absorbable magnesium oxide)
- Iron, copper, manganese and zinc are present in organic compounds, also with a view to increasing absorption
- Less well-known minerals (but still important for all that!) are included in the Multi product (strontium, borium, molybdenum, vanadium)
The Performax Multi is complete in the sense that it contains only vitamins and minerals, to the exclusion of all other substances, such as herbs. As a result, optimum use can be made of the space available in the already large tablet.
The high dose, the excellent balance and the completeness of the product make Performax Multi unique.
Other strong arguments in favour of the Performax Multi are:
- The most powerful active form of each ingredient has been selected
- Beta-carotene is extracted from the alga Dunaliella salina. This has a far more powerful effect than the synthetic form of beta carotene
- Vitamin B6 is present in the most active form of this vitamin ( pyridoxal-5'-phosphate)
- The quantity of folic acid is in balance with the amount of vitamin B6 and B12, and is sufficient for women wishing to have children (400 µg)
- Vitamin E is present in its natural form (more powerful effect than the synthetic form)
- Selenium can be fully absorbed, because of the chosen form, L-selenomethionine
- Chromium is highly active because of its bond with polynicotinate
- Magnesium is combined with amino acids, thus increasing absorption levels (better than the poorly absorbable magnesium oxide)
- Iron, copper, manganese and zinc are present in organic compounds, also with a view to increasing absorption
- Less well-known minerals (but still important for all that!) are included in the Multi product (strontium, borium, molybdenum, vanadium)
A single tablet of Performax Multi contains:
| Vitamin A (retinol palmitate) | 750 µg (=2500 IE) |
| Beta-carotene (from Dunaliella salina) | 1500 µg |
| Vitamin B1 (thiamine.HCl) | 20 mg |
| Vitamin B2 (riboflavine) | 20 mg |
| Vitamin B3 (niacinamide) | 20 mg |
| Vitamin B5 (calcium pantothenate) | 20 mg |
| Vitamin B6 (pyridoxal-5'-phosphate) | 20 mg |
| Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) | 20 µg |
| Folic acid | 400 µg |
| Biotin | 20 µg |
| Choline bitartrate | 50 mg |
| Inositol | 50 mg |
| Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) | 100 mg |
| Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) | 5 µg (=200 IE) |
| Vitamin E (d-a-tocopheryl succinate) | 83 mg (=100 IE) |
| Vitamin K1 | 50 µg |
| Calcium (as carbonate) | 200 mg |
| Magnesium (chelated amino acid) | 100 mg |
| Iron (as fumerate) | 5 mg |
| Iodine (from Chlorella pyr. alghinata) | 100 µg |
| Selenium (as L-selenomethionine) | 50 µg |
| Copper (as gluconate) | 1 mg |
| Manganese (as gluconate) | 5 mg |
| Chromium (as polynicotinate) | 50 µg |
| Strontium (as hydrogen citrate) | 1 mg |
| Borium (as sodium borate) | 1 mg |
| Molybdenum (as ammonium molybdate) | 50 µg |
| Vanadium (as sulphate) | 50 µg |
| Zinc (as citrate) | 10 mg |
Contains no
gluten, yeast, milk components (lactose), animal products, preservatives, artificial colourings, odorants and flavourings, sweeteners (sugar, fructose, sorbitol, mannitol, saccharine, xylitol, cyclamate, aspartame) or herbs (hypoallergenic).
Dosage and use
One tablet a day. Take with plenty of water, preferably during or shortly after the meal. Some people prefer not to take the tablet in the evening, to avoid sleeping difficulties.
Children from 12 years.
Children from 12 years.
Shelf life:
If stored in a dry place, three years.
What makes Performax Multi so special
When selecting the ingredients, we have of course opted for the best quality. There are other aspects that make the Performax Multi tablet unique. See below.
A multi product with sufficient folic acid
The importance of folic acid for health has above all been increasingly recognised over the last few years, on the basis of a great deal of scientific research. For this reason, the multi contains the adequate dosage of 400 µg.
Look out for magnesium!
It is no easy task to produce a well-balanced multi product. Unavoidably, certain concessions must be made, often to the detriment of the minerals, above all magnesium. This one substance takes up a considerable amount of space in a tablet, making it an unpopular ingredient amongst tablet makers. Nonetheless, for European men and women, specifically magnesium is an essential substance. A good multi product contains at least 100 mg of magnesium.
Only vitamins and minerals
The Performax Multi contains only vitamins and minerals. This is a deliberate choice, because the vitamins and minerals are essential for the body. In this connection, essential means 'necessary for life', in other words: if you do not ingest these nutrients, you will develop a deficiency disease. Because the dosages of the vitamins and minerals are high, making the tablet large, selecting only the essential ingredients was a deliberate choice. As a consequence, the Performax Multi contains no substances which the human body itself can produce such as for example the coenzymeQ10 and carnitine. The vitamins and minerals contained in the Performax Multi are indeed essential to allow the body to produce these substances!
Recently discovered minerals
Those minerals, the importance of which to health has only just been discovered, such as borium, molybdenum. strontium and vanadium, also need to be in balance with the other nutrients in a multi.
Including the entire B-complex and the antioxidants
The B complex is particularly important for good health. Some people swear by taking a B complex. But did you know that Performax Multi contains the entire B complex, at a sufficiently high dosage? In other words, the Performax Multi can be viewed as an extended B complex with all the other necessary vitamins and minerals, at practically no higher cost. The same applies for the antioxidants, as for the B complex. The Performax Multi contains the important antioxidants beta-carotene (vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E and selenium).
Algae, a source of lutein and omega 3-fatty acids
There are two different algae in the Performax Multi, the Dunaliella salina and the Chlorella pyrenoïdosa alghinata. These algae ensure a natural basis for the tablet. As a consequence, they contain the essential trace elements lutein, lycopene and other carotenoids, iodine and omega 3-fatty acids.
No Time Release (TR or SR)
Time release is unnecessary for vitamin preparations, because the majority of vitamins and minerals are absorbed almost entirely high up in the gastrointestinal system. As a result, in a TR preparation, the valuable nutrients leave the body, unused. In addition, the TR process is unnecessarily costly.
Produced for the European situation by a Dutch pharmacist
Europe is not America. The majority of high-dosage food supplements are imported from the United States. These are produced for the American population, with their own customs and habits. The Performax Multi product was developed by a Dutch research institute, and is available from pharmacies, drugstores and health shops.
Technical information for boffins:
No magnesium oxide!
Magnesium oxide (insoluble in water) is practically impossible to absorb via the gastrointestinal system. The Performax Multi contains the absorbable and therefore effective chelated form of magnesium, in a sufficiently high dosage!
Vitamin B6 as pyridoxal-5'-phosphate
Various forms of vitamin B6 are available. Pyridoxal-5'-phosphate is biologically the most active.
This pyridoxal-5'-phosphate form has been chosen for the Performax Multi product (vitamin B6 is above all important for women, in combination with magnesium).
Vitamin E as d-alpha-tocopheryl succinate
There are numerous forms of vitamin E (tocopherol). The d-alpha-tocopheryl succinate is the most effective form of vitamin E. Because the vitamin E molecule is in compound with the succinate, the vitamin E is protected inside the tablet (i.e. before ingestion) against the oxygen in the air. Once the tablet has been swallowed, the vitamin E molecule is separated from the succinate, then releasing its full antioxidant effect.
Beta carotene: from the alga Dunaliella salina
Beta carotene from the alga Dunaliella salina not only contains the so-called 'all-trans' beta carotene, but also other forms. This mixture makes the action of beta-carotene far more effective. This form of beta-carotene is however more expensive.
Chromium as polynicotinate
In the Performax Multi product, chromium is combined with vitamin B3 (nicotinic acid). Both chromium and vitamin B3 are components of the glucose tolerance factor (GTF), the active form of chromium, which supports the working of insulin in the body.
Selenium as L-selenomethionine
The absorption and effect of selenium in the body depends heavily on the form in which this mineral is supplied. Selenium is combined with the amino acid methionin. This L-selenomethionine is the form best absorbed by the body.
Contains relatively little iron
The Performax Multi contains less iron because recent research has demonstrated that this mineral can play a role in free radical reactions. In addition, the absorption of iron in the body is more dependent on the presence of sufficient vitamin C and copper, than that actual availability of iron.
Magnesium oxide (insoluble in water) is practically impossible to absorb via the gastrointestinal system. The Performax Multi contains the absorbable and therefore effective chelated form of magnesium, in a sufficiently high dosage!
Vitamin B6 as pyridoxal-5'-phosphate
Various forms of vitamin B6 are available. Pyridoxal-5'-phosphate is biologically the most active.
This pyridoxal-5'-phosphate form has been chosen for the Performax Multi product (vitamin B6 is above all important for women, in combination with magnesium).
Vitamin E as d-alpha-tocopheryl succinate
There are numerous forms of vitamin E (tocopherol). The d-alpha-tocopheryl succinate is the most effective form of vitamin E. Because the vitamin E molecule is in compound with the succinate, the vitamin E is protected inside the tablet (i.e. before ingestion) against the oxygen in the air. Once the tablet has been swallowed, the vitamin E molecule is separated from the succinate, then releasing its full antioxidant effect.
Beta carotene: from the alga Dunaliella salina
Beta carotene from the alga Dunaliella salina not only contains the so-called 'all-trans' beta carotene, but also other forms. This mixture makes the action of beta-carotene far more effective. This form of beta-carotene is however more expensive.
Chromium as polynicotinate
In the Performax Multi product, chromium is combined with vitamin B3 (nicotinic acid). Both chromium and vitamin B3 are components of the glucose tolerance factor (GTF), the active form of chromium, which supports the working of insulin in the body.
Selenium as L-selenomethionine
The absorption and effect of selenium in the body depends heavily on the form in which this mineral is supplied. Selenium is combined with the amino acid methionin. This L-selenomethionine is the form best absorbed by the body.
Contains relatively little iron
The Performax Multi contains less iron because recent research has demonstrated that this mineral can play a role in free radical reactions. In addition, the absorption of iron in the body is more dependent on the presence of sufficient vitamin C and copper, than that actual availability of iron.
Vitamins & minerals – they all work together!
Just like in an orchestra where the string section, the pianist, the wind section and even the timpanist each have their own role, all vitamins and minerals are necessary in order to guarantee good health.
Packaging size
Performax Multi 30 tablets
Performax Multi 90 tablets
Performax Multi 240 tablets
Performax Multi 90 tablets
Performax Multi 240 tablets