Where to find inexpensive liquid supplements? Or should I switch to pills?

Get a multi vit/min pill, crush and put in liquid. Eat red meat, liver
especially good, for iron source and/or whole grains and green veggies
with some vit c for iron. The last "memory and mood" sounds very dubious,
are you sure it's oil is only from fda approved pure texas snakes? Many
multi vit/miin pills will suit, do some price google searching. The
contents of the things you take are dubious in another way, some companies
like to put in every thing but the kitchen sink and the problem is that it
is there but in amounts that have little/no health benefit but do allow it
to be marketed and placed on the label to ride the coat tails of other
marketing campaings.

Hello all, I'm trying to find a way to reduce the amount I'm spending
on supplements every month, and I need some advice please.

Whenever possible I buy liquid supplements (which I take in orange
juice) because A) I hate swallowing pills and B) I've read that liquid
supplements are more easily absorbed, whereas pills sometimes pass
through only partially digested. But I've also read some things that
contradict that latter part. If I'm not getting any extra benefit
from taking my supplements in liquid form, than I may decide to just
bite the bullet (or horse pill ) and switch to pills to save money.
If I do switch to pills, though, I want to take as few as possible,
once a day.

I'm currently taking Innovative Natural Products' Liquid
Multiple-Vitamins and Liquid Multiple-Minerals, Floradix Floravital
Iron + Herbs Liquid Extract Formula (I was diagnosed with anemia a
couple months ago), and Herb Pharm's Good Mood Tonic and Brain &
Memory Tonic. I'm buying them at the local hippy food store, and
those things plus the Omega 3 capsules I order from Omega Brite are
costing me over $150/month! I need to cut costs and so I'm looking
for cheaper supplements (or a cheaper source of those supplements)
that will provide the same benefits. Any tips?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Jacqueline


PS For those who need more detail, below is a list of what's in each
of the supplements I'm taking. Thanks.

Innovative Natural Products' Liquid Multiple-Vitamins
Calories 25
Total carbohydrates 6 g 2% daily value
Sugars 1 g
Vitamin A (as Palmitate & 30% as Beta Carotene) 10,000 IU 200%diy
Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid) 300 mg 500%
Vitamin D (as Cholecalciferol) 400 IU 100%
Vitamin E (as D-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate) 60 IU 200%
Thiamin (as Thiamin Hydrochloride - Vitamin B1) 6 mg 400%
Riboflavin (Vitamin B-2) 5.1 mg 300%
Niacin (as Niacinamide) 60 mg 300%
Vitamin B-6 (as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride) 20 mg 1000%
Folate (Folic Acid) 4000 mcg 100%
Vitamin B-12 (as Cyanocobalamin) 30 mcg 500%
Biotin 300 mcg 100%
Pantothenic Acid (as Calcium Pantothenate) 30 mg 300%
Chromium (as Chromium Polynicotinate) 200 mcg 170%
Inositol 50 mg
Hesperidin (35% Citrus Bioflavonoids) 50 mg
Choline (as Choline Bitartrate) 30 mg
Grape Seed Extract 10 mg
Para-Aminobenzoic Acid 10 mg
Evening Primrose Oil (Essential Fatty Acids) 10 mg
Soy Protein 10 mg
Aloe Vera Leaf PE 200:1 500 mcg

Innovative Natural Products' Liquid Multiple-Minerals
Calories 28
Total Carbohydrates 6 g 2%
Sugars 1 g
Calcium (as Calcium Citrate and Calcium Orotate) 75 mg 8%
Iron (as Ferrous Citrate) 120 mcg 2%
Phosphorous (as Phosphorous Proteinate) 25 mg 2%
Magnesium (as Magnesium Citrate and Magnesium Orotate) 30 mg 8%
Zinc (as Zinc Citrate) 7.5 mg 50%
Selenium (as Selenium Aspartate) 2 mg 100%
Copper (as Copper Citrate) 1 mg 50%
Manganese (as Manganese Aspartate) 2 mg 100%
Chromium (as Chromium Polynicotinate) 50 mcg 40%
Molybdenum (as Molybdenum Aspartate) 50 mcg 65%
Potassium (as Potassium Citrate) 10 mg 2%
Charged Trace Mineral Proprietary Blend 320 mg
Antimony, Barium, Beryllium, Bismuth, Bromine, Carbon, Cerium, Cesium,
Chloride, Cobalt, Dysprosium, Erblum, Europlum, Fluorine, Gadolinium,
Gallium, Hafnium, Holmium, Indium, Iodine, Iridium, Lanthanum,
Lithium, Lutetium, Neodymium, Nickel, Nitrogen, Niobium, Osmium,
Palladium, Platinum, Praseodymium, Rhenium, Rhodium, Rubidium,
Ruthenium, Samarium, Scandium, Silicon, Sodium, Strontium, Sulfur,
Tantalum, Tellurium, Terbium, Thallium, Thorlum, Thuliurn, Tin,
Titanium, Tungsten, Ytterbium, Yttrium, Zirconium
Aloe Vera Leaf Powder 200:1 6 mg
Germanium (as Germanium Sesquioxide) 300 mcg
Boron (from Boron Citrate) 200 mcg
Vanadium (as Vanadium Aspartate) 5 mcg
Colodial Silver 3 ppm

Floravital Iron + Herbs Liquid Extract Formula
Calories 20
Total carbohydrate 5 g 2%
Sugars 5 g
Vitamin C 10 mg 17%
Vitamin B1 2.5 mg 167%
Vitamin B2 4.0 mg 235%
Vitamin B6 2.0 mg 100%
Vitamin B12 7.5 mcg 125%
Iron (elemental) (from ferrous gluconate) 10 mg 56%

Herb Pharm Good Mood Tonic
St. John's Wort flwg. Tps (Hypercium perf.)
Ashwagandha root (Withania somnifera)
Skullcap flowering herb (Scutellaria lat.)
Prickly Ash back (Zanthoxylum c.h.)

Herb Pharm Brain & Memory Tonic
Gotu Kola herb & root (Centella asiatica)
Ginkgo leaf (Ginkgo biloba)
Skullcap flowering herb (Scutellaria lat.)
Passionflower firing. Tips (Passiflora spp.)
Calamus rhizome (Acorus calamus)
Rosemary branches (Rosmarinus off.)

Omega Brite Omega 3 capsules
Serving size 3 capsules (500mg per capsule)
Calories 15
Calories from fat 15
Total fat 1.5 g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.5 g
Cholesterol 0 g
Vitamin E 3 IU 11%
EPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) 1,050 mg
DHA (Docosahexaenoic Acid) 150 mg
Other Omega 3 Fatty Acids 125 mg
Omega 6 Fatty Acids 65 mg
Other Fatty Acids 105 mg

Get a multi vit/min pill, crush and put in liquid. Eat red meat, liver
especially good, for iron source and/or whole grains and green veggies
with some vit c for iron. The last "memory and mood" sounds very dubious,
are you sure it's oil is only from fda approved pure texas snakes? Many
multi vit/miin pills will suit, do some price google searching. The
contents of the things you take are dubious in another way, some companies
like to put in every thing but the kitchen sink and the problem is that it
is there but in amounts that have little/no health benefit but do allow it
to be marketed and placed on the label to ride the coat tails of other
marketing campaings.

Hello all, I'm trying to find a way to reduce the amount I'm spending
on supplements every month, and I need some advice please.

Whenever possible I buy liquid supplements (which I take in orange
juice) because A) I hate swallowing pills and B) I've read that liquid
supplements are more easily absorbed, whereas pills sometimes pass
through only partially digested. But I've also read some things that
contradict that latter part. If I'm not getting any extra benefit
from taking my supplements in liquid form, than I may decide to just
bite the bullet (or horse pill ) and switch to pills to save money.
If I do switch to pills, though, I want to take as few as possible,
once a day.

I'm currently taking Innovative Natural Products' Liquid
Multiple-Vitamins and Liquid Multiple-Minerals, Floradix Floravital
Iron + Herbs Liquid Extract Formula (I was diagnosed with anemia a
couple months ago), and Herb Pharm's Good Mood Tonic and Brain &
Memory Tonic. I'm buying them at the local hippy food store, and
those things plus the Omega 3 capsules I order from Omega Brite are
costing me over $150/month! I need to cut costs and so I'm looking
for cheaper supplements (or a cheaper source of those supplements)
that will provide the same benefits. Any tips?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Jacqueline


PS For those who need more detail, below is a list of what's in each
of the supplements I'm taking. Thanks.

Innovative Natural Products' Liquid Multiple-Vitamins
Calories 25
Total carbohydrates 6 g 2% daily value
Sugars 1 g
Vitamin A (as Palmitate & 30% as Beta Carotene) 10,000 IU 200%diy
Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid) 300 mg 500%
Vitamin D (as Cholecalciferol) 400 IU 100%
Vitamin E (as D-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate) 60 IU 200%
Thiamin (as Thiamin Hydrochloride - Vitamin B1) 6 mg 400%
Riboflavin (Vitamin B-2) 5.1 mg 300%
Niacin (as Niacinamide) 60 mg 300%
Vitamin B-6 (as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride) 20 mg 1000%
Folate (Folic Acid) 4000 mcg 100%
Vitamin B-12 (as Cyanocobalamin) 30 mcg 500%
Biotin 300 mcg 100%
Pantothenic Acid (as Calcium Pantothenate) 30 mg 300%
Chromium (as Chromium Polynicotinate) 200 mcg 170%
Inositol 50 mg
Hesperidin (35% Citrus Bioflavonoids) 50 mg
Choline (as Choline Bitartrate) 30 mg
Grape Seed Extract 10 mg
Para-Aminobenzoic Acid 10 mg
Evening Primrose Oil (Essential Fatty Acids) 10 mg
Soy Protein 10 mg
Aloe Vera Leaf PE 200:1 500 mcg

Innovative Natural Products' Liquid Multiple-Minerals
Calories 28
Total Carbohydrates 6 g 2%
Sugars 1 g
Calcium (as Calcium Citrate and Calcium Orotate) 75 mg 8%
Iron (as Ferrous Citrate) 120 mcg 2%
Phosphorous (as Phosphorous Proteinate) 25 mg 2%
Magnesium (as Magnesium Citrate and Magnesium Orotate) 30 mg 8%
Zinc (as Zinc Citrate) 7.5 mg 50%
Selenium (as Selenium Aspartate) 2 mg 100%
Copper (as Copper Citrate) 1 mg 50%
Manganese (as Manganese Aspartate) 2 mg 100%
Chromium (as Chromium Polynicotinate) 50 mcg 40%
Molybdenum (as Molybdenum Aspartate) 50 mcg 65%
Potassium (as Potassium Citrate) 10 mg 2%
Charged Trace Mineral Proprietary Blend 320 mg
Antimony, Barium, Beryllium, Bismuth, Bromine, Carbon, Cerium, Cesium,
Chloride, Cobalt, Dysprosium, Erblum, Europlum, Fluorine, Gadolinium,
Gallium, Hafnium, Holmium, Indium, Iodine, Iridium, Lanthanum,
Lithium, Lutetium, Neodymium, Nickel, Nitrogen, Niobium, Osmium,
Palladium, Platinum, Praseodymium, Rhenium, Rhodium, Rubidium,
Ruthenium, Samarium, Scandium, Silicon, Sodium, Strontium, Sulfur,
Tantalum, Tellurium, Terbium, Thallium, Thorlum, Thuliurn, Tin,
Titanium, Tungsten, Ytterbium, Yttrium, Zirconium
Aloe Vera Leaf Powder 200:1 6 mg
Germanium (as Germanium Sesquioxide) 300 mcg
Boron (from Boron Citrate) 200 mcg
Vanadium (as Vanadium Aspartate) 5 mcg
Colodial Silver 3 ppm

Floravital Iron + Herbs Liquid Extract Formula
Calories 20
Total carbohydrate 5 g 2%
Sugars 5 g
Vitamin C 10 mg 17%
Vitamin B1 2.5 mg 167%
Vitamin B2 4.0 mg 235%
Vitamin B6 2.0 mg 100%
Vitamin B12 7.5 mcg 125%
Iron (elemental) (from ferrous gluconate) 10 mg 56%

Herb Pharm Good Mood Tonic
St. John's Wort flwg. Tps (Hypercium perf.)
Ashwagandha root (Withania somnifera)
Skullcap flowering herb (Scutellaria lat.)
Prickly Ash back (Zanthoxylum c.h.)

Herb Pharm Brain & Memory Tonic
Gotu Kola herb & root (Centella asiatica)
Ginkgo leaf (Ginkgo biloba)
Skullcap flowering herb (Scutellaria lat.)
Passionflower firing. Tips (Passiflora spp.)
Calamus rhizome (Acorus calamus)
Rosemary branches (Rosmarinus off.)

Omega Brite Omega 3 capsules
Serving size 3 capsules (500mg per capsule)
Calories 15
Calories from fat 15
Total fat 1.5 g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.5 g
Cholesterol 0 g
Vitamin E 3 IU 11%
EPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) 1,050 mg
DHA (Docosahexaenoic Acid) 150 mg
Other Omega 3 Fatty Acids 125 mg
Omega 6 Fatty Acids 65 mg
Other Fatty Acids 105 mg