Where to buy best quality supplements online?
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free skin care · Fri Mar 23, 2007 1:12 pm

Hello everyone,
I would like to know if there is a one-stop shopping for quality supplements like MSM,Omega Fish Oils, Caltrate,Ginko Biloba etc. I would prefer a Canadian source but American ones are fine if the shipping is reasonable. Of course, reasonable price is the biggest concern...

Thanks first.

free skin care · Fri Mar 23, 2007 1:22 pm

Wild cat, Thanks for bring up that topic. I want to know as well. I usually would just go to wholefood for this kind of thing but it will be nice to shop them online with a more pleasant price Razz

free skin care · Fri Mar 23, 2007 1:26 pm

I used to buy all my supplements at London Drugs which is just a commercial drugstore. I am not so confident with the quality of their products...since they are always on blow-out sales Confused

free skin care · Fri Mar 23, 2007 2:01 pm

iherb.com Great prices.

free skin care · Fri Mar 23, 2007 2:05 pm

I would also like to know if specific brands of products are better and superior in quality...not just the price.

free skin care · Fri Mar 23, 2007 2:22 pm

Wild Cat wrote:

I would also like to know if specific brands of products are better and superior in quality...not just the price.

iherb carries a lot of very high quality brands. "better" depends on what you want or don't want. I have different brands that I like for different things.

free skin care · Fri Mar 23, 2007 2:24 pm

There lies my problem. I can't afford trying different brands and it just feels silly taking something that I don't know would be effective or not. I am hoping there is a miracle site that sells only the best ones... in my dreams I know... Mad

free skin care · Fri Mar 23, 2007 5:02 pm

I buy all of my supplements from vitacost.com - they have flat-rate shipping (in the US) of $4.99 (or is it $4.95?)...all of my supplements are NSI, except for the copper, which is TwinLabs. Heck, they even have the protein powder for my protein shakes at a fraction of the cost it is at GNC - and I still only pay flat-rate shipping.

free skin care · Fri Mar 23, 2007 5:14 pm

iherb.com, vitacost.com and puritan's pride. the puritan's pride brand actually always rates high on consumer lab reports for potency, etc.

free skin care · Fri Mar 23, 2007 5:32 pm

On another thread on MSM...there seems to be some questions about the quality of MSM from vitacost.com

I will check the other suggestions out. thanks.

free skin care · Fri Mar 23, 2007 5:39 pm

Interesting. Was the the NSI brand? I've always heard really good things about the NSI brand.

As far as MSM, it's my understanding that as long as it's OptiMSM or Lingusul, it's good. And the NSI brand is OptiMSM.

But I didn't read the other thread, so I don't know what concerns were discussed.

free skin care · Fri Mar 23, 2007 5:45 pm

kim@ifeelpretty wrote:

Interesting. Was the the NSI brand? I've always heard really good things about the NSI brand.

As far as MSM, it's my understanding that as long as it's OptiMSM or Lingusul, it's good. And the NSI brand is OptiMSM.

But I didn't read the other thread, so I don't know what concerns were discussed.

Yes, it was NSI brand of MSM got in question...
here is the link discussing it with company's response.
http://www.essentialdayspa.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=20364&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=225

free skin care · Fri Mar 23, 2007 5:47 pm

Hmmm...well perhaps I will switch to the powder...at least then I know it will dissolve.
Wink

free skin care · Fri Mar 23, 2007 6:00 pm

kim@ifeelpretty wrote:

Hmmm...well perhaps I will switch to the powder...at least then I know it will dissolve.
Wink

I was the troublemaker who wrote to Vitacost. oopss! Maybe Dr.Josephs will band me from buying more vitamins from his site. I wrote back to Kim (not you, Kim, but the other Kim at Vitacost) and told her that the explanation given was the biggest piece of ahhh...well, you know what I mean...I have ever heard. I didn't quite put it that indelicately though. I did tell her about the fact that I am broadcasting this issue on a discussion forum (didn't specify that it's EDS and I would not tell them that even if they put a knife to my throat), but I told her it is not a good PR image that their company is misleading their consumers.

free skin care · Fri Mar 23, 2007 6:02 pm

bkkgirl wrote:

kim@ifeelpretty wrote:

Hmmm...well perhaps I will switch to the powder...at least then I know it will dissolve.
Wink

I was the troublemaker who wrote to Vitacost. oopss! Maybe Dr.Josephs will band me from buying more vitamins from his site. I wrote back to Kim (not you, Kim, but the other Kim at Vitacost) and told her that the explanation given was the biggest piece of ahhh...well, you know what I mean...I have ever heard. I didn't quite put it that indelicately though. I did tell her about the fact that I am broadcasting this issue on a discussion forum (didn't specify that it's EDS and I would not tell them that even if they put a knife to my throat), but I told her it is not a good PR image that their company is misleading their consumers.

Hence, I need a better source for MSM Pray

free skin care · Fri Mar 23, 2007 6:03 pm

I think I'll just go with the one Tangal uses. Smile

free skin care · Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:02 pm

yogi wrote:

iherb.com Great prices.

Thank you! It's great!

free skin care · Sat Mar 24, 2007 12:16 pm

Bump!

free skin care · Sat Mar 24, 2007 12:50 pm

I use puritanspride for regular supplements and Dragonherbs for specialty blends and tonics. Dragonherbs are more expensive for their formulations, but they grow their own and are exclusive to what they sell.

Sat Mar 24, 2007 1:03 pm

I buy fromwww.aviva.ca andwww.nationalnutrition.ca – they have an excellent selection IMHO and are both *very* helpful, easy and pleasant to deal with.

Unless they are out of something, which happened with a few items on my last order, my package always arrives via XPressPost in an efficient manner. (When they are out of something, they provide suggestions of comparable replacements if you are not keen on special ordering and waiting the 4-6 weeks.) I highly recommend them!

free skin care · Sat Mar 24, 2007 1:20 pm

havana8 wrote:

I buy fromwww.aviva.ca. I love them! They are great and unless they are out of something, which they were for a few items this time, my package arrives via XPressPost very quickly. I highly recommend them.

Thanks havana8, but the link you provided doesn't work Confused

Sat Mar 24, 2007 1:24 pm

So sorry Wild Cat! I wanted to add the other place I order from and so edited my message... I think both links work now.

National Nutrition in particular has many items, especially individual homeopathics, that they carry in their store but which are not represented on their website.

free skin care · Sat Mar 24, 2007 1:25 pm

Thanks havana8, I will check them out Surprised

free skin care · Sat Mar 24, 2007 1:49 pm

So many choices...I have no idea which brand I should buy...very confusing Confused

Sat Mar 24, 2007 3:18 pm

Wildcat, are you looking for MSM specifically? I have been using Organika MSM and a few of their other products. They have a "Truth in a Bottle" policy that I am all for...

http://www.organika.com/

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