For The Health Conscious Woman, Vitamins Are Still Probably Not The Best Birthday Present

If you want to keep her in your life, giving the health-conscious woman vitamins rather than that CD set she’s been hinting at may not be the best way to go.  They’re far better than a vacuum cleaner, but barring unsubtle hints about how no one ever gives supplements anymore, you may want to stick with the more traditional type of gifts.

However, if you’re looking to show her how much you care and you know that she’s as bothered by the current state of mass-market vitamins and other nutritional supplements as you are and as anyone should be, you can still get romance points while being practical.

There are two basic problems with most vitamins for women in the market today.  The first is that they tend to be simply supplements that have been tested to work for men and then just reformulated to add more iron or something equally trivial and put in a shiny new package.

The other big problem is that most vitamins in the stores don’t necessarily contain the amounts--or any--of the nutrients they claim to on their labels.  They don’t have to and it’s often cheaper not to.

If you know she wants to be or stay healthy, or is trying to get healthier and frustrated by the current state of vitamins for women, finding a product that is formulated for women, and not only contains what it says on the label, but is made from whole foods to work with the body, well, that would be great.  If you bought her some for say, the Vernal Equinox, and wrapped them with a bow, even better.