There are three or four things we can suggest that would be a great start.  To cover the most wide range of health benefits, we would suggest you begin with a good multi-vitamin such as our Multi Nutrient Original, our Omega-T Fish Oil, a high antioxidant formula such as our green tea and a good vitamin D3 supplement.

Taking a good quality multivitamin is almost necessary when eating a poor diet because multivitamins provide vitamins and minerals that are lacking in the food you are eating. In the case of our Multi Nutrient Original, it contains vitamins, minerals and antioxidants to provide your body with beneficial nutrients to support your overall health and wellness. Being deficient in nutrients can sometimes lead to health issues such as hair loss, hormone imbalance and fatigue.

Fish oil should also be considered. Our Omega-T Fish Oil contains essential fatty acids (EFA) that the body cannot produce itself at all or cannot produce in amounts that are sufficient for ideal support. These EFAs help support brain and memory function, cardiovascular, joint, skin and eye health.

As for a high antioxidant formula, we have always stood by Green Tea Extract. The evidence that surrounds green tea's ECGC antioxidant power is fantastic and it provides a wide range of cellular protection.

We offer the Multi Nutrient Formula, The Omega T Fish Oil and the Green Tea Extract in a bundles savings package called our PowerPak, so that may be worth looking into. We have always believed that these three formulas offer such a wide spectrum of health benefits and have therefore offered this combination for quite some time and many of our customers have had great success with them.

The majority of the population is deficient in vitamin D3 leading to fatigue, poor immune health and mal-absorption of calcium. Consider being checked by your physician to find out how deficient you are in vitamin D3 and how much you should take to replenish your body. Many have noticed that once their body has sufficient amounts of vitamin D3, their quality of life improves.

As for diet, instead of throwing out everything in your fridge and cabinets, which may be too much of a change too soon, start by adding more fresh vegetables and fruits, a moderate amount of whole grains and lean protein to your diet. Slowly begin cooking more home cooked meals instead of eating processed and restaurant foods. You can buy cookbooks on sale that you can begin using to learn how to cook delicious meals. As you begin learning how to cook more meals from scratch, your taste palate will change where you'll enjoy freshly made foods more than packaged and your health will begin to improve that way.

Lastly, make sure to drink at least half your weight in ounces of filtered water. Drinking non-caffeinated herbal teas are delicious as well.

Antibiotics don't only kill the bad bacteria, but also the beneficial bacteria that resides in the intestines that help support optimal digestive health and the immune system. Often times when on a strong antibiotic regimen, if probiotics are not taken in conjunction or soon after, the digestive distress that you described can result. Consider taking our Super Probiotic, which may provide relief as it begins to help recolonize your intestines.  In addition to taking a good probiotic, incorporate probiotic rich foods in your diet as well such as plain yogurt (you can sweeten and add fruit yourself. Plain yogurt tends to be higher in probiotic content than sweetened yogurt), keefir, kombucha, sauerkraut and kimchi. There are surely other probiotic rich foods that I have not mentioned here.

Thats a great question. When we review our Multi Nutrient Formulas, we try to take a number of things into account such as the average diet and nutrients that are readily availbale in food. This allows us to save room in our formula for more unique, sought after and beneficial ingreidients. Regarding vitamin K,  we don't include that nutrient for a couple of reasons. First of all, vitamin K is a nutrient that the body produces rather easily. Additionally, it is very easily sourced from foods. Not only are many foods naturally high in vitamin K such as leafy greens, many foods are fortified with vitamin K. Lastly (and unfortunately), so many people are on blood thinning medications where vitamin K is contraindicated. However, for people interested in vitamin K, we do have a separate supplement available and it's a wonderful product to promote bone health and proper coagulation.

As for vitamin D, we are planning to increase the vitamin D in our Multi Nutrient GOLD formula from 1,000 IU to 2,000 IU. For those on the Multi Nutrient ORIGINAL Formula, we do recommend adding a stand-alone vitamin D as you see fit. We have several options so that you can find what suits you best.  

Both contain omega-3s, DHA, and EPA. The main difference is that fish oil has higher amounts of DHA and EPA, both of which support brain and memory function, cardiovascular health, joint, eye, skin, and overall body health. Since Fish Oil has higher amounts of the valuable Omega 3's it is often recommened that one not "replace" Fish oil with Krill oil. However, they complement each other nicely and can be taken together. Krill oil also contains omega-6, omega-9 (both of which are prevelant in the common diet) and astaxanthin, an antioxidant that helps with inflammation and immune health. Omega-3s, whether they come from krill oil or fish oil help support inflammation, immune, joint, brain, cardiovascular and overall body health. Whether to take krill oil or fish oil is then a personal choice.