Online Vitamin Store Reviews

Hello, for those of you who are visiting Health Synergy Rx for the first time you should know that this blog is based on health research done for my own personal ongoing Chronic Conditions. After multiple surgeries and more than 25 different physicians I have all but given up on Doctors. My “Path” through life now relies almost entirely on alternative treatments including “Hands on” therapies like acupuncture, massage, chiropractic (I finally found a DC I can trust), Vitamins and Supplements.

Supplements play a HUGE role in my everyday existence. I have taken probably 50 different supplements (I’ll share some with you at the bottom of this page) some with great success and some with no success at all.

Vitamins and Supplements are expensive. The “best” way to control costs is to shop around. Purchasing Vitamins over the Internet is a great way to DRASTICALLY REDUCE THE COST!!!

With so many online “Stores” who can you trust? Well I can tell you I buy a lot of supplements and usually online because the cost at the local health food store is simply way too expensive for my budget.

The Companies I Personally Purchase My Supplements from and Why!

Click link to visit:  All Star Health Supplements
Location: Huntington Beach California.
Special Offer: $5.95 Shipping on any size order large or small

Operates stores and ships direct via the internet. These guys have flat out the lowest prices I’ve found and I have been buying my supplements online since 2004. They offer a very large selection of top brand vitamins and supplements. They also offer the fastest shipping. And I don’t just mean shipping time at the carrier – I mean from the time you order until they send the package on it’s way. I placed an order one evening and had the product in my hands via UPS Ground in 48 hours. Granted it only had to ship a few hundred miles, but that is still incredibly fast! And no matter how large or small your order is the shipping is still only $5.95 (That’s an incredible value). Everything in my order was packaged nice and secure with no damage to any of the products. I can not recommend them highly enough. If you live outside the State of California you do not pay the sales tax.

Click Link to Visit:  iHerb
Location: Moreno Valley California.
Coupon: Type into shopping car this code:   MOL070 (M as in Michael, O as in Orange, L as in Love, zero, seven, zero).  This gets you $5 off your order
Discount Rates: Tiered “VIP” Discounts: 4% $60+, 5% $120+, 6% $240+, 7% $480+, 8% $960+
Special Offer: Free Ground Domestic Shipping on Orders over $40

All orders are taken via the Internet to keep costs down. And while you can not order over the telephone there are toll free customer service numbers should a problem arise. This is strictly a warehouse operation (Giant 360,000 sq feet Warehouse). iHerb has a very large selection of products and also include some food items. Shipping is quite fast and orders are pulled on a timely basis. I had an order from iHerb arrive and one of the bottles was broken on the inside as a result of poor handing not by iHerb but by UPS (UPS can sometimes really beat up packages as their drives have been caught throwing boxes). iHerb quickly and promptly replaced the items upon my notifying them. This is good service. Prices are very competitive with other online retailers, and usually a bit cheaper. Until I found All Star Health I bought nearly everything at iHerb.

Click Link to Visit:  Vitamin Shoppe
Location: 400 Stores in 40 States
Downside: You’ll pay sales tax if you live in a State with Stores

I like Vitamin Shoppe it’s a good operation, but the prices tend to be a bit higher than my two favorites. Shipping is free on orders over $99. Most products ship from the East Coast. This is my 3rd choice and I’ll check here when I find All Star Health or iHerb are out of stock.

Do I shop for Vitamins anywhere else?

Locally if I’m in a rush or if I’m buying a product that requires refrigeration.

What to look for when Buying Vitamins Online

  1. Does the Website tell you their physical address
  2. Do they publish a return policy
  3. Do they offer toll free customer service

If they don’t then skip them. I ordered some Douglas Labs products online from a Vendor in California and it took nearly 10 days for them to show up. The company I bought from was just one of those Internet Sites that is just a front for a drop shipper. Unfortunately Douglas Labs usually sells direct to Health Care Providers and not through retail, so I didn’t have much choice.

Vitamin Brands Rated by my Experience

Bob’s Red Mill – The very best in Organic Cereal Grains
Country Life BioChem – Good average stuff
Doctors Best – Generally a good brand for the price.
Douglas Labs – probably the best overall quality you can buy. Very hard to find outside of Chiropratic and Health Care Practitioners. Not generally sold at retail. Also the most expensive brand across the board. Their vitamin C is the only C not made in China or from Corn. Their Ribose is repackages BioEnergy/Valen Labs. This company tends to find the best brands then re-label their products with their own brand.
Dr. Bronner’s – the best in Castile Soaps
Dr. Woods – Cut rate Dr. Bronners
Garden of Life - Good quality but very high priced
Healthy N Fit – The best Egg Protein
J.R. Liggett’s – Good Shampoo Bars
Jarrow Formulas – Generally a good brand. Some good “mixes” or “powders”.
Natrol – Average
New Chapter - High Quality but High Prices
Now – Across the board pretty good quality. Kind of the Toyota of Vitamin Supplements.
Sedona Labs – Good stuff, high quality
Solgar – Middle of the road
Source Naturals – Depends on the specific product
Tom’s of Maine – I only use their Fluoride Free Toothpaste
Weleda – Good German Toothpaste
Yerba Prima – The Best Fiber!

Vitamin & Supplements that I use or used

American Health Ester-C
Bioenergy Life Science Corvalen M Bioenergy Ribose
Bob’s Red Mill Organic Extra Thick Oatmeal
Bob’s Red Mill Organic Flax Meal
Carlson Labs Super Omega-3 Fish Oil
Carlson Norwegian Cod Liver Oil
Clearly Natural Glycerine Soap
Country Life Active B-6
Country Life, BioChem, Superior B-12 3000
Desert Essence thoroughly Clean Face Wash with Tea Tree Oil
Doctor’s Best Nattokinase
Doctors’ Best Serrapeptase
Doctor’s Best Acetyl L Carnitine
Doctor’s Best Digestive Enzymes
Doctor’s Best Alpha-Lipoic Acid
Doctor’s Best Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM
Douglas Labs Lysine
Douglas Labs N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine
Douglas Labs Vitamin C w/lysine
Douglas Labs Vitamin C-1000
Douglas Labs Vitamin D
Dr. Bronners Magic Soaps Hemp Baby Mild Pure Castile
Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps Hemp Lavendar Pure Castile
Dr. Ohhira’s Essential Formulas Inc., 12 Plus Probiotic Formula
Dr. Woods Pure Peppermint Castile Soap
Enzymatic Therapy B12 Infusion
Grandpa’s Baking Soda Soap
Green Foods Corporation Green Magma Barley Grass Juice Powder
Healthy N Fit 100% Egg Protein
J.R. Liggetts Old Fashioned Shampoo Bar
Jarrow Creatine Monohyudrate
Jarrow Creatine Surge Tropical Fruit
Jarrow Formulas Coconut Oil Extra Virgin
Jarrow Formulas Methyl B-12 5000
Jarrow Formulas Whey Protein
Jarrow Forumulas Green Defense
Jarrow Methyl B-12
Mt. Capra Capra Mineral Whey
Mt. Capra Caprotein
Natrol Alpha Lipoic Acid
Natural Factors B12 Methylcobalamin
Natural Factos Celadrin Joint Health
Naturally Vitamins Wobenzym N
Nature’s Answer PerioWash Alcohol Free Mouthwash
Nature’s Herbs Boswellin Cream
New Chapter Zyflamend
New Chapter Zyflamend PM
Now D-Ribose Powder
Now Foods Alfa Alfa Powder
Now Foods B-50 Vitamin B-Complex
Now Foods Gr8-Dophilus
Nutive Cocunut Oil
NutriBiotic Nasal Spray with GSE
NutriBiotic Rice Protein Vanilla
Peelu Toohpaste Cinnamon Flavor
Seacure Protein
Sedona Labs Sea Mineral Complex with Aquamin
Sedona Labs iFlora Nasal health
Source Naturals Collodal Silver Nasal Spray
Source Naturals Magnesium Malate
Tom’s of Main Naturally Foaming Fluoride Free Toothpaste
Weil Nutritional Supplements Ginkgo Biloba
Weleda Calendula Toothpaste
Weleda Plant Gel Toothpaste
Weleda Salt Toothpaste
World Nutrition Vitalzym
Yerba Prima Psyllium Husks Powder
Yerba Prima Psyllium Whole Husks



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