Hey Kim. I don't know if I have any info that will help you out or not, but let me tell you that I have been going through the whole vitamin thing for awhile. Is Walmarts the same as GNC???? Is there really a difference?!? It is all so confusing. Well, let me tell you that I have discovered that there is a HUGE difference. I posted a question about vitamins about a week and a half ago (it was called "Help...vitamins...have you heard of these?) Basically my doctor said that he personally recommends Shaklee vitamins because it has the science and research behind thier products and he has seen their publications on their vitamins that prove that they are in the right proportion and that they actually get in your blood stream. Well, I have been on Shaklee's Essential Foundation (which is a strip of vitamins I take daily and energizing soy protein) and all I can say is: "WHAT A HUGE DIFFERENCE!!!!" I felt different after 2 days on these vitamins and using my soy protein. I am in love with the Energizing Soy Protein. It really gives me a lift in my day and it tastes a lot better than some of the others I have used.
I am going to bump up the thread that I posted a couple of weeks ago so you can read it (If I can figure out how to do it!). I don't know if robin4health is logged on the computer today or not, but she is very helpful. She will send you files to read about the difference in vitamins if you ask her. Read the "Help..vitamins" post and you will learn a lot from there.
Sorry, I did not mean for this to be a book!!!
Rose