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18 of 18 found the following review helpful:
Time will tell if hormone balancing is just a claim or a reality Jul 26, 2011
By Andrea L. Polk
After using Rainbow Light Womens One, Just Once Multivitamin, 150 Tablets for over a year and really feeling good taking them, except for stomach upset if I didn't take them with food, I went off the Rainbow Light brand and tried GNC WOMEN's Ultra Mega 90 Caplets. I made the switch thinking that the GNC product would be better for my change in lifestyle; I had began exercising 4x's a week lifting heavy weights and running. Unfortunately the shift in vitamins also coincided with a change in my life in the form of perimenopause. Hot flashes, night sweats, moodiness, bloating and other associated hormonal changes made me feel 'less than happy', and the GNC vitamins seemed to be doing nothing to help.
Remembering the Rainbow Light One and how good I felt while taking it, I went to the Rainbow Light website. There I found a questionnaire which after taking it recommended that I take the Rainbow Light Women's Nutritional System Multivitamin instead of the 'One', as the Nutritional System offers 'hormone balancing' herbs as a component of this plant-based vitamin. I thought it was worth a try!
Rainbow Light's Women's Nutritional System promises to 'ease common PMS symptoms including mood swings, fatigue, breast tenderness and cramping. It also features three components essential to breast and bone health: vitex, vitamin D and calcium.
After 3 weeks of being on this vitamin I'm not sure its hormone balancing claims are accurate (thus the 4-star review), but I'm hopeful and will certainly change my review to a 5 star if my issues clear up in the future while taking this vitamin. I know it takes time to get into my system and so I'm being vigilant in my taking of the vitamins (yes, 6 a day is a lot, but easy to take on either an empty stomach or with food and each pill is about 1/2 the size of the 'One'...) and hoping balance will occur soon. I think a 90 day trial run with these vitamins should be a good test of whether or not they work for 'hormone balancing' and will update this review at that time.
I like that they are not huge and don't upset my usually fussy gut. I also trust the brand, and their knowledge of what a woman needs in a multivitamin. I notice no bad taste to this vitamin, but in all honesty, it's not in my mouth all that long before I wash it down with a big glass of water.
I'm not crazy about taking 6 pills a day, but it's not hard to do once you get into the routine of it. The reason for 6 is pretty simple: these are water-soluble, plant based vitamins that flush through your system as you drink water and urinate. Taking 2 every few hours throughout the day, keeps them in your system versus the 'time release' variety which work the same way, but stay longer in your gut - potentially causing stomach and gastro-intestinal issues.
Overall, I'm very pleased with the vitamins and am glad I switched back to them. Amazon's pricing is the best I've found and with or without hormone balancing, I feel like my body is getting a good dose of what I need to keep it healthy and active.
Ingredients in Rainbow Light's Women's Nutritional System per serving of 6 tablets, per package:
Vitamin A, 5000 IU - 100% recommended daily value
Vitamin C, 600mg - 1000%
Vitamin D, 1000 IU - 250%
Vitamin E, 200 IU - 667%
Vitamin K, 30 mcg - 37% **not found in all multivitamins; significantly less than in RL's Women's One.
Vitamin B-1, 30mg - 2000%
Riboflavin (B-2), 35mg - 2050%
Niacin, 80mg - 400%
Vitamin B-6, 40 mg - 2000%
Folic Acid, 800 mcg - 200%
Vitamin B-12, 144 mcg - 2400% **Super high in B-12 for energy.
Biotin, 600 mcg - 200%
Vitamin B-5, 80 mg - 800%
Calcium, 1200mg - 120% **NO additional calcium needed.
Iron, 18mg - 100% **No additional needed. Also comes in iron-free version, which is only taken 3x's a day. Rainbow Light Complete Nutritional System Iron-Free Multivitamin 90 Tabs
Magnesium, 500mg - 125%
Zinc, 15mg - 100%
Selenium, 60 mcg - 86%
Copper, 2mg - 100%
Manganese, 2mg - 100%
Chromium, 200mcg - 166%
Molybdenum, 50 mcg - 67%
Potasium, 50 mg - 1%
Choline, 40mg
Insitol, 30mg
Boron, 200 mcg
Citrus Bioflavonoid Complex, 250 mg
Rutin, 20 mg
L-Tyrosine, 20 mg
Hesperidin, 15 mg
Complete Digestive Support:
Protease, 3,607 HUT
Amylase, 282 DU
Lipase, 3 LU
Cellulase, 3 CU
Betaine HCL, 60 mg
Balance & Vitalizing Blend:
Organic Spirulina, 100 mg
4:1 Herbal Extracts, 420 mg
(equivalent to 1,680mg of herbal powder... includes following)
Vitex, Dong Quai, Bai-Xhu Atractylodes, Fo-Ti, Chinese Peony, Ginger, Reishi, Horsetail, Cinnamon, Gentian, Rosemary oil.
Other ingredients from natural mineral or vegetable sources:
microcrystalline cellulose, stearic acid, magnesium stearate, modified cellulose, silica. Coating is a vegetable food glaze and contains soy lecithin.
13 of 13 found the following review helpful:
 Changed my life Jul 04, 2010
By The Coat Lady
"coatlady"
A lot of negative reviews due to recommended dosage. I only take two a day (in the morning) and it's all I really need. I think I started with 4 a day and that's not a bad idea because it'll get into your system and start working quicker. Amazon has great prices for this, almost half off retail. I have a tendency to get sluggish, moody and feel like I have a touch of the flu several times a year. This vitamin (combined with exercise and diet) has virtually eliminated this problem. I chalk it up to hormone issues. This really balances me out. I'm so glad I found it.
9 of 10 found the following review helpful:
Great Multi-V Aug 02, 2010
By CallMeRawKnee
Yes, you need to take six-a-day.
Should that really be a problem if you read about the product before you buy? No.
This is a wonderful multivitamin and it doesn't upset my stomach. Some have mentioned the taste as a deterrent, but I personally haven't noticed any foul taste. I will continue to take this multivitamin.
Please don't negatively review this product solely on the fact that six pills is the daily dose. Be informed that this is NOT a one-a-day!
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Couldnt live without them Nov 30, 2010
By rainbowbright
I've been taking this multi for about a year now, and I couldnt live without them. I have suffered from severe pms symptoms for years, and this is the only thing that has helped me. I used to have 2 weeks of pms symptoms, bloating, hunger, cramps, bad mood, depression, etc. Ever since taknig these, my symptoms have disappeared. When I dont take them for a few weeks the symptoms come right back, so I know for sure it is the vitamin working. In addition to all that it keeps me energized and feeling healthy! Love them!! The only downfall is they taste really bad, and are hard to swallow. Something I can live with to be free of severe pms.
6 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Great Vitamins Jan 24, 2009
By Miko
These vitamins are a great multivitamin. They are easy on my stomach too. In the past, I have tried several vitamins and all of them have hurt my stomach. These are the only vitamins that I can take without a stomach ache.
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