Vitaganic’s online health survey will make a vitamin mix based on a person’s lifestyle, exercise, and more. It includes a drug-vitamin interaction checker to protect people from supplements that might conflict with their medications.

Sunnyvale, California -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/25/2010 -- To get dietary supplements that match your workout routine and lifestyle, you'd normally have to go to the doctor's office. Instead, supplement maker Vitaganic intends to deliver the same personalized service over the web. The company has partnered with nutrition expert Dr. Earl Mindell to launch a free health survey on its website, which will generate custom vitamin formulas based on users' specific exercise routines, as well as their genetic history, environmental factors, and lifestyle habits.

In the health survey, a person can indicate if he or she regularly engages in Pilates, yoga, or a variety of other cardiovascular activities. If yoga is selected, for example, the resulting vitamin blend will include supplements known to help muscle stretching and flexibility. Clicking aerobics, on the other hand, will result in a bigger dose of antioxidants in order to reduce soreness and inflammation.

"The great thing about the survey we've put together is that it's both simple and powerful," said Dr. Mindell, a licensed pharmacist. "It takes you through four steps: Wellness and Lifestyle, Health Conditions, Medications, and Name Your Bottle. It asks you a few straightforward questions. Then it produces a vitamin formula that fits your exercise and lifestyle needs precisely."

The health survey also includes a drug-vitamin interaction checker to protect people from inadvertently choosing supplements that might have unwanted side effects with their medications. "I've worked in the nutrition industry for a long time, and the whole time I've looked for a supplement solution with all-inclusive, drug-checking capability," said Dr. Mindell. "[Vitaganic] have gotten as close to such a solution as possible."

Medications such as blood thinners are well known in the nutrition and medical fields to have potential negative interactions with certain supplements, and Vitaganic's website maintains a database of these interactions. While taking the health survey, a person will be prompted to input any medications they're currently taking. Vitaganic's system will then remove any potentially conflicting ingredients from that person's formula. The survey's drug interaction checker is "an invaluable tool" for health professionals and individual vitamin buyers alike, said Dr. Mindell.

After completing the health survey, customers will have the option to further modify their vitamin blend by adding or removing individual ingredients or by changing supplement dosages. Such a level of customization is rare in the supplement industry.

Currently, many vitamin manufacturers use a production method termed "custom pack," which puts pre-made capsules together into a bottle or blister pack. Vitaganic instead opts to customize each individual capsule by filling it with ingredients in the exact quantities specified by consumers – a method the company refers to as "custom blend." With this production model, Vitaganic can ensure a made-on-demand, fresh product which is more targeted than that of its competitors, said Nick Leese, Executive Chairman of Vitaganic.

About Vitaganic
Vitaganic is a world leader in custom-made vitamins. Founded as Mitamins in 2005, Vitaganic's vision is to provide customized health for all, with easier absorption, fewer capsules, and better value. Vitaganic Inc. is based in Sunnyvale, California. They use only brand-name ingredients, and ship their USA-manufactured nutritional supplements worldwide.

To take Dr. Mindell's free online survey, visit http://drmindell.vitaganic.com/.

Contact: Josh Fenn
Email: joshfenn@vitaganic.com
Phone: 1-866-585-1390

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Vitaganic to Revolutionize Vitamin Industry with 100%-Custom Formulas

Sunnyvale, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/09/2010 -- For years, science fiction has promised a "panacea-in-a-pill" solution to our nutritional woes; now, supplement maker Vitaganic is taking this concept one step closer to reality. Vitaganic aims to revolutionize the supplement industry with fully-customized formulas. By custom-making vitamin blends for each individual buyer, the company endeavors to help people consolidate their daily nutritional supplements into just one bottle, with one dosage, one expiration date, and fewer capsules – all at a lower cost. The icing on the cake? Vitaganic's system is futuristically simplistic.

On Vitaganic's website, customers use a "Vitamin Formulator" to select their current health concerns and medications. Based on these factors, the system will automatically generate a personalized formula that removes any potential overdoses and drug-vitamin interactions. Customers can then view their computer-generated ingredients list and tweak their formula by increasing or decreasing the dosage of specific components such as Vitamin C. Only brand-name ingredients are used, and individual ingredients can be added or removed completely.

"Our system provides easier, more effective supplementation for health enthusiasts everywhere, and represents a huge leap forward for the [supplement] industry as a whole," said Nick Leese, Executive Chairman of Vitaganic Inc. "As someone with a passion for nutrition and vitamins, I'm personally excited about our ability to combine all your supplement needs into a single bottle. Our supplements are more effective, more affordable, and more convenient."

Dr. Earl Mindell, a pharmacist, nutritionist, and prolific wellness author, also sounded optimistic about the future of custom vitamins. "[Vitaganic's] products exhibit an amazing mix of absorbability and convenience," he said. According to him, the supplements are currently unrivaled in their degree of customizability and ease of use. "This is the future of supplementation," said Dr. Mindell.

About Vitaganic
Vitaganic is the world leader in custom-made vitamins. Founded under the name Mitamins in 2005, Vitaganic's stated vision is to provide customized health for all, with easier absorption, fewer capsules, and better value. Vitaganic Inc. is based in Sunnyvale, California. They use only brand-name ingredients, and ship their USA-manufactured nutritional supplements worldwide.

For more information about Vitaganic, visit http://www.vitaganic.com.

Contact: Josh Fenn
Email: joshfenn@vitaganic.com
Phone: 1-866-585-1390

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm