Not All Multivitamins Are Created Equal: How to Choose the Right One for You

When it comes to multivitamins, the choice can feel overwhelming. Walk into any health store or scroll online and you’ll be hit with hundreds of options—from gummies to tablets, budget brands to super-premium, plastic tubs to sachets. But here’s the truth: not all multivitamins are created equal.

Some offer real health benefits. Others? Not so much.

If you’re investing in your wellbeing, you deserve to know what makes a multivitamin worth your time, money, and trust. So let’s break it down.

The Problem with Poor-Quality Multivitamins

Many of the multivitamins on the market today are:

• Missing key nutrients

• Poorly absorbed by the body

• Low ineffective doses

• Filled with bulking agents, fillers, and artificial colours

• Packaged in a way that degrades the product (like clear or plastic bottles)

And worse still, they’re often marketed with hype-heavy promises that don’t stack up.

These products can leave you wondering whether vitamins "even work."

What Makes a Good Multivitamin?

A quality multivitamin should do more than look good on the shelf. It should:

• Include all 13 essential vitamins your body needs

• Contain bioavailable forms of nutrients (so your body can actually use them)

• Be in a capsule, not a hard tablet, for better digestion and absorption

• Avoid unnecessary fillers, artificial sweeteners or synthetic colours

• Be made with care and transparency

• Offer meaningful doses based on your actual nutritional needs

Why Vigor Essential Ticks the Right Boxes

At Vigor Vitamins, we created Vigor Essential because we were tired of the noise and nonsense in the supplement market. We wanted something that:

• Was easy to take (just one capsule a day)

• Was high quality and UK-made

• Contained the 13 essential vitamins PLUS:

  • Inositol for hormone and mood support

  • Choline Bitartrate for brain function

• Came in a biophotonic glass bottle that protects against nutrient degradation

• AND supported perimenopause, menopause and PCOS symptoms

It’s your nutritional insurance policy. One less thing to think about when you’re juggling everything else.

So, Do Multivitamins Actually Work?

Yes—if they’re well-made, bioavailable, and taken consistently.

Your body relies on vitamins for energy, hormone balance, cognitive function, immune health, and so much more. But modern diets, stress, ageing, and hormone fluctuations can mean you’re simply not getting enough from food alone.

Vitamins won’t replace a healthy lifestyle. But they do support it. Think of them as the foundation your body builds from. When you’re eating well, moving, and prioritising sleep—your multivitamin helps make sure the gaps are covered.

Final Thought

If you’re going to take a multivitamin, make it one that works for you. Choose quality over gimmicks. Simplicity over fads. And something that fits into your life with ease.

That’s what Vigor Essential was made for.