I’ll admit, a big part of my flu season regimen is loading up on some extra vitamins (for the rest of my regimen, see How To Naturally Prevent the Flu). When I get home, particularly after having been on the subway or another crowded germ-fest, the number two thing I do (after washing my hands with hot, soapy water) is to pop an effervescent immune-boosting vitamin. It definitely does the trick (I rarely get sick), but this precaution comes with a fair amount of guilt on my end. The drugstore standbys, Airborne and Emergen-C, come with their fair share of sub-par ingredients that I usually avoid. So I’ve decided to take on a side by side comparison of these guys, as well as few other readily available and slightly harder to come by brands. I was actually surprised to find that those drugstore standbys are the weaker of the 5 brands I found! So without further ado, behold…
The Effervescent Immunity-Boost Showdown!
Scoring based on the following factors, which are each worth a maximum of 5 points:-
Comprehensive vitamin and mineral content (CVM)
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Immune-boosting herbal additions (H)
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Quality of ingredients (Q)
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Calorie and sugar content (CS)
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Value (V)