If you are an athlete – or just someone trying to maximize your health – you might be taking a lot of supplements. While that’s no big deal for some of us, others like the idea of taking fewer capsules or minimizing the number for practical reasons, such as carrying your supplements around during the day or when traveling.

Thorne can help. Basic Nutrients 2/Day is a comprehensive multi-vitamin and mineral formula that provides a high-performance nutritional foundation, but does so with just two capsules per day – compared to the recommended six or eight capsules for some of our other high-performance-nutrition multis.

Do you even need a multi?

Before we share more detail – here’s a quick plug for making a multi part of your daily routine. A multi-vitamin is more important than many people realize.

Ideally, you would get all the basic nutrition you need from natural food sources.

But for many, especially those trying to find balance with busy schedules, consuming five whole servings of vegetables and fruits every day can be challenging. Dietary restrictions can make that even harder. 

Groups at particular risk for nutrient deficiencies and who can benefit from a multi include teenagers, athletes, the elderly, individuals on a restrictive diet, those with a chronic disease, and individuals who take a medication that causes a nutrient deficiency as a side effect.

According to a 2013 survey of 12,000 individuals published in JAMA Internal Medicine, 32% of U.S. adults take a multi. We think the number should be much larger.

We believe almost everyone can benefit from the nutritional insurance provided by a daily multi-vitamin and mineral supplement. Basic Nutrients 2/Day is one of several Thorne multis that provides an excellent nutritional foundation to supplement a healthy diet.

Every mineral in Basic Nutrients 2/Day comes in its most absorbable form.

Minerals are notoriously difficult for the body to absorb. That’s why the minerals in Basic Nutrients 2/Day are the chelated forms, from Albion Laboratories, which means they are minerals in their most bioavailable forms (in addition to being the best researched).

We also choose the best forms of vitamins.

For example, in the case of vitamin E, we use not only alpha-tocopherol, but also gamma-tocopherol – the tocopherol found most extensively in food sources of vitamin E, meaning you get a more broad-spectrum of this essential vitamin. 

Good news if you’re an athlete – or want to supplement like one.

Thorne's Basic Nutrients 2/Day is available as NSF Certified for Sport®. That means every batch is tested for compliance with label claims and to ensure the absence of nearly 300 substances banned by major athletic organizations, including stimulants, narcotics, steroids, diuretics, beta-2 agonists, and masking agents.

Go further with your health by customizing your calcium and magnesium intake.

An individual’s need for calcium and magnesium can vary widely. Because not every person needs or wants a high dose of these minerals, Basic Nutrients 2/Day provides them in limited amounts.

If you want to boost your calcium and magnesium intake significantly, then consider adding Thorne’s Advanced Bone Support to this daily multi – or taking a calcium and magnesium supplement.

The takeaway

Whether you’re heading back to school, returning to the office, or settling into a new rhythm, now is the time to refocus on your wellness goals. Build a better foundation for everyday wellness with Basic Nutrients 2/Day, designed to help build sustainable habits and create lasting, foundational wellness in just two capsules a day.