Metabolic Maintenance

Most capsules contain flow agents, binders and bulking agents so they run well on a filling line. Metabolic Maintenance builds without binders, fillers or added excipients, so the capsule holds the actives and the few processing aids the label lists.

That also makes them a common choice for people who react to additives.

The formulas use L-5-methylfolate rather than folic acid, methylcobalamin rather than cyanocobalamin, and pyridoxal 5' phosphate rather than plain pyridoxine.

These are the forms the body uses directly, which matters most for people whose conversion of the standard forms is less efficient.

Same multivitamin, one with iron as iron bisglycinate and one without. The iron-free version suits anyone who does not need extra iron, which is most men and post-menopausal women unless a test says otherwise.

Both are a single capsule formula.

Yes. Vitamin/Mineral Base Powder is the multivitamin as a powder for anyone who would rather not swallow capsules, and Metabolic Detox Complete is a protein-based powder with liver-pathway nutrients.

Yes. These are practitioner only products, available following a consultation with our practitioner team.

Several of them, including SAMe and the vitamin K-containing formulas, interact with common medicines, which is part of what the consultation is for.

These are practitioner only products, so the full ingredient panel, amounts and directions sit behind a customer login rather than on the public page.

Create an account or sign in and the ingredients, key details and directions appear on every product page.

The brand was founded in 1984 and is made in Sisters, Oregon. It now sits alongside Allergy Research Group, and the packaging has been updated to reflect that, though the formulas are unchanged.

Orders placed before our daily cut off are dispatched within 24 hours from Matakana. Most North Island addresses arrive next business day and South Island addresses within two to three business days.

Rural delivery can add a day.