A clear advantage

Blast from the past… was a funny movie that featured a family that had accidentially hidden themselves in a nuclear bunker for years thinking that war had destroyed their ‘world’. Many years later Brand Fraiser emerges to find that in fact, there was no war at all. The comedy centers around the main character being a man ‘out of touch with times’.

Today, I feel a little bit like that out-of-touch with time man. I have had my head in the work clouds for so long that I have totally neglected my blogs and my friends. Sorry friends. Sorry self. But, I thought today would be a good day to start as ‘tomorrow’ never comes.

Today I am going to review a product that has been in the bariatric industry for some time and has become a staple product.

But, before I review the product I thought it might be nice for me to review a person behind the product. I had the priviledge to meet Tom Kinder, CEO of Bariatric Advantage about 5.5 years ago. I think I will go on a limb to say that I immediately liked Tom and felt he was person with whom I had almost nothing in common with (he is tall, blonde, thin, etc) however, we did share one major commonality - we both care about people who suffer from Obesity. From that common framework I soon learned that Tom and I both share a passion for business, marketing, and at the end of the day spending time with our family is the reason we ‘do it all’. As a friend, I have found Tom to be a kind a generous person with whom spending time is a pleasure. I have used BA products for years and I must say that Tom has always asked for and listened to my feedback. I have watched the company grow and expand -becoming the #1 vitamin vendor in the bariatric space. With that in mind…let’s talk about the product.

Bariatric Advantage, produces a high quality bariatric forumulated vitamin that is designed to be nutritionally balanced for unique needs of gastric bypass patients. Now, as to not attempt to get to far into the scientific aspects of HOW this works; I will focus my review on the fact THAT is works. Because the gastric bypass mechanical digestion process has been so altered the body has a difficult times absorbing both general food and vitamin.

This mal-absorption is what causes weight loss and as a by-product produces a non-favorable side-effect - vitamin malabsorption. This is a problem.

What Bariatric Advantage is designed to do is absorb quickly into the body thereby providing the body the essential vitamins and minerals to maintain healthy living! - This is a clear advantage (living is a good thing).

For today’s review I am going to reivew the Baritaric Advantage multi-vitamin, Calcium, and new Chewy bars.

Our “scale” in todays review is “A” scale. - “Advantage scale :-)” One “A” being “Not good product” to five “A’s” being awesome product.

Multi-vitamin:

Taste: AAAA
Balance with necessary vitamins and minerals: AAAAA
Longevity (can this be done daily): AAAAA
Price: AAAA
Overall: AAAA
Note: let’s face there is nothing really exciting about a vitamin it is allot like breathing it just has to be done.

Calcium:

Taste: AAAAA (I love the cinnamon because tasts like altoids)
Forumulated for bariatrics-calcium citrate: AAAAA
Longevity (can this be done daily): AAAAA
Price: AAAA
Overall: AAAAA
Note: any vitamin or mineral that tastes like a “candy” has my vote. It isn’t easy to love a supplement but, I do love the cinnamon calcuim tabs.

New Control Bar - Apple Cinnamon :

Taste: AAAAA (I love the Apple cinnamon - great breakfast bar)
Forumulated for bariatrics: AAAAA
Longevity (can this be done daily): AAAAA
Protein: 12 grams
Calories: 150 cals.
Price: AAA
Overall: AAAAA

To buy Bariatric advantage products please visit: http://www.bariatricadvantage.com/catalog

This is not a paid endorsement nor constitutes any relationship between author and product.