If you eat plant-based and take only one thing seriously, make it B12 and D. Here is the plain version of why.*
B12 is made by bacteria, not plants, so a plant-based diet has no reliable food source unless something is fortified. It supports energy metabolism and a healthy nervous system.* The form matters: methylcobalamin is the already-active form; cyanocobalamin has to be converted. VMG+™ carries 20 mcg of methylcobalamin — a high %DV on purpose, because the body absorbs a small fraction of any dose and clears the rest.*
Most people, plant-based or not, run low on D — especially in winter and especially indoors.* It supports immune function and bone health.* The catch for vegans is that most D3 is from lanolin (sheep’s wool); D2 is plant-based but less well retained. VMG+ uses D3 from algae — 13 mcg, 520 IU, 63% DV — vegan and the better-retained form.*
Iron (VMG+: 3 mg liposomal, the gentle form), iodine (105 mcg from kelp), zinc (6 mg) and omega-3 DHA (not in VMG+; vEO Mega® supplies algae DHA). All worth a glance on any panel you buy.*
They are simply in your morning glass — which, for most plant-based eaters I know, is the difference between remembering and not.
A two-minute quiz to see what your plant-based routine might be missing.