I agree with Indlan and what his family has said for the most part and that includes store brand vits and most name brand. They use poor sources for their nutrients and do not get absorbed and can help cause kidney stones. However there are brands out there that actually give you what your body needs. Take a look at this site http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/multi.html. Most brands on there are very good.
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Centrum every day..Been doing that forever...Fish oil 1K mil. a day...C 2K mill. a day and E 400 mill. a day.
I only take vitamins when I know I am going to lack a certain nutrient. Zinc if I haven't had red meat, calcium for strong bones when I ride bikes or ski and b complex for metabolism so on and so forth. If I fast, I take a multivitamin. You can even take Zinc and L-Argenine together for poor mans Viagra. It cracks me up how you go to these herbalist sites that say vitamins are bad for you except theirs. All vitamins have to pass dissolveability and absorption tests. Stay away from those websites that claim they have the only vitamin that works. They are generally 3 to 5 times more expensive for the same thing. Its just a crock of you know what. Many times those sites scare you into believing you have to use their product only for a healthy life. As they say; The quickest way to part a man form his money is to fill him with fear. Cheap vitamins work too. Though I stay away from vitamins with artificial food colors such as AL-Lake. I never did like aluminum in my vitamins.
In short I take vitamins based on diet and activity. For instance, today all I took was an Iron supplement. I always try to get my vitamins from foods I eat first. Vitamins are a good backup plan.
In short I take vitamins based on diet and activity. For instance, today all I took was an Iron supplement. I always try to get my vitamins from foods I eat first. Vitamins are a good backup plan.
Zinc+L-Arganine=Viagra??? What?
Also, I wonder if it would benifit the taker to crush the vitamin before ingestion? This would preclude any dissolve-ability issue.
Also, I wonder if it would benifit the taker to crush the vitamin before ingestion? This would preclude any dissolve-ability issue.
Just heard yesterday fish oil contains PCP. Considering I take fish oil it does make me feel good.
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Zinc+L-Arganine=Viagra??? What?
Also, I wonder if it would benifit the taker to crush the vitamin before ingestion? This would preclude any dissolve-ability issue.
a lot of vitamins are extended release so crushing is not a good idea. You could dissolve it but not crush it.
Zinc+L-Arganine=Viagra??? What?
Also, I wonder if it would benifit the taker to crush the vitamin before ingestion? This would preclude any dissolve-ability issue.
a lot of vitamins are extended release so crushing is not a good idea. You could dissolve it but not crush it.
I take One A Day men's formula usually. I sometimes I take Stresstabs with zinc instead. During cold season I also take Airborne. This seems to work for me. I don't really get colds or the flu, which is surprising since I spend a lot of my time on a college campus.
I rely on a balanced diet for my vitamin intake. I do supplement with a quality fish oil, and during the cold/flu season I take Echinacea daily.
I also take Saw Palmentto and St. Johns Wort. Saw Palmentto for prostate health, and St. Johns Wort helps keep my mood elevated.
At almost 65 I feel great, have loads of energy, exercise daily, and sleep like a baby for 7 hours every night. I feel better now than I did at 25 and haven't had a cold or the flu in years.
I can't ask for much more than that.
I also take Saw Palmentto and St. Johns Wort. Saw Palmentto for prostate health, and St. Johns Wort helps keep my mood elevated.
At almost 65 I feel great, have loads of energy, exercise daily, and sleep like a baby for 7 hours every night. I feel better now than I did at 25 and haven't had a cold or the flu in years.
I can't ask for much more than that.
Health benefits from taking vitamins have not been proven. However, it probably doesn't hurt anything either. Relying on vitamin pills as the exclusive source of nutrients is a bad plan. Diet, exercise, and lots of clean water is more important.
If someone was actually deficient in a vitamin, I could see supplements being of benefit. But I haven't ever heard of anyone in this day and age getting rickets, scurvy, etc.
A good diet has been proven to do much more. Energy, mood, attention span. A fresh healthy diet given to juveniles in alternative programs and adult prisoners has been shown to increase attention span and reduce bad behavior.
That being said, I do take some vitamins. Multi vitamin once a week, vitamin C as needed. As a moderate drinker though I have to say that multi B vit supplements DO help keep away brutal hangovers.
If someone was actually deficient in a vitamin, I could see supplements being of benefit. But I haven't ever heard of anyone in this day and age getting rickets, scurvy, etc.
A good diet has been proven to do much more. Energy, mood, attention span. A fresh healthy diet given to juveniles in alternative programs and adult prisoners has been shown to increase attention span and reduce bad behavior.
That being said, I do take some vitamins. Multi vitamin once a week, vitamin C as needed. As a moderate drinker though I have to say that multi B vit supplements DO help keep away brutal hangovers.
Most Americans don't need vitamin pills. Just eat a diet with some different fruits and veggies. Eat some red meat ( iron, zinc, etc. ). And don't go on goofy diets that screw up your body. I took 500mg. vitamin C, and 400IU vitamin E for over 10 years. Had lots of stomach/bowel problems. Also dull pains in my liver area, and knife like pains in my head. I stopped taking the vitamin C first. Most of my stomach/bowel problems went away. About a year later I stopped the Vitamin E. My liver pains went away, as well as the sharp head pains. Too much of anything is not good for you. Even too much water can kill you.
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Most Americans don't need vitamin pills. Just eat a diet with some different fruits and veggies. Eat some red meat ( iron, zinc, etc. ). And don't go on goofy diets that screw up your body. I took 500mg. vitamin C, and 400IU vitamin E for over 10 years. Had lots of stomach/bowel problems. Also dull pains in my liver area, and knife like pains in my head. I stopped taking the vitamin C first. Most of my stomach/bowel problems went away. About a year later I stopped the Vitamin E. My liver pains went away, as well as the sharp head pains. Too much of anything is not good for you. Even too much water can kill you.
The April issue of Reader's Digest ( I must be getting old! I remember my Grandfather reading these back in the seventies )has an article on "The Vitamin Scam".
It basically backs up what I and some others have already said. There are no magic pills.( No magic oil either) Get your vitamins naturally by eating real foods. Woman who may become pregnant should take folic acid to prevent a spinal birth defect. And the only vitamin that most people should take in supplement form.....Vitamin D.
Most Americans don't need vitamin pills. Just eat a diet with some different fruits and veggies. Eat some red meat ( iron, zinc, etc. ). And don't go on goofy diets that screw up your body. I took 500mg. vitamin C, and 400IU vitamin E for over 10 years. Had lots of stomach/bowel problems. Also dull pains in my liver area, and knife like pains in my head. I stopped taking the vitamin C first. Most of my stomach/bowel problems went away. About a year later I stopped the Vitamin E. My liver pains went away, as well as the sharp head pains. Too much of anything is not good for you. Even too much water can kill you.
The April issue of Reader's Digest ( I must be getting old! I remember my Grandfather reading these back in the seventies )has an article on "The Vitamin Scam".
It basically backs up what I and some others have already said. There are no magic pills.( No magic oil either) Get your vitamins naturally by eating real foods. Woman who may become pregnant should take folic acid to prevent a spinal birth defect. And the only vitamin that most people should take in supplement form.....Vitamin D.
Vitamin D is one of the vitamins that actually does help to take. My GF just had a physical, some bloodwork done, and her Vitamin D levels are woefully deficient. (This is Minnesota, we don't get much sun) I take vitamins about once a week, to make sure I'm not missing any trace nutrients. But I also eat a mostly healthy diet.
Eating a healthy diet full of whole grains and fresh veg and fruit should provide all that you need. The thing that most people don't understand is that a chemically derived version of (insert vitamin here) is not the same as eating (good natural food source of vitamin) For example, carrots are a good source of vitamin A (beta carotene). I can almost guarantee that there are some chemicals or cellular structures about carrots that scientists have NOT yet identified that make it infinitely more bio-available than the synthetic version.
For anyone interested, check out the book 'In Defense of Food, an Eaters Manifesto' by Michael Pollan. It goes in depth about food "trends" for the last 100 years, and how they've all proven to be bunk. Vitamins, Protein, Oat Bran, Trans Fats, etc. Good reading. The bottom line conclusion is that nothing beats a diet full of a variety of whole fresh foods.
Eating a healthy diet full of whole grains and fresh veg and fruit should provide all that you need. The thing that most people don't understand is that a chemically derived version of (insert vitamin here) is not the same as eating (good natural food source of vitamin) For example, carrots are a good source of vitamin A (beta carotene). I can almost guarantee that there are some chemicals or cellular structures about carrots that scientists have NOT yet identified that make it infinitely more bio-available than the synthetic version.
For anyone interested, check out the book 'In Defense of Food, an Eaters Manifesto' by Michael Pollan. It goes in depth about food "trends" for the last 100 years, and how they've all proven to be bunk. Vitamins, Protein, Oat Bran, Trans Fats, etc. Good reading. The bottom line conclusion is that nothing beats a diet full of a variety of whole fresh foods.
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Just heard yesterday fish oil contains PCP.
Probably only the "cheap" brands contain PCB's. The more expensive fish oils should be safe.
On the bottle of one of the costlier brands, Carlson Labs, it says, "This product is regularly tested (using AOAC international protocols) for potency and purity by an independent, FDA-registered laboratory and has been determined to be free of detectable levels of mercury, cadmium, lead, PCB's and 28 other contaminants.'
Just heard yesterday fish oil contains PCP.
Probably only the "cheap" brands contain PCB's. The more expensive fish oils should be safe.
On the bottle of one of the costlier brands, Carlson Labs, it says, "This product is regularly tested (using AOAC international protocols) for potency and purity by an independent, FDA-registered laboratory and has been determined to be free of detectable levels of mercury, cadmium, lead, PCB's and 28 other contaminants.'
Take a few..
Multi-Vitamin - feel sluggish if I don't.. can't say my diet is terrible. Been that way since I started taking them.
Gingo bilbo - seems to help with memory
Fish oil - probably won't continue taking after this bottle is gone
Vitamin D - just started.. spend alot of time indoors curious to see if this helps with energy
Glucosamine Chondroitin.. took it once need to take it again.
Multi-Vitamin - feel sluggish if I don't.. can't say my diet is terrible. Been that way since I started taking them.
Gingo bilbo - seems to help with memory
Fish oil - probably won't continue taking after this bottle is gone
Vitamin D - just started.. spend alot of time indoors curious to see if this helps with energy
Glucosamine Chondroitin.. took it once need to take it again.
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