Anyone here take a multi-vitamin?

[martinq]

Originally Posted By: NHHEMI
I take a men's muti vitamin every day since being diagnosed with MS on the advice of my Neurologist. He also has me load up on Vitamin D3.

Here's a talk about first-hand experience with MS and the recovery they made. No pills, drugs or vitamins required.

 

[Triple_Se7en]

Multi-Vitamin (no minerals) - every-other-day
Garlique tablet daily
800 ml Vitamin D3 daily
Magnesium capsule - twice a week
Fish Oil capsule - every other day
Salmon Oil capsule - every other day
Additional Potassium taken naturally - two bananas, palm-full of raisins and 12 oz orange or grape juice daily

 

[Patman]

I take a Jamieson Super Vita Vim every morning, along with 500mg of Vitamin C and 1000mg of Vitamin D. Every little bit helps (especially since I don't eat many veggies, unless you put them in chili)

 

[NHHEMI]

Originally Posted By: martinq
Originally Posted By: NHHEMI
I take a men's muti vitamin every day since being diagnosed with MS on the advice of my Neurologist. He also has me load up on Vitamin D3.

Here's a talk about first-hand experience with MS and the recovery they made. No pills, drugs or vitamins required.


While I truly appreciate the thought behind posting that I place little faith in such claims. I will stick with what the Dr's have me doing which has been working. I was diagnosed in 2009 after a pretty serious flare up that damaged my vision. The diagnosis also explained symptoms I had been having for a few years prior that couldn't be explained then( only looking back ). I have not had a real relapse since and it has been 4 years now. That is not common. The med's are really helping me.

MS doesn't cure itself or vanish. You can't just stop taking your med's and vitamins and eat right and work out and expect MS to go away. It is a disease that has no cure. The best you can do is slow the progression of it and/or cut down on the relapses. To do that you need to take your med's and vitamins.

I will take my shot 3X's a week and my vitamin pills daily and keep on doing what I can to try and hold off more effects of this disease for as long as I can. Thanks again however.

 

[jimbrewer]

I do, based on that long term controlled study that showed benefit.

The problem is that the commercially available pills all seem to pack a huge dose of several things. I can see the benefit of taking a supplement, but most of those pills really pack a wallop.

 

[andrewg]

Originally Posted By: greenjp
Pill Poppers!!!!

My family eats a healthy diet, though we're not what I'd call religious about it. I'm in excellent health, but I do take a multivitamin for no particular reason other than they're very inexpensive and I figure it can't hurt. Also take a couple thousand IUs of vitamin D on the recommendation of my doctor, blood work last year showed me on the low end of the vitamin D range. I'm a pasty white boy and I wear sunscreen every day

I also take glucosamine & chondroitin, as I'm finding I'm prone to minor joint injuries playing sports, and again they're inexpensive and can't hurt. I'll throw down a fish oil/Omega-3 pill every now and then too.

It's entirely possible I'm spending the $30/year on these things for no discernable benefit. Wouldn't be the first or last time

I like your post.

 

[mjk]

Multi most days. Vit D during winter months.

Magnesium here/there.

 

[Jimmy9190]

It is probably still too soon to really tell whether the vitamins and Ginko are doing anything for me but I can say that I have a lot better energy level now. Yesterday I washed and quick-detailed my truck and wife's car. I breezed right through both without taking any breaks. I used need to stop and rest on long projects like that. Maybe the increased B vitamins are helping with my energy and stamina. I am sleeping better too, which could be from the increased calcium and magnesium from the vitamins. The problem with my feet and lower legs tingling as if they were asleep has not come back either. In general, I feel better now than when I did not take the vitamins and Ginko so I will continue with it.

 

[PandaBear]

I take a generic multi vitamin whenever I remember, or when i'm tired and want to stay awake. Some vitamins tend to help blood circulation so I take it instead of caffeine. I do try to eat a lot of vegetables and not relying on multi vitamins.

 

[Quattro Pete]

Here are the latest findings on the benefits of multivitamins:

http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-and-supple...n-multivitamins

 

[andrewg]

Originally Posted By: SteveSRT8
Well balanced nutrition is not available at your local grocery. Food today is usually BIG food, meaning a huge corp grows and distributes it.

It will likely be covered in pesticides and bizarre chemistry and may be GMO as well in many cases. Imagining that you could ever be healthy by eating it is hard to believe, but some still do.

That said, everyone is different. What works for you might kill someone else, so no blanket statements when humans are involved.

For some of us, a supplement can yield an improvement in the way we feel and they are unlikely to cause any harm.

The first part of your post I'll have to disagree with. I think you have kinda used a big blanket there and also a heavy dose of opinion, conjecture, and alarmist science. Sure, I get the point of your post. I just think it's a bit of an exaggeration.
Besides that...if I wanted to avoid the foods you are so much against....my local grocery stores DO have organic, non-GMO, and whatever else you would think is healthy.
The vitamin thing? I think those that take heavy supplementation are a bit off in the head. Suddenly, with the internet, everybody is a nutritionist and an 'expert' on vitamins and supplements.....and anybody that disagrees with them MUST be bought and paid for by some corporation OR brainwashed.
Foolish stuff. Moderation, basic nutritional guidelines, exercise, and PERHAPS some mild vitamin supplementation is about as good as any of us can do. Genetics will pretty much be the overriding factor.

 

[jrustles]

Originally Posted By: hisilver
I also take a gnc mega man maybe once a week. Its got more moly.

Awesome! I take moly too, and boron! Boron and moly, excellent bone and tooth AW additives

. But seriously, boron is a cofactor in many biological processes, it also binds to, and mobilizes fluoride compounds, enabling excretion. "Moly is essential to liver function, helping the liver filter the body’s blood. Molybdenum regulates calcium, magnesium, and copper metabolism. It also facilitates the body’s use of iron, which is necessary to normal growth and development."

Just thought you fellow BITOGers might enjoy those bits of info


On topic: Multivitamins IMO are not ideal. They usually have way too much synthetic B vitamins which makes you pee bright neon yellow

 

[Garak]

Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete
Here are the latest findings on the benefits of multivitamins:

I heard about that on the radio, yesterday. I'm not surprised in the least. I still take one on occasion, but I truly have a terrible diet. I'm lucky my metabolism tolerates all the nonsense I eat, but I hold no illusions about the nutritive content of the food. Besides, there's a difference between a nebulous claim at avoiding "brain issues" down the road versus avoiding rickets or something similar.

 

[UncleS2]

Yup- a multi plus a 500mg C daily. That's it, & unlike the apples & oranges report of a day or 2 ago, I fully realize that they are just vitamins, not medicine or magic cure-alls or guaranteed-to-live-forever preventatives.

 

[SatinSilver]

I don't feel any better when I take vitamins. But when I eat 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day, I feel great.

 

[Garak]

That's my trouble, I don't get 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day. If I do, it's because I'm craving it, and that probably indicates I'm getting way too little at that point.

 

[Kira]

Hello, I take a VM-75 multi and an Omega fish oil soft gel, both by Solgar, every other day.

My exercise (hot yoga) and "good" diet yields me a consistently satisfying bowel movement which is something too, too may people don't have.

Loosening up people's bowels is a multi billion dollar business world-wide. WISE UP people.

Your mood will improve too.

Kira

 

[Triple_Se7en]

Read the back labels on your vitamins. I never purchase brands that have more than 100% of the daily requirements and I only take one serving tablet every two days.

 

[Drew99GT]

Originally Posted By: andrewg
Originally Posted By: SteveSRT8
Well balanced nutrition is not available at your local grocery. Food today is usually BIG food, meaning a huge corp grows and distributes it.

It will likely be covered in pesticides and bizarre chemistry and may be GMO as well in many cases. Imagining that you could ever be healthy by eating it is hard to believe, but some still do.

That said, everyone is different. What works for you might kill someone else, so no blanket statements when humans are involved.

For some of us, a supplement can yield an improvement in the way we feel and they are unlikely to cause any harm.

The first part of your post I'll have to disagree with. I think you have kinda used a big blanket there and also a heavy dose of opinion, conjecture, and alarmist science. Sure, I get the point of your post. I just think it's a bit of an exaggeration.
Besides that...if I wanted to avoid the foods you are so much against....my local grocery stores DO have organic, non-GMO, and whatever else you would think is healthy.
The vitamin thing? I think those that take heavy supplementation are a bit off in the head. Suddenly, with the internet, everybody is a nutritionist and an 'expert' on vitamins and supplements.....and anybody that disagrees with them MUST be bought and paid for by some corporation OR brainwashed.
Foolish stuff. Moderation, basic nutritional guidelines, exercise, and PERHAPS some mild vitamin supplementation is about as good as any of us can do. Genetics will pretty much be the overriding factor.


There is more truth in your post than any in this thread.

And now the mega kooks are out saying this recent study is part of a conspiracy by the pharmaceutical cabal to take away people's supplements, and they are all in on it with the GMO food crop producers and Monsanto etc., and that all ties in with the NWO plot to kill off and reduce the world population. Look at the comments section on any article profiling this new study.

Seems to me, if you over supplement, it possibly could cause derangement and brain damage...

Health really isn't rocket science; eat a well balanced diet, stay away from process surgery floury food, and exercise. DUH.

 

[andrewg]

Originally Posted By: Drew99GT
Originally Posted By: andrewg
Originally Posted By: SteveSRT8
Well balanced nutrition is not available at your local grocery. Food today is usually BIG food, meaning a huge corp grows and distributes it.

It will likely be covered in pesticides and bizarre chemistry and may be GMO as well in many cases. Imagining that you could ever be healthy by eating it is hard to believe, but some still do.

That said, everyone is different. What works for you might kill someone else, so no blanket statements when humans are involved.

For some of us, a supplement can yield an improvement in the way we feel and they are unlikely to cause any harm.

The first part of your post I'll have to disagree with. I think you have kinda used a big blanket there and also a heavy dose of opinion, conjecture, and alarmist science. Sure, I get the point of your post. I just think it's a bit of an exaggeration.
Besides that...if I wanted to avoid the foods you are so much against....my local grocery stores DO have organic, non-GMO, and whatever else you would think is healthy.
The vitamin thing? I think those that take heavy supplementation are a bit off in the head. Suddenly, with the internet, everybody is a nutritionist and an 'expert' on vitamins and supplements.....and anybody that disagrees with them MUST be bought and paid for by some corporation OR brainwashed.
Foolish stuff. Moderation, basic nutritional guidelines, exercise, and PERHAPS some mild vitamin supplementation is about as good as any of us can do. Genetics will pretty much be the overriding factor.


There is more truth in your post than any in this thread.

And now the mega kooks are out saying this recent study is part of a conspiracy by the pharmaceutical cabal to take away people's supplements, and they are all in on it with the GMO food crop producers and Monsanto etc., and that all ties in with the NWO plot to kill off and reduce the world population. Look at the comments section on any article profiling this new study.

Seems to me, if you over supplement, it possibly could cause derangement and brain damage...

Health really isn't rocket science; eat a well balanced diet, stay away from process surgery floury food, and exercise. DUH.

Thank you. Kind comment.
Yes...looks like you and I agree on this topic....especially in regard to a certain conspiratorial element that always seems to worm it's way into the discussion.
I have a relative that has fallen hook,line, and sinker into that category. Sad really if not at times comical.
I know that when I get into something to the point of obsession, or if I start to think that something may have some sort of sinister 'conspiracy' involved....I take a step back and re-evaluate things. The internet is full of perilous half-truths supported by bogus or slanted studies as well as 'experts' with an agenda.
Moderation in all things.