My Dr. noted that there is not a single double blind scientific study ever performed that show vitamin supplements do a damn thing.
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Did he tell you how many people die each year from Tylenol?
Vitamin D supplements are very important for people who can’t get it from the sun.
If you have a medically confirmed vitamin or mineral deficiency, then you might need a supplement. Otherwise, your body just filters out all the supplements that you take.
There is research just getting underway that examines the long-term effects of taking large doses of vitamins and minerals you don’t need. It probably is not a healthy practice.
I have some weired blood disorder. In the past two years I have become chronically anemic coupled with low iron. Why??? We have not found out why. I had every test imaginable. No cobclusion.
I take Integra, a iron supplement that includes vitamin c and d.
It helps me keep my iron hemoglobins proper. I’m 44, was heathy, ate proper. Don’t know why this happened, but I’ll probably be on this the rest of my life.
I am so thankful for this vitamin.
If you ate a perfect diet; you probably wouldn’t benefit from a multi vitamin. Not many people eat a perfect diet.
Most people have gaps in their nutrient intake. Docs don’t know everything. In fact the truth is; they treat illness better than promoting wellness.
Since I started taking 3,000mg of vitamin C everyday about a year and a half ago my fingernails are much stronger, my hematocrit level in my blood went from 32 to 33 percent to a more normal 46-49 percent (I know this from regularly giving blood).
And I have NOT been sick one day with a cold or the flu when I usually get it about once or twice a year.
Yeppers. Vitamins don’t do a damn thing.
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