[Roll With It]

Having recently moved to the The Villages, I am so impressed with all of the active, lively and vital people that I see. I was wondering how many of you take vitamins, and what do you take?
You must be doing something right!

[manaboutown]

I take vitamins but under medical supervision. Periodic blood tests and make a few changes from time to time.

Other than maybe taking a sensible dose of vitamin D, some fish oil and a multivitamin I would never personally self prescribe mega doses of anything.

[Shimpy]

When you hear "consult your doctor" it's for a good reason. After going on blood thinners prescribed after I had a valve replaced in my heart I decided to go back to taking fish oil capsules as requested by eye doctor. It showed in my monthly test for blood thickness that the fish oil made my blood too thin using it with coumadin.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by Roll With It

Having recently moved to the The Villages, I am so impressed with all of the active, lively and vital people that I see. I was wondering how many of you take vitamins, and what do you take?

Dairy and salmon are both a good source of calcium.

[manaboutown]

Originally Posted by Shimpy

When you hear "consult your doctor" it's for a good reason. After going on blood thinners prescribed after I had a valve replaced in my heart I decided to go back to taking fish oil capsules as requested by eye doctor. It showed in my monthly test for blood thickness that the fish oil made my blood too thin using it with coumadin.

Thanks! That is good to know.

My ophthalmologist has me taking a lot of fish oil but even a good thing can be overdone. Every physician we see needs to know our full story for even seemingly innocuous reasons.

Apparently many people are short on vitamin D. Even if one gets a lot of sun that may not take care of it. Melanin content of one's skin may have something to do with that. I am not sure.

"Larger amounts of the pigment melanin in the epidermal layer result in darker skin and reduce the skin's ability to produce vitamin D from sunlight.[23] It is not sure that lower levels of 25(OH)D for persons with dark skin have significant health consequences."

[MorTech]

5000 UI vitamin D3 + 2 eggs + liver sausage + low-carb yogurt with a big spoonful of Kirkland natural almond butter = Breakfast of champions. Stay away from carbohydrates and especially sugar...That stuff will make you wish you were dead - before it kills you.

[thetruth]

Originally Posted by manaboutown

Thanks! That is good to know.

My ophthalmologist has me taking a lot of fish oil but even a good thing can be overdone. Every physician we see needs to know our full story for even seemingly innocuous reasons.

Apparently many people are short on vitamin D. Even if one gets a lot of sun that may not take care of it. Melanin content of one's skin may have something to do with that. I am not sure.

"Larger amounts of the pigment melanin in the epidermal layer result in darker skin and reduce the skin's ability to produce vitamin D from sunlight.[23] It is not sure that lower levels of 25(OH)D for persons with dark skin have significant health consequences."

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I am amused by the way INFORMATION changes.
Eggs for example. In my lifetime, eggs were the rage in som popular child guide. My mother used to make a chocolate ??? put in TWO RAW EGGS which she ran through her blender. We had this every day with breakfast.

In recent past we were told no more than ???? four eggs a week. Most of us ate more than that as eggs are in baked goods etc. NOW, you are supposed to eat eggs every day.

Then there was or is the blueberry craze. Oh and as mentioned the fish oil craze. Oh and then as mentioned cross effects to food. ASIDE: many drugs say do not take with grapefruit. REASON-BEATS ME but, I've been told what it means is not within an hour or so.

RIGHT WRONG-WHO KNOWS. It is very unlikely that your doctor nows much about or has studied NUTRITION.

[villagetinker]

I agree with consult with your primary care doctor, I take a daily multivitamin, but NOTHING else as it is too easy to overdose on vitamins.

[retiredguy123]

Taking a specific vitamin or food supplement for a known deficiency is fine. But, I think that just taking multiple vitamins every day is a waste of time and money. I have never seen a bona fide research study that demonstrates any benefit. I would suggest that you ask your doctor if he or she takes vitamins. I did and he told me that he does not take any vitamins.

[manaboutown]

Originally Posted by thetruth

It is very unlikely that your doctor nows much about or has studied NUTRITION.

My excellent primary care doctor is not the one I use for nutritional monitoring. I use a specialist MD who has studied nutrition extensively. She sends everything to my primary care physician so the right hand knows what the left hand is doing.

I do not follow and give little credence to the diet/supplement fads.

Of course I follow a healthy diet with lots of fresh fruit and vegetables, exercise regularly and so on.

Here at Dr Yoder's office we use Nutrition Response Testing which allows us to not only determine what your body needs but what it does not need. Many people by supplements that they do not need and some that may harm them. We also teach how to read the labels and what to look for that may be harmful.

Barbara
Yoder Wellness Center
352-751-5083

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Originally Posted by YoderChiropractic

Here at Dr Yoder's office we use Nutrition Response Testing which allows us to not only determine what your body needs but what it does not need. Many people by supplements that they do not need and some that may harm them. We also teach how to read the labels and what to look for that may be harmful.

Barbara
Yoder Wellness Center
352-751-5083

Thank you for bringing to all of our attention that some people "by" things that have no proven benefit... other than perhaps the placebo effect of a dramatic presentation clothed in white coats and pseudo-science.

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