I mean, I'm sure that everyone, at one point or another, has tried the little flintstones shaped multivitamins, but how many of us still continue with any sort of vitamin supplement?
They're not FDA approved, not so much because they're dangerous, but because any benefits they have are based, perhaps, on tenuous claims. Regardless, many people still take these little pills because they feel that hey, it might not help me, but it sure can't hurt. I, myself, take a few every day- one for B, and one for C. But how many of you guys out there regularly take vitamins? And similarly, how many of you think that these vitamins actually do anything?
I take Vitamines B daily. I know it works for me: I have diabetic neuropathy and taking extra Vit. B diminishes the pain. Altough the connection between Vit B12 and the nerves is known, the benefits in treatment of neuropathy has not been proven with certainty. But, as I said, I believe it works for me. If it isn't the Vitamines itself, it must be the placebo-effect, but either way I'm happy. 
I take multivitamine tabs once in a week. Its not safe to use Vit. A, D, E and K everyday as suppliments.
I take one(1) tablet a day(Centrum Complete/Forte). but my friend nurse-to-be said that its not advisable to take multivitamins since our body need a regular amount of each vitamin in our body. By taking multivitamins tablet (which is complete in vitamins and minerals and enough for our body daily needs) it increases the content of the vitamins in our body which can't be good sometimes in our body. its like overdosing yourself in vitamins. But i don't think that way. I'm an active person sa i loose and burn every calorie in my body to its natural amount sa i need to take multivitamins once a day....In addition, i have a great metabolism speed. BUrns fats fast and digest food fast. I eat a lot but i still remain skinny so my last resort is to take multivitamins.
i do take multivitamins everyday but not the flintstones shaped multivitamins, its very effective for me since i do spend some days restless and sleepless for school works and requirements. i started using it just a few months ago.
I don't like pills. My whole daily income of vitamins comes from the Sun and its products like vegetables and fruit. But there are some situations, in which I can imagine taking the pills can be beneficial, for example after some serious disease. But afterall I can't recomment taking it. It's not safe. You can overvitaminaze yourself very quickly and every chemical in high doses can be a dangerous and lethal poison.
we should get our daily dose of vitamins from a well-rounded diet. But unfortunately much of our vegetables have been scrubbed clean of their nutritious layers and been grown using poisons, so we rarely get the right doses from our diet. I take a few supplements, especially if I feel that I am getting sick. But I think people can go over board.
I take Fish oil Omega-3 supplements almost daily. I take multivitamins and garlic supplements very few days. I also think its not too good to take multivitamins daily, and try to get all my nutrients from my food, but its hard to eat healthy these days with so many fast foods and convenience foods everywhere you look.
I used too. I stopped a while ago. When i was taking them i felt pretty good
| redace wrote: |
| I don't like pills. My whole daily income of vitamins comes from the Sun and its products like vegetables and fruit. But there are some situations, in which I can imagine taking the pills can be beneficial, for example after some serious disease. But afterall I can't recomment taking it. It's not safe. You can overvitaminaze yourself very quickly and every chemical in high doses can be a dangerous and lethal poison. |
Pills are so old , that's why I take Isotonix Form, Vegs and fruits are awesome however I recommend organically raised produce. I do recommend taking extra multi-vitamins to everyone. why? because ...
I agree with "overvitamized", however, it just common sense, everything in life has to be in moderation.
[/url]I probably should take vitamins. I never do and it's a bad habit. That's probably the reason I don't have much energy during the day.
I don't eat enough fruits and vegetables. I should definitely eat more. But because of that I have chosen to take a multivitamin daily to ensure that I do get appropriate amounts of vitamins and minerals in my diet. Vitamins do have defined uses in the human body and the FDA has recommended how much we should get each day. I know my diet doesn't get there for several important vitamins.
For the poster who mentioned a low energy level, I doubt that is a lack of vitamins. That might be a broader nutritional deficiency or a myriad of other problems.
Yeah i took Vitamens when i was a kid. My father always give me vitamens as he's a respectful Doctor, I think am the Only person who took alot of vitamens in his teenage because my health was not so good, I was week physically but mentally i was genius.
I take a multivitamin because I don't always have time to cook properly for myself. I try to keep the fibre content of my diet quite high all the time (so my digestive system is alright), but sometimes I don't have the time to cook vegetables (and I don't like fruit) so I take the multivitamin to compensate. Plus, I'm in a university environment so there are diseases flying around all over the place and (especially in the winter) I'm worried I'll be more likely to catch something if I'm malnourished. This is probably just my wacky, reasoning, though,
There's no substitute for real food so I just take Vitamin C a couple times a day and try to have an apple once a day if possible. Chewable C tablets are nice, they help increase my desire for water which is very important. Especially this time of year during the flu season. I have the latest bug right now but have managed to fight it off fairly well with fresh garlic, echinacia tincture, Vit. C and lots of liquids so I don't feel too awful like some of my friends have felt (knock on wood LOL)
I tend to take vitamin C daily during the winter just in case because of colds.
I dont know anything for sure, but I sometimes take this Vitamin C pill, and when I do, I seem stronger.
Stronger as in.... more awake in school, less tired, and I just feel better than when I dont take it.
And plus it tastes good xD
yes vitamins i do take, they make a huge difference! i didnt believe in them up until 6 months ago. i constantly got sick during winter. well 6 months ago i've been taking vitamins in the morning and at night. and i've been good. dont get sick anymore. i highly recommend checkign out the book nutrient supplement guide. it tell you the good vitamins from the bad. USANA is what i take, it's very expensive but it's the best that i've tried so far. the kirkland stuff is not good. and the walmart and costco stuff are nasty and can create gallstone or kidney stones. they are very very cheap for a reason. one a day is garbage....take care
I take very much vitamines. I don't know the name's atm.
| jerredk wrote: |
| I take very much vitamines. I don't know the name's atm. |
I think you should give some break about that... Taking too much vitamin could give some side effect to your body, it'll give a heavy load to your liver when you actually didn't need it. Just grab it when you think you need it (If you're a heavy worker or on the long trips for example)
I myself only get 2 vit c 1000mg for every 2/3 days, it's enough for me since I always grab some fruits after meal.I take some supplements, but only ones that I think I really need. I try to get most of my vitamins and minerals from fruit and vegetables, but you can't always get what you want in winter, or when you're poor, or if the fresh produce is nasty.
For example, right now I'm taking a potassium supplement, because the bananas at the local grocery have been unpleasantly bland and starchy-tasting lately, even when they're soft and look ripe. I'd rather take a potassium pill and sprinkle raisins on my breakfast cereal than eat unpleasant bananas.
I don't like medicaments because I regard it as the interference in my organism. Vitamins in natural products are best. However one should sometimes absorb vitamins when a process of curing is aiding it and a vitamin deficiency was worse. In the winter period it is also possible from time to time to swallow a few - particularly a vitamin C.
Vitamins is bad if we eat a lot of them !
I prefer to take vitamins through food, vegetables and especially lot of fruit! However, when I remember or when I feel I need it, I take a pill with a combination of vitamins or just a vitamin C or magnesium… My doctor recommended me to do that so I do…
I tried to take vitamins before, but I guess it never worked. I always forget to drink or sometimes tired to do it. I rely on food for vitamins instead. I eat nutritious food as much as possible.
I don't. I prefer eating vegetables or fruits.
just vitamin C pills, combined with fruits. Because sometimes i smoke. People who smoke need more vitamin C. Obviously you can react like; if you want to be healthy stop smoking, but i guess everything helps
| Coclus wrote: |
| I don't. I prefer eating vegetables or fruits. |
That's great. People don't need vitamins if they eat healthy food.A very good question. I have always wondered if vitamins really help the body. I don't think it does damage, I mean if you take the real natural ones and not the fake cheap ones.
But I have seen some documentaries on TV and also read somewhere that says vitamins don't really help. Vitamins are supplements and so their job is to supplement our daily diet. But unless you calculate accurately what you eat and what is not enough and all that, its not clear what exactly we need to supplement and what we need not. So, for a time, I was taking multi-vitamins coz thats the best way to go since I don't know what I need and not need.
But I heard that in actual "fact", only 20% of the vitamins you take is absorbed into the body, the remaining simply just comes out. It also depends on how well the absorption is. Poor absorption means probably near zero help for the body as mostly everything just comes out.
| genchan wrote: |
A very good question. I have always wondered if vitamins really help the body. I don't think it does damage, I mean if you take the real natural ones and not the fake cheap ones.
But I have seen some documentaries on TV and also read somewhere that says vitamins don't really help. Vitamins are supplements and so their job is to supplement our daily diet. But unless you calculate accurately what you eat and what is not enough and all that, its not clear what exactly we need to supplement and what we need not. So, for a time, I was taking multi-vitamins coz thats the best way to go since I don't know what I need and not need.
But I heard that in actual "fact", only 20% of the vitamins you take is absorbed into the body, the remaining simply just comes out. It also depends on how well the absorption is. Poor absorption means probably near zero help for the body as mostly everything just comes out. |
Yeah I heard that too. Also you have a good point about how do they know how much you need and how much is too much. Ideally people should get it from eating right. However, sometimes in the short term vitamins can be useful, such as B-12 or magnesium for stress. But in the long term I heard that they cause the imbalance of other vitamins in the body.I take B-vitamins and also Omega 3 fish oil pills.
Trying to self-prescribe which vitamins we need in which amounts,- involves a guessing game. Whole food nutrition provides nutrients in the proper proportion, with a precision that has yet to be duplicated in the lab. I love vegetables, but I don't eat fruit. I found a convenient way to get 17 fruits, grains and veggies in me every day without camping out at the farmer's market. Even though I eat a healthy diet, like most people, I need help getting in the recommended fruits and vegetables that I need, and vitamins are no substitute.
| Drawingguy wrote: |
I mean, I'm sure that everyone, at one point or another, has tried the little flintstones shaped multivitamins, but how many of us still continue with any sort of vitamin supplement?
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No, I havent.
I drink milk, juice and eat bread and fish, that is natural vitamins.
The other stuff is just fake 
| Boffel wrote: |
| Drawingguy wrote: | I mean, I'm sure that everyone, at one point or another, has tried the little flintstones shaped multivitamins, but how many of us still continue with any sort of vitamin supplement?
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No, I havent.
I drink milk, juice and eat bread and fish, that is natural vitamins.
The other stuff is just fake |
No not nessicerely fake. Besides I do prefer eating vitamins the "old way" but modern food has less vitamins in it so some people may need to eat some extra vitamin pills. However maybe one day I need some extra vitamins, I may have to eat those pills to be shure.nope, too much synthetic food supplements os no good, eating additional vitamins won't make you healthier or stringer either,in fcat feeding your body too much of these mihgt even have some bad effects on your organs. Simply because they are not made to proess unnatural quantities of this stuff. Everything that is too much will be evacuated out of the body. Just try to eat healthy, with time you'll get some routine in doingthat and after some years you can change your food hygiene 
most americans have crappy diets, like me. I try to eat better, but as a safe guard I take a daily multivitamin and some tums if I haven't have much milk lately.
I take multivitamins, so that I'm sure I have everything I need. I know I can have all this vitamins with eating healthy food, but since I'm so busy sometimes this can be a bit of a problem.... 
| jpterri wrote: |
| Trying to self-prescribe which vitamins we need in which amounts,- involves a guessing game. Whole food nutrition provides nutrients in the proper proportion, with a precision that has yet to be duplicated in the lab. I love vegetables, but I don't eat fruit. I found a convenient way to get 17 fruits, grains and veggies in me every day without camping out at the farmer's market. Even though I eat a healthy diet, like most people, I need help getting in the recommended fruits and vegetables that I need, and vitamins are no substitute. |
Generally milk is sufficient. But for protein and vitamin C use grains, legumes, tomatos, orange green vegetables.I take Bedoyecta because I need energy, but I feel same
I take vitamins if I feel I've been eating badly or have been eating an unbalanced diet. But as far as I'm aware your body does not absorb processed vitamins as easily as it does via food.
I take B-12 because vegetarians have no reliable source for the vitamin. Meat has the most B-12; there is not a sufficient amount in dairy products. So B-12 is essential for me.
| Drawingguy wrote: |
I mean, I'm sure that everyone, at one point or another, has tried the little flintstones shaped multivitamins, but how many of us still continue with any sort of vitamin supplement?
They're not FDA approved, not so much because they're dangerous, but because any benefits they have are based, perhaps, on tenuous claims. Regardless, many people still take these little pills because they feel that hey, it might not help me, but it sure can't hurt. I, myself, take a few every day- one for B, and one for C. But how many of you guys out there regularly take vitamins? And similarly, how many of you think that these vitamins actually do anything? |
I must say I am eternally confused about vitamins. If you look at the breakdown of the vitamins and so many grams of this and that and the other, and take so many of this that and the other, common sense to me says everyone is very unique, not only in their specific needs for any given vitamin, but also the way they absorb it. Factors such as when they take the vitamins, with what foods, their total lifestyle.
For me it is probably advisable to see a good naturopath, who is preferably also medically qualified, so that one can have the best of both worlds. Then have a whole battery of tests done to see exactly what one is short off. And to tackle health in a holistic way.
Think one has to be careful too, as some of the supplements can be harmful in certain circumstances, especially the B vitamins when taken in excess or in an imbalanced way. I think if you separate out the B vitamins it should preferably be done under the supervision not only of a medical practitioner, but one who is sincerely knowledgeable.
I agree with some of the postings here that some vitamins need to be taken sparingly instead of the recommended dosage of daily. Also what works today may be different tomorrow as is the case with foods, if one uses the same vitamins for a very long period of time they may either loose their effectiveness, or one may build up a resistance to some of the ingredients in it.i take womens one a day like every month because i forget to take it... i think my diet is good enough with out it but when i am like going away from home and if breakfast, lunch, and dinner is cup noodle, i make sure that i take it with me.
An adult really need to take vitamins and minerals. I do take a supplement because it's more safe tahn a medicine. It's a herbal made and really good for me and my health.
hemroid treatment lacto vegetarian Though I don't like it but I must use it due to some problem of my health.
