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Xolodno

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43. Folic Acid.

Sun Aug 12, 2018, 11:51 PM

Aug 2018

Wife was prescribed to take it....because her body doesn't create it naturally.

Aside from that, no other supplements in this house. Except St. Johns Wort for myself which I recently decided to try, not sure if its working. Been through a lot of emotional issues as of late, may have to ask for the serotonin meds.

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The multivitamin industry rakes in billions of dollars. [View all] SidDithers Aug 2018 OP

I think that the number of folks with vitamin D deficiency is very high. greymattermom Aug 2018 #1

I was just told Ohiogal Aug 2018 #3

Make sure it d with k . There are under the tongue tabs 1k-5k d&k lunasun Aug 2018 #28

How come? pnwmom Aug 2018 #38

If you take k food with d that would do it too. And if advised not to for a health reason then dont lunasun Aug 2018 #39

And a little sunlight will do a LOT more for that than an expensive pill. Nt Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2018 #6

That's why I only take it during the winter mythology Aug 2018 #21

As people age they lose some of their ability to synthesize vitamin D from sunlight. +50 lunasun Aug 2018 #30

My doctor tests vitamin D levels as part of the routine blood work during a physical tammywammy Aug 2018 #34

I am old and take RX Vitamin D. PufPuf23 Aug 2018 #55

I have never taken vitamins. hubby is a pharmacist and laughs at them... samnsara Aug 2018 #2

In my experience Ohiogal Aug 2018 #4

What a scam. kstewart33 Aug 2018 #5

I buy Giant brand multivitamins Freddie Aug 2018 #7

Same here, Walmart brand because I eat a lousy diet and the VA just prescribed me additional D. braddy Aug 2018 #11

I Have The Same Friend RobinA Aug 2018 #49

Testing has revealed some don't have any of the primary ingredient touted on label wishstar Aug 2018 #8

Most expensive urine in the world mcar Aug 2018 #9

Pretty color though bottomofthehill Aug 2018 #27

I keep forgetting to take the vitamin D I'm supposed to take weekly mcar Aug 2018 #36

I call BS. OhZone Aug 2018 #10

"Unless you have a defeciency"(sic) Major Nikon Aug 2018 #23

Agreed, it's one man who is big into social media and totally against anything alternative womanofthehills Aug 2018 #41

You know what they call alternative medicine that works? Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2018 #48

Sixty years of marketing. Scruffy1 Aug 2018 #12

It's not completely about deficiency - OhZone Aug 2018 #13

I used to take a multi every single day - never noticed a difference in energy or stamina Mr. Ected Aug 2018 #14

You want more energy? OhZone Aug 2018 #16

Bullshit in a bottle. Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2018 #22

You laugh but - OhZone Aug 2018 #26

Just don't take too much I thought one day I didn't have beets and had some twice by mistake lunasun Aug 2018 #31

Good advice! :) nt OhZone Aug 2018 #33

Also if you can afford it stay high end- because non GMO beets -if not plants sprayed with round up lunasun Aug 2018 #35

Did you seriously just link to mercola?... SidDithers Aug 2018 #56

AND the goverment National Center for Biology Information - OhZone Aug 2018 #57

Nope. Once you've gone mercola, you've lost all credibility... SidDithers Aug 2018 #58

Yeah sure. Ignore the NIH and tons of other references easily available OhZone Aug 2018 #59

If you link to mercola... SidDithers Aug 2018 #61

That's just silly and OhZone Aug 2018 #65

Why not just eat beets? Retrograde Aug 2018 #24

Yes, you can but - OhZone Aug 2018 #25

I take l'arginine, taurine, magnesium and juice beets to lower my blood pressure womanofthehills Aug 2018 #42

lol stonecutter357 Aug 2018 #51

I like the new "brain supplement" marybourg Aug 2018 #15

Yeah - OhZone Aug 2018 #18

Thank you!!! No one ever mentions that jellyfish don't have brains or a CNS NightWatcher Aug 2018 #20

Ginkgo RobinA Aug 2018 #50

My red blood count was low and I couldn't figure out why. phylny Aug 2018 #17

Cool! nt OhZone Aug 2018 #19

Let's see. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2018 #29

Lots of people have horrible diets or eat low quality foods womanofthehills Aug 2018 #46

Not just for deficiencies, but also for medical problems. Lisa0825 Aug 2018 #32

Yep. I take one for arthritis and one for ARMD.* trof Aug 2018 #63

One of mine is also for my eyes... Lisa0825 Aug 2018 #64

Three years ago my ophthalmologist told me to take magnesium and more Vitamin D pnwmom Aug 2018 #37

Vitamin D3 supplements saved my life think4yourself Aug 2018 #40

Folic Acid. Xolodno Aug 2018 #43

Taking folic acid while you are pregnant helps prevent birth defects of baby's brain & spinal cord womanofthehills Aug 2018 #45

Sad thing is... Xolodno Aug 2018 #47

There are lots of studies about niacin lowering cholesterol womanofthehills Aug 2018 #44

By the time a'clinically defined deficiency' is certified, empedocles Aug 2018 #52

Dr. Atkins zipplewrath Aug 2018 #53

Dr Atkins was a quack who suggested a VERY Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2018 #62

I'm skeptical about supplements in general Codeine Aug 2018 #54

I take no supplements whatsoever... Archae Aug 2018 #60

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