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In reply to the discussion: The dismal news about supplements. Why bother? [View all]SheilaT
(23,156 posts)33. I do not understand why so many are convinced that they need to take vitamins.
If our diets were always so awful, then how did the world's population ever make it to seven billion?
Of course, so many in this country eat absolute crap, so perhaps they really do need vitamins. Me, I do a lot of cooking from scratch. I don't drink soft drinks, diet or regular. While I don't raise vegetables in my back yard, I try to purchase the basics.
Oddly enough, I'm the healthiest person I know. I refuse to buy into the bullshit of needing to take vitamins or that everyone is lactose or gluten intolerant. I can touch my toes and do a headstand at age 65. Gasp!
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WebMD and the Mayo Clinic websites actually do cover lots of supplements, dosage, side effects,
djean111
Nov 2013
#4
What I'm relying on is thousands of years of proven efficacy. Not the dubious claims of
IrishAyes
Nov 2013
#20
You might be glad to know that hemp seeds offer a higher concentration of D3 than most other
IrishAyes
Nov 2013
#25
People unable to buy or grow, prepare, and eat whole foods for whatever reason really do
IrishAyes
Nov 2013
#6
Contrary to what you'll hear some so-called experts say, many herbals from trustworthy
IrishAyes
Nov 2013
#13