Frequency of taking supplements

T wrote:
> Eat a normal diet and forego the supplements?

This guy is one of those dorks who thinks because you get colored
urine, that the vitamins don't do any good. Well he's a fool. Proof you
ask? Ok. Take Glucosamine Chondroitin, and it will similarly color your
urine, but you still get the full effects of the supplements within.
Because you get discolored urine doesn't mean the supplement hasn't
done its job. I believe the discoloration is the excess your body
doesn't need, or the waste left over from your body processing it.
<whew> This non-troll stuff is tough, back to normal mode.
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mjoann wrote:
> Scorn B Woe wrote:
> >
> > T wrote:
> >
> >>Eat a normal diet and forego the supplements?
> >
> >
> > This guy is one of those dorks who thinks because you get colored
> > urine, that the vitamins don't do any good.
>
> Or maybe he knows that a nonnatural supplement is nowhere near as
> beneficial as it would be naturally occurring in the correct
proportions
> in real food?
>
> mjoann

I'm counting calories to lose weight. And it's working. Eating with a
500 calorie deficit per day, being 45 y/o, and exercising alot, (cardio
and weights) it's difficult or impossible for me to meet my nutritional
requirements through food alone. Hence the reason I'm taking
supplements.

For those who take the position that supplements are unnecessary,
that's your prerogative. Maybe I'll take that debate up with you in
another thread sometime in then future and learn something. But for now
I plan on continuing to take them. So I'd like to hear from the "pro
supplement" crowd and see if there's a simple answer to my question.
Which choice is the better one, A or B? Thanks.
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Alf Christophersen wrote:
> On 2 Apr 2005 07:03:53 -0800, starved RemoveThis @rock.com wrote:
>
> >A. Take a full dose of all supplements every other day.
> >
> >B. Take a half dose of all supplements every day.
>
> Eat fruits, vegetables and other stuff naturally containing them. Or
> grow themselves and freeze down what you do not eat daily
>
> Even in a balcony and windowsill you may grow lot of healthy
> vegetables

Maybe if you grow them yourself, but realistically not many people can
do that. Thru overfarming/soil erosion we have lost alot of nutrients
in our agriculture so supplementing with daily vitamins is just
covering all your nutritional needs IMHO. The OP mentions running a
caloric deficit,stressing his body/exercising and being a proponent of
vitamin supplementation, he didnt ask about foods, so no one really
answered his question. I would ask him what is he currently
taking/why/and to make sure he is not duplicating ingredients in his
current product choices because that is where you waste money.
Most vitamin and or mineral supplementation depends on daily doses,
spread out thruout the day, with or without food, and you reap the
benefits over time. Its like mutual funds for your body. A longterm
investment. Taking them every other day doesnt do that, neither does
taking 1/2 of them every day. You may just need to trim down what you
want to take versus what you can afford and add in the extras when you
have the cash. Shop around for the best quality and prices too.


<<joni>>
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mjoann wrote:
> Or maybe he knows that a nonnatural supplement is nowhere near as
> beneficial as it would be naturally occurring in the correct
proportions
> in real food?
>
> mjoann

True, but we aren't talking ideals. In an ideal world nobody would need
supplements, but as we all know it's not a perfect world, and we can't
all eat what we want when we need it.
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On 2 Apr 2005 07:10:03 -0800, "David Cohen" <sammiesdad.DeleteThis@gmail.com>
wrote:

>
>star...@rock.com wrote:
>> I take alot of vitamin and mineral supplements, but I'm on a budget
>and
>> need to stretch them out. What's the better choice, healthwise?
>>
>> A. Take a full dose of all supplements every other day.
>>
>> B. Take a half dose of all supplements every day.
>
>B.
>
>Due to the water soluble nutrients.
>

Since you seem to be looking for consensus here, I'll have to agree
with David and choose B.

As for those other people saying you should just eat a healthy diet,
that is certainly good advice, but no one eats healthy every day. I
think you should both supplement and try to eat healthy, getting a
wide variety of fruits and vegetables and animals.

-----------
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"And all this peace has been deceiving,
I need some wind to get me sailing"
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>Who told you to take them?>

The voices.
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David Cohen wrote:

> Of course. What the diet and running morons fail to understand is
that
> optimal levels of micronutrients, for optimal health and longevity,
can not
> be achieved with just "a healthy diet".

What the weightlifting morons fail to grasp is that if you don't want
the opinions of runners, you shouldn't crosspost to a running group.

(RR removed from groups)
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In article <1112454603.154531.62010.RemoveThis@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
"David Cohen" <sammiesdad.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote:

> star....RemoveThis@rock.com wrote:
> > I take alot of vitamin and mineral supplements, but I'm on a budget
> and
> > need to stretch them out. What's the better choice, healthwise?
> >
> > A. Take a full dose of all supplements every other day.
> >
> > B. Take a half dose of all supplements every day.
>
> B.
>
> Due to the water soluble nutrients.
>
> And get a second job, to afford more supplements. What are you? Lazy?
>
>
>
> David
>

He could also just be over-spending...
Supplements are affordable even on a tight budget if you know how to
shop.

What is he taking?
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson
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In article <1112460244.666417.139280.TakeThisOut@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
starved.TakeThisOut@rock.com wrote:

> mjoann wrote:
> > Scorn B Woe wrote:
> > >
> > > T wrote:
> > >
> > >>Eat a normal diet and forego the supplements?
> > >
> > >
> > > This guy is one of those dorks who thinks because you get colored
> > > urine, that the vitamins don't do any good.
> >
> > Or maybe he knows that a nonnatural supplement is nowhere near as
> > beneficial as it would be naturally occurring in the correct
> proportions
> > in real food?
> >
> > mjoann
>
> I'm counting calories to lose weight. And it's working. Eating with a
> 500 calorie deficit per day, being 45 y/o, and exercising alot, (cardio
> and weights) it's difficult or impossible for me to meet my nutritional
> requirements through food alone. Hence the reason I'm taking
> supplements.
>
> For those who take the position that supplements are unnecessary,
> that's your prerogative. Maybe I'll take that debate up with you in
> another thread sometime in then future and learn something. But for now
> I plan on continuing to take them. So I'd like to hear from the "pro
> supplement" crowd and see if there's a simple answer to my question.
> Which choice is the better one, A or B? Thanks.
>

I'd vote "B", but if you shop around for brands etc., you might find you
are overspending.

I use a lot of "Now" brand. It's a generic brand but I and many others
have found it to be excellent. I use their minerals and as many of the
other additional supplements I can find as available.

For the multi', "Solgar" was recommended to me by a doctor I know that
is heavily into nutrition and herbals.

When I compared it to others, it was higher in B-complex than just about
any other multi'. I supplement minerals separately.

Since B-vitamins are water soluble and are some of the more important
ones, that is one thing I look for when buying supplements.

Have you looked on line for supplement purchases? You can save 25% to
30% on name brands sometimes if you find the right company.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson
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starved.RemoveThis@rock.com wrote:
> I take alot of vitamin and mineral supplements, but I'm on a budget
> and need to stretch them out. What's the better choice, healthwise?
>
> A. Take a full dose of all supplements every other day.
>
> B. Take a half dose of all supplements every day.

Eat a normal diet and forego the supplements?
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"T" <nospamthanks@nowhere> wrote in message
news:424eb7f4$0$29922$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk...
> starved.TakeThisOut@rock.com wrote:
>> I take alot of vitamin and mineral supplements, but I'm on a budget
>> and need to stretch them out. What's the better choice, healthwise?
>>
>> A. Take a full dose of all supplements every other day.
>>
>> B. Take a half dose of all supplements every day.
>
> Eat a normal diet and forego the supplements?
>
>



Who told you to take them?
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In article <424eb7f4$0$29922$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk>,
"T" <nospamthanks@nowhere> wrote:

> starved DeleteThis @rock.com wrote:
> > I take alot of vitamin and mineral supplements, but I'm on a budget
> > and need to stretch them out. What's the better choice, healthwise?
> >
> > A. Take a full dose of all supplements every other day.
> >
> > B. Take a half dose of all supplements every day.
>
> Eat a normal diet and forego the supplements?
>
>
>

<snork> BWahahahahahahaaaaaa!!!

If you are to get enough "nutrition" in your diet simply from food,
you'd have to eat so much, you'll be a blimp in NO time!

Do some research. I have.

Supplementing is pretty much madatory nowadays!
Especially if one is weight lifting.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson
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