Thursday, November 1, 2018

Digest for misc.consumers.frugal-living@googlegroups.com - 10 updates in 1 topic

RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com>: Oct 26 08:06AM +0100

On 25/10/2018 19:26, ItsJoan NotJoann wrote:
>> (Aldi and Lidl), but here's an example:
 
>> https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/285513527
 
> That is NOT $1 per month.
 
Oops yes.
 
They are a lot cheaper in the Aldi/Lidl stores - can't remember exactly,
but the ones I bought recently are chewable cherry (for kids like me,
obviously) at <$2 for 30. I'm pretty sure the pill-form multivitamins
were about $1.
 
>> supplements rather than looking at the cause.
 
> If you are taking other prescriptions it's quite possible one of those is
> depleting your body of Vitamin D and potassium.
 
Yes - amlodopine in my case. I suspect there could be a link, but the
doctor won't be drawn.
 
--
Cheers, Rob
Dennis <dgw80@hotmail.com>: Oct 24 11:41AM -0700

On Mon, 22 Oct 2018 13:53:55 -0400, Michael Black <mblack@pubnix.net>
wrote:
 
>But yes, I don't reallly see much difference between taking a multivitamin
>and not taking it, but I probably eat healthier than when I was 19.
 
I don't notice any subjective difference when I take my prescribed
statin and when I don't. But my blood tests show a significant
difference in my cholesterol levels. (My doctor insists that the
difference is important to my long-term health, and since I'm paying
him for his advice, I tend to believe him.)
 
Dennis (evil)
--
My output is down, my income is up, I take a short position on the long bond and
my revenue stream has its own cash flow. -George Carlin
The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>: Oct 24 10:30AM -0700

On 10/24/2018 03:33 AM, RJH wrote:
 
>> Most recently, I've bought a house brand from a Canadian drugstore chain
>> that clearly is the same as a well known brand.
 
> Is there any regulation of internet drugs/supplements?
 
No, not at all. I suspect that if somebody complains that something
poisoned them some government agency would do some sort of
investigation, but that's just a suspicion based on hope :-(
 
> it's the real thing, though.
 
> Vitamins and other food supplements are readily available most retail
> outlets - and to my mind quite cheap (maybe $1/month)
 
I assume that Costco and Walmart do some sort of investigation of the
stuff that they put out under their own names.
 
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Cheers, Bev
It's not the speed that kills, it's the stopping.
RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com>: Oct 25 08:07AM +0100

On 24/10/2018 21:23, ItsJoan NotJoann wrote:
>> and Amazon, or from a local HFS or Vitamin Shoppe store.
 
>> Dee
 
> Oh please.
 
:-)
 
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Cheers, Rob
RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com>: Oct 24 11:33AM +0100

On 22/10/2018 18:53, Michael Black wrote:
> rush out to buy them immediately.
 
> Most recently, I've bought a house brand from a Canadian drugstore chain
> that clearly is the same as a well known brand.
 
Is there any regulation of internet drugs/supplements?
 
Here in the UK we're dissuaded on the basis that they could be any old
rat poison, and best buy through regulated outlets or via the doctor
(prescribed drugs are about $12US, or as much as you can eat for $110US
a year).
 
I've been buying Melatonin form the US for a while - never certain if
it's the real thing, though.
 
Vitamins and other food supplements are readily available most retail
outlets - and to my mind quite cheap (maybe $1/month)
 
 
--
Cheers, Rob
RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com>: Oct 25 08:06AM +0100

On 24/10/2018 21:20, ItsJoan NotJoann wrote:
>> outlets - and to my mind quite cheap (maybe $1/month)
 
>> Cheers, Rob
 
> Where are you buying vitamins for $1 per month????????????
 
Just about anywhere. I get them from a recent chain of discount stores
(Aldi and Lidl), but here's an example:
 
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/285513527
 
3 months for $4 - A Z Multivitamins + Minerals Food Supplement Specially
formulated to provide 24 essential nutrients with vitamins B1, B2 and B6
to help support energy levels
 
> But, unless you have a medical condition or are taking a medication that
> depletes your body of certain vitamins and minerals no healthy adult
> *needs* to take a daily vitamin.
 
Quite. Is why I'm annoyed that my doctor simply asks me to take
supplements rather than looking at the cause.
 
 
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Cheers, Rob
The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>: Oct 24 01:32PM -0700

On 10/24/2018 06:53 AM, Dee wrote:
> Natural Factors, Nature's Way, Natrol, Solgar, KAL, Twinlab, NOW, Life
> Extension, Source Naturals, etc. I buy mostly online from iHerb.com
> and Amazon, or from a local HFS or Vitamin Shoppe store.
 
And you always put the most expensive gas in your tank, right?
 
--
Cheers, Bev
"Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity
is not thus handicapped."
-- Elbert Hubbard, American author
RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com>: Oct 24 11:34AM +0100

On 22/10/2018 22:10, John Weiss wrote:
>> know any more about nutrition than anybody else.
 
> Then things have changed. My doctors are able to give me very specific
> recommendations on which vitamins I need to supplement.
 
I seem to have persistent vitamin D and potassium 'borderline' readings.
Doctor suggests foods rich in those - but I'd rather know the cause.
 
--
Cheers, Rob
The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>: Oct 24 01:29PM -0700

On 10/24/2018 12:57 PM, Dennis wrote:
>>stuff that they put out under their own names.
 
> Maybe. Costco was recently sued because their Kirkland fish oil
> capsules were found to contain half of the Omega 3 advertised.
 
Shit. You can't trust anyone any more :-(
 
 
--
Cheers, Bev
"Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity
is not thus handicapped."
-- Elbert Hubbard, American author
Dennis <dgw80@hotmail.com>: Oct 24 12:57PM -0700

On Wed, 24 Oct 2018 10:30:35 -0700, The Real Bev
 
>I assume that Costco and Walmart do some sort of investigation of the
>stuff that they put out under their own names.
 
Maybe. Costco was recently sued because their Kirkland fish oil
capsules were found to contain half of the Omega 3 advertised.
 
Dennis (evil)
--
I'm a hands-on, footloose, knee-jerk head case. -George Carlin
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