- Multi-vitamins - 11 Updates
| 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 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 |
| Dee <d@d.d>: Oct 24 01:53PM ggggg9271@gmail.com wrote in news:b5ab09c9-f9b4-4ebe-877d-c97f5101c189 > Recommendations? A long time ago I took a Natrol multi, but now I take supplements individually. A multi is not tailored to your individual needs, and may have stuff in amounts that you don't want or need. However, it may be better than nothing at all, and is cheap insurance. Grocery-store vitamins tend to be in forms that are not absorbed or utilized well by the body, while higher quality vitamins will be in more absorbable and usable forms. And different forms can have different therapeutic uses, as well. I have taken supplements for over 25 years. I recommend buying only established Health Food Store brands, such as Country Life, Solaray, 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. Dee |
| 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. -- Cheers, Bev It's not the speed that kills, it's the stopping. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ItsJoan NotJoann <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net>: Oct 24 01:20PM -0700 On Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at 5:33:19 AM UTC-5, RJH wrote: > Vitamins and other food supplements are readily available most retail > outlets - and to my mind quite cheap (maybe $1/month) > Cheers, Rob Where are you buying vitamins for $1 per month???????????? 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. |
| ItsJoan NotJoann <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net>: Oct 24 01:23PM -0700 On Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at 8:53:17 AM UTC-5, Dee wrote: > utilized well by the body, while higher quality vitamins will be in > more absorbable and usable forms. And different forms can have > different therapeutic uses, as well. Who told you that? > Extension, Source Naturals, etc. I buy mostly online from iHerb.com > and Amazon, or from a local HFS or Vitamin Shoppe store. > Dee Oh please. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ItsJoan NotJoann <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net>: Oct 24 04:29PM -0700 On Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at 3:32:08 PM UTC-5, The Real Bev wrote: > > 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? *SNORT* |
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