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"and about the melanoma you ok now?"

yah it's all good for now. evidently growing up in south florida with a convertible, a boat and fair skin doesn't work out so well. had it ~5 years ago and it hasn't came back so i'm mostly in the clear.

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"I get nauseated trying to swallow the damn horse pill. Just the smell of the pill can get me going."

theres some soft gel multis out there...i'm a big fan of these: http://www.country-life.com/moreinfo.cfm?Category=8&Product_ID=116

7/12/2011 10:37:04 AM

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"so we take vitamins on candy days..."

are you 12?

7/12/2011 10:37:16 AM

But that's my point. There are women all over the world with zero access to vitamin pills, that have perfectly healthy babies without taking vitamin supplements. And in some countries, although they have access to multivitamins, people don't take them unless they're elderly. They have healthy babies too. Hell, look at women in this country who either can't afford vitamins or don't know their pregnant right away, and they have healthy babies too. So if you're eating a healthy, well-balanced diet, there shouldn't be a need for a multivitamin pill.

7/12/2011 10:37:58 AM

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"^^are you telling me not to take vitamins with those? any reason? "

Vitamins A, D, E, and K are fat soluble and build up in the system easily. If you're getting in a healthy diet and supplementing on top of that with multivitamins high in A, D, E, and K, then you can build up dangerously high levels in the body that will make you sick.

7/12/2011 10:40:58 AM

NTDs are found internationally... They're one of the most common birth defects worldwide

(FWIW, I'm not arguing people should take a multivitamin, just folic acid. Im not even going to pretend I have read up on the benefits of multivitamins)

[Edited on July 12, 2011 at 10:42 AM. Reason : .]

7/12/2011 10:41:00 AM

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"NTDs are found internationally... They're one of the most common birth defects worldwide"

And I'd bet a million lafta dollars that these were mothers that suffered from malnutrition during the pregnancy, not that they were getting plenty of food in a well-balanced diet.

7/12/2011 10:45:07 AM

That's what I'm trying to say though, you can find NTDs anywhere and different types are more frequent in different areas of the world. It's not just environmental factors that matter, because you also need genetic factors. The folic acid helps you prevent them in a major way (taking that 400mcg for 3 months prior to conception decreases your risk of having a child with an NTD by 70%). And even if someone does have a healthy diet, they might not be a fan of healthy foods more likely to have it (like avocados and lentils, etc). NTDs have been around forever and now people are just trying to lower the frequency.. Nothing wrong with that! (Especially when you consider anencephaly, exencephaly.. )

[Edited on July 12, 2011 at 10:53 AM. Reason : .]

7/12/2011 10:52:04 AM

The only time I take one of these is on days when I know I just didn't eat anything good for me.

7/12/2011 10:53:23 AM

Oh I agree, if you're at risk go for it. It just makes me mad when I read these articles in froo froo magazines about how you basically have to be rich to be pregnant because OMG if you can't afford all this expensive shit you will be a horrible mother.

That said, I use coupons to get free vitamins and pop them whenever I remember to, which isn't very often

[Edited on July 12, 2011 at 10:54 AM. Reason : a]

7/12/2011 10:53:52 AM

Oh, no, I don't think you have to be rich... I think folic acid is pretty cheap by itself, yes? I'm also all for educational programs to point out foods people wouldn't think of if they're not going to want to take the vitamin

But I do wish more women knew when to take it... Starting when you find out you're pregnant is not ideal at all

7/12/2011 10:55:48 AM

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"Vitamins A, D, E, and K are fat soluble and build up in the system easily. If you're getting in a healthy diet and supplementing on top of that with multivitamins high in A, D, E, and K, then you can build up dangerously high levels in the body that will make you sick."

i know this.
very well actually.

i'm not just popping a multi and calling it healthy y'all.

i eat healthy.
and i do NOT get my recommended daily intake most (5-7) days out of the week.
therefore i take them.



[Edited on July 12, 2011 at 11:54 AM. Reason : gyuhguh]

7/12/2011 11:50:08 AM

2 page multi-vitamin thread cant be good!

7/12/2011 11:50:58 AM

Not sure what kind of multi you're taking.....but I must recommend optimum nutrition opti-women(for you)
Optimen and optiwomen is the most complete multi available today, including micros and veg nutrients.
In the morning I take fish oil, optimens, glucosamine liquid (my joints are fucked) and protein...I normally wake up with an upset stomach...so if anything, the downng of shake and vits make me feel better.
Recently changed my diet and exercise a LOT and I feel better than I ever have!
Hope you figure out what's causing your stomach probs..good luck!

7/12/2011 12:57:51 PM

So what multi are people taking now? I actually took what the user above me suggested for past few years(optimen), but feel like with my diet i am ingesting too much vitamin a and a few other nutrients.

11/12/2021 4:25:45 PM

SARM RD-140

11/12/2021 6:57:05 PM

CVS or Walmart store brands of Centrum.

11/12/2021 7:07:48 PM

Ivermectin

11/12/2021 9:41:25 PM

I expected better out of you twister of the trees

11/12/2021 10:40:54 PM

i just take some random grocery store shit, every week or two when i remember

11/13/2021 12:02:20 AM

Member when 04 lakers were supposed to win against pistons? I member

[Edited on November 13, 2021 at 1:09 AM. Reason : 4 peat member?]

11/13/2021 1:08:32 AM

any Kobe GOAT discussion should be put to bed by that series

11/13/2021 1:12:42 AM

Tbf did he not have katelyn faber stuff going on at the time?

11/13/2021 1:15:59 AM

There is almost no evidence for the benefit of multivitamin supplements; in fact, many studies show harm.

However, studies do show benefits for certain vitamins/minerals when taken individually, specifically D and B12, which is what I take.

11/13/2021 1:43:43 AM

I know I do not eat a balanced diet, so seems like a good hedge.

11/13/2021 4:27:40 AM

I drink a pretty killer homemade green shake about 4-5 days a week. With all the veggies, I am worried if i take something like optimen, i am getting too many of certain vitamins. Kinda of just want some weak sauce “one a day” brand vitamin etc, but then worried I might get too few of a few nutrients my green shakes don’t have

11/13/2021 9:56:12 PM

i started takin D, C and zinc cause the Ro be out there and havent even got a cold for over a year

11/15/2021 6:43:40 PM

^4 Fish oil, supplement not a vitamin but still, is pretty universally accepted as well.

11/16/2021 8:47:05 AM