do you fellas take VITAMINS & MINERALS (actual vitamins & minerals)?

[deadz]

Douglas Labs puts out a great multi among other vits.

[deadz]

Multi
B-Complex
Fish oil
Coq10
Vit E
Red Yeast Rice, brought my total cholesterol down from the 220's to currently 152. Blood work to prove the efficacy.
Vit C
Glucosamine
Zinc
Vit D
Baby aspirin

Everything daily and consistently.

[The Abdominal Snoman]

80% of the vitamins and minerals out there that come from China contain lead. So not only are these vitamins a waste of money, they are in some cases killing you.

[MAXX]

retarded study. no conclusive on anything.

[Mr Nobody]

Whatever Goodrum takes I am going to take.

[ProudVirgin69]

You really taking 50K IU a day??

I take 20K units a day and that's fuckin high

  Are you monitoring blood levels neegull?  If so, where does that put you at?  That's a shitton (which I'm sure you know)

As for multis/synthetic vitamins, there's not much evidence that they help and a good amount of evidence that they may be detrimental to your health.

A juicer/vitamix is the way to go in my eyes, but a greens/superfood powder is a good start.  Maybe a low-dosed multimineral.

Whatever you do take, try and stay on the lower end of dosages.... far better to err on the side of too little

[tu_holmes]

Would definitely bank that Vitamin-C chick.

[Big Chiro Flex]

Are you monitoring blood levels neegull?  If so, where does that put you at?  That's a shitton (which I'm sure you know)

As for multis/synthetic vitamins, there's not much evidence that they help and a good amount of evidence that they may be detrimental to your health.

A juicer/vitamix is the way to go in my eyes, but a greens/superfood powder is a good start.  Maybe a low-dosed multimineral.

Whatever you do take, try and stay on the lower end of dosages.... far better to err on the side of too little

Yes I get a full metabolic analysis done every 6 months. 20k IU during winter months keeps me upper normal, which is exactly what I want my D levels to be.  I'm also 242lbs currently so my body requires a bit more than normal.  I drop down to about 5K in the spring summer months for obvious reasons.

I current smash the greens powders.

Wish I could afford to juice but I would spend so much fuckin money every week on fresh veggies, it's just too expensive at this phase of my life as a college student. But I will eventually, no doubt it's the superior option.

[Primemuscle]

Not sure how you guys think taking one of those tiny pills is going to replace eating a cup of blueberries, some apples, orange, some asparagus, kale etc..  Just eat good. very basic stuff.

Maybe it is because most people don't eat a cup of blueberries, some apples, an orange, some asparagus or kale, etc. everyday. BTW what is the mineral content of these foods?

In my opinion, multi-vitamins and mineral supplements are just cheap insurance that we are getting all that we need.

There was a time when only natural foods and no manufactured vitamins were available. In those times, the human lifespan was around 40 years. Speaking for myself, I am 20 years beyond that cut off date thanks to supplements.

[Primemuscle]

LOL! 

All AMA (American Medical Association) propaganda.

No problem with poison prescription meds... which kill hundreds of thousands of people every year.

No problem with prescription meds which....which save hundreds of thousands of lives every year.

[Kim Jong Bob]

You really taking 50K IU a day??

I take 20K units a day and that's fuckin high

lol no 5000, one zero to much but going to bump it up  my new d vitamin is 10000 each...20k seems quite much

[Big Chiro Flex]

lol no 5000, one zero to much but going to bump it up  my new d vitamin is 10000 each...20k seems quite much

Ahhh. 

[ProudVirgin69]

Yes I get a full metabolic analysis done every 6 months. 20k IU during winter months keeps me upper normal, which is exactly what I want my D levels to be.  I'm also 242lbs currently so my body requires a bit more than normal.  I drop down to about 5K in the spring summer months for obvious reasons.

I current smash the greens powders.

Wish I could afford to juice but I would spend so much fuckin money every week on fresh veggies, it's just too expensive at this phase of my life as a college student. But I will eventually, no doubt it's the superior option.

Wow no kidding... that's not unheard of though, some people need up to 100, 000iu/week so I'd believe it.  Crazy how low the RDA is compared to what some (most?) people need.

Bro, just toss greens (kale or spinach), half of a lemon, 2 stalk of celery, a carrot, ginger, half of an apple, a whole egg or two, and a scoop of protein powder/greek yogurt/liquid egg whites....or something like that.  The ingredients aren't important, just use a wide variety of veggies.  Juicing in the traditional sense is overrated.  Smoothies is the best option for maximum nutrient retention and absorption.  Cheaper & water too

[Big Chiro Flex]

Wow no kidding... that's not unheard of though, some people need up to 100, 000iu/week so I'd believe it.  Crazy how low the RDA is compared to what some (most?) people need.

Bro, just toss greens (kale or spinach), half of a lemon, 2 stalk of celery, a carrot, ginger, half of an apple, a whole egg or two, and a scoop of protein powder/greek yogurt/liquid egg whites....or something like that.  The ingredients aren't important, just use a wide variety of veggies.  Juicing in the traditional sense is overrated.  Smoothies is the best option for maximum nutrient retention and absorption.  Cheaper & water too

I may have to look Into the smoothie thing more. Why do you think it's superior to juicing, besides the added fiber?

Yeah RDA is a complete joke. They just raised vitamin D from 200 IU to 800iu. Yes they quadrupled it   Fuckin idiots. I think every person should be on 2000IU NO MATTER WHAT.

Remember this is the same Government preaching high carb diets full of pastas and breads,  and to stay away from fats. What a joke. Very hard to find good legitimate info out there.