| Q- What about vitamin and minerals. Do | | | | been people that have taken many |
| we get enough from our food or do we | | | | multiples of that like 25,000 |
| actually need to supplement? | | | | international units of that and there |
| A- It depends on where you are coming | | | | are health consequences for doing that. |
| from and what culture. Again if you get | | | | It comes down to someone not having a |
| variety in your diet there is probably | | | | balanced background and information to |
| no need for vitamin and mineral | | | | fall back on and they just do it because |
| supplement. | | | | they are naïve. You know it may start |
| Most people get enough variety in their | | | | out as a doubling of the recommended |
| diet so they don't need a supplement but | | | | daily allowance and they think, "well |
| there are exceptions to that rule. If | | | | I'm not seeing any results so I will |
| you are pregnant or lactating or if | | | | triple it." Some of the vitamin |
| there is some other need for vitamins | | | | companies that manufacture these are no |
| and minerals then it is probably a good | | | | help because they will introduce |
| idea. You kind of need to go off your | | | | products in the marketplace and where |
| doctors recommendations. | | | | one capsule will deliver a mega dose of |
| Q- Would age be a factor? | | | | the product it can be confusing to |
| A- Yes, there are quite a few areas | | | | people. You know if one is safe to take |
| where you may need a supplement. You | | | | then why are they marketing those |
| know supplements can be expensive. Some | | | | products in that amount in the first |
| may be dangerous. It depends on the | | | | place? |
| kind of vitamins and minerals you are | | | | It just gets to be like a power struggle |
| talking about. You know they break down | | | | even with the manufacturers of those |
| into water soluble and fat-soluble and | | | | products. People will think that if a |
| there are the vitamins they call oil | | | | little bit in a tablet is good then more |
| soluble. There are four of them, | | | | will be better and we go back to that |
| vitamins A, D, E, and K. Typically there | | | | philosophy well how much can we get for |
| is more concern with the oil soluble | | | | our dollar then we start to think in |
| vitamins because they are not excreted | | | | terms of mega dose amounts. |
| from your body, unlike the water soluble | | | | I don't understand that whole thought |
| vitamins like B and C, the excess will | | | | process. There are very well documented |
| get flushed but with the oil soluble | | | | cases of overdoses and the consequences |
| vitamins the excess is retained in your | | | | of taking too much of one vitamin and |
| body. | | | | minerals in the medical journals. It |
| That can get to be a problem if you are | | | | isn't a mystery it is out there and you |
| for some strange reason taking excessive | | | | just have to be careful. Most |
| amounts of let's say vitamin D for | | | | supplements if you will look on the |
| example. I think the recommendation is | | | | labels will tell you how much to take. |
| 400 international units. Well there have | | | | |