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