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