Do you take a daily multivitamin?

Bride2012

Does drinking a berocca after a lash of drink to prevent a hangover count? Magic stuff!!

opinion guy

Jimoslimos wrote: »

Very true, I think this all started because a famous chemist, Linus Pauling - probably the greatest in the 20th century, extolled its virtues. Vit C is essential alright unless you want to suffer from scurvy* me maties, but immune benefits and curing/preventing colds & flu is complete bunkum.

Goes to show that scientists, no matter how famous, should always have their work and ideas critically examined.

*The fact that scurvy is extremely rare these days would indicate that people receive enough vitamin C in their diet already.

stupidusername wrote: »

Though I didn't actually say Vitamin C does nothing, more specifically I didn't say that it has nothing to do with the immune system. I said supposedly it doesn't.

but anyway, with a simple google search...the Mayo Clinic have said it's very much not proven that vitamin c has any significant effect on the immune system

See its not so simple. Pauling, who had 2 nobel prizes, used to take 20g a day of the stuff apparently - which you can't do orally you have to take it IV. Most if not all studies done on vit c are done a doses of 50mg or 500mg - much lower range. As to whether taking 2/3/4/5 g a day - noone knows cause the studies haven't been done.

Gummy Panda wrote: »

I use vit c for diuretic effect. 3 grams is usually enough.

Vit c is not diuretic - it is however a laxative...which is why you can't take in 20g a day orally

perri winkles

preddy wrote: »

This the "proper" Manuka Honey from NZ? the €12 one?

Im on Green Tea capsules
and Cod liver oil cos I dont eat fish

Yep that's the one. I know it is quite expensive but I do feel it's definitely worth it. Like clockworkI would be sick at the same times every year. Since taking the honey I haven't had anything not even a sniffle!
The honey is a lot cheaper then Antibiotics

cade

I was drinking Kelkin multivitamin drink a while ago, really tasty stuff. Nowadays though I just take a cod liver oil tablet with multivitamins.

Unless it's in a stir fry I generally hate the taste of vegetables so my diet probably isn't that great, well I can handle spuds, peas and carrots ok.

Gummy Panda

opinion guy wrote: »

Gummy Panda wrote: »

I use vit c for diuretic effect. 3 grams is usually enough.

Vit c is not diuretic - it is however a laxative...which is why you can't take in 20g a day orally

I thought it was mild diuretic especially considering its used in sports to help drop water weigh before weigh in.

Here is a study

opinion guy

Gummy Panda wrote: »

I thought it was mild diuretic especially considering its used in sports to help drop water weigh before weigh in.

Here is a study

JAYSUS 1936 !!!! How did you even find this ?

Well some googling of more modern stuff shows you may be right. I've never heard this before I must say but frequently hear about it having a laxative effect . What I do notice a diuretic effect from myself is B vitamins when I take a B vitamin complex(I think B6 does it specfiically)

Dravokivich

sunflower27 wrote: »

Am I the only one that thought Teddy's posts about the weight loss pill was a joke?

I thought it was a joke. So I responded with a joke. Not too sure now though, if his was intended to be.

Cheeky_gal wrote: »

Eh why is everyone liking those two vegetarian comments on page 1? I don't understand

They indicated a vegitarian diet isn't a full diet if you need to supplement it with pills because you're not eating meat. Which is kinda very fúcking funny.

Tar.Aldarion

I don't think they were even as advanced as that, i believe they were more like 'MEAT LOL'.

Peanut

Another reason against assuming that vitamins & minerals in pill format will necessarily have the same effect as those obtained from food.

Calcium pills pose 'heart risk'

People who take calcium supplements could be increasing their risk of having a heart attack, according to researchers in Germany.
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The researchers at the German Cancer Research Centre, in Heidelberg, followed 23,980 people for more than a decade.
They compared the number of heart attacks in people who were taking calcium supplements with those who did not.
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There were 851 heart attacks among the 15,959 people who did not take any supplements at all. However, people taking calcium supplements were 86% more likely to have had a heart attack during the study.

The researchers said that heart attacks "might be substantially increased by taking calcium supplements" and that they "should be taken with caution".

danslevent

I take a Centrum and a cod liver oil tablet most days.

ian87

Since I started taking Lysine I rarely get a coldsore. Used to appear like clockwork after a heavy night out or a bit of stress. If they do think about appearing I take a 1000mg lysine every few hours and they fade away before breaking out.. Magic stuff..