Frequency of taking supplements

Quoted message said:

I take alot of vitamin and mineral supplements, but I'm on a budget

and

Quoted message said:

need to stretch them out. What's the better choice, healthwise?

A. Take a full dose of all supplements every other day.

B. Take a half dose of all supplements every day.

B.

Due to the water soluble nutrients.

And get a second job, to afford more supplements. What are you? Lazy?

🙂

David

Quoted message said:

I take alot of vitamin and mineral supplements, but I'm on a budget
and need to stretch them out. What's the better choice, healthwise?

A. Take a full dose of all supplements every other day.

B. Take a half dose of all supplements every day.

Eat a normal diet and forego the supplements?

"T" <nospamthanks@nowhere> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I take alot of vitamin and mineral supplements, but I'm on a budget
and need to stretch them out. What's the better choice, healthwise?

A. Take a full dose of all supplements every other day.

B. Take a half dose of all supplements every day.

Eat a normal diet and forego the supplements?

Who told you to take them?

Scorn B Woe said:

T said:

Eat a normal diet and forego the supplements?

This guy is one of those dorks who thinks because you get colored
urine, that the vitamins don't do any good.

Or maybe he knows that a nonnatural supplement is nowhere near as
beneficial as it would be naturally occurring in the correct proportions
in real food?

mjoann

mjoann said:

Scorn B Woe said:

T said:

Eat a normal diet and forego the supplements?

This guy is one of those dorks who thinks because you get colored
urine, that the vitamins don't do any good.

Or maybe he knows that a nonnatural supplement is nowhere near as
beneficial as it would be naturally occurring in the correct

proportions

Quoted message said:

in real food?

mjoann

I'm counting calories to lose weight. And it's working. Eating with a
500 calorie deficit per day, being 45 y/o, and exercising alot, (cardio
and weights) it's difficult or impossible for me to meet my nutritional
requirements through food alone. Hence the reason I'm taking
supplements.

For those who take the position that supplements are unnecessary,
that's your prerogative. Maybe I'll take that debate up with you in
another thread sometime in then future and learn something. But for now
I plan on continuing to take them. So I'd like to hear from the "pro
supplement" crowd and see if there's a simple answer to my question.
Which choice is the better one, A or B? Thanks.

Quoted message said:

A. Take a full dose of all supplements every other day.

B. Take a half dose of all supplements every day.

Eat fruits, vegetables and other stuff naturally containing them. Or
grow themselves and freeze down what you do not eat daily

Even in a balcony and windowsill you may grow lot of healthy
vegetables

Alf Christophersen said:

Quoted message said:

A. Take a full dose of all supplements every other day.

B. Take a half dose of all supplements every day.

Eat fruits, vegetables and other stuff naturally containing them. Or
grow themselves and freeze down what you do not eat daily

Even in a balcony and windowsill you may grow lot of healthy
vegetables

Maybe if you grow them yourself, but realistically not many people can
do that. Thru overfarming/soil erosion we have lost alot of nutrients
in our agriculture so supplementing with daily vitamins is just
covering all your nutritional needs IMHO. The OP mentions running a
caloric deficit,stressing his body/exercising and being a proponent of
vitamin supplementation, he didnt ask about foods, so no one really
answered his question. I would ask him what is he currently
taking/why/and to make sure he is not duplicating ingredients in his
current product choices because that is where you waste money.
Most vitamin and or mineral supplementation depends on daily doses,
spread out thruout the day, with or without food, and you reap the
benefits over time. Its like mutual funds for your body. A longterm
investment. Taking them every other day doesnt do that, neither does
taking 1/2 of them every day. You may just need to trim down what you
want to take versus what you can afford and add in the extras when you
have the cash. Shop around for the best quality and prices too.

<<joni>>

mjoann said:

Or maybe he knows that a nonnatural supplement is nowhere near as
beneficial as it would be naturally occurring in the correct

proportions

Quoted message said:

in real food?

mjoann

True, but we aren't talking ideals. In an ideal world nobody would need
supplements, but as we all know it's not a perfect world, and we can't
all eat what we want when we need it.

On 2 Apr 2005 07:10:03 -0800, "David Cohen" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I take alot of vitamin and mineral supplements, but I'm on a budget

and

Quoted message said:

need to stretch them out. What's the better choice, healthwise?

A. Take a full dose of all supplements every other day.

B. Take a half dose of all supplements every day.

B.

Due to the water soluble nutrients.

Since you seem to be looking for consensus here, I'll have to agree
with David and choose B.

As for those other people saying you should just eat a healthy diet,
that is certainly good advice, but no one eats healthy every day. I
think you should both supplement and try to eat healthy, getting a
wide variety of fruits and vegetables and animals.

-----------
Proton Soup

"And all this peace has been deceiving,
I need some wind to get me sailing"

In article <[email hidden]>,
"joni" <[email hidden]> writes:
[snip]

Quoted message said:

I would ask him what is he currently
taking/why/and to make sure he is not duplicating ingredients in his
current product choices because that is where you waste money.

A rational approach, IMO.

[snip]

Quoted message said:

You may just need to trim down what you
want to take versus what you can afford and add in the extras when you
have the cash.

[snip]

You have to be careful with this "none of the above" choice, too.
Some supplements will not be as effective as they might otherwise
be if certain other "enabler" vitamins/minerals/etc. are not in
adequate supply in the body.

--
Jim Seymour | "It is wrong always, everywhere and
WARNING: The "From:" address is a | for everyone to believe anything upon
spam trap. DON'T USE IT! Use: | insufficient evidence."
[email hidden] | - W. K. Clifford, ca. 1876

"Proton Soup" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

David Cohen said:

Quoted message said:

I take alot of vitamin and mineral supplements, but I'm on a budget

and

Quoted message said:

need to stretch them out. What's the better choice, healthwise?

A. Take a full dose of all supplements every other day.

B. Take a half dose of all supplements every day.

B.

Due to the water soluble nutrients.

Since you seem to be looking for consensus here, I'll have to agree
with David and choose B.

As for those other people saying you should just eat a healthy diet,
that is certainly good advice, but no one eats healthy every day. I
think you should both supplement and try to eat healthy, getting a
wide variety of fruits and vegetables and animals.

Of course. What the diet and running morons fail to understand is that
optimal levels of micronutrients, for optimal health and longevity, can not
be achieved with just "a healthy diet". To do so would require tens of
thousands of calories a day, or impossibly enormous volumes of food.

David

In article <[email hidden]>,

David Cohen said:

Quoted message said:

I take alot of vitamin and mineral supplements, but I'm on a budget

and

Quoted message said:

need to stretch them out. What's the better choice, healthwise?

A. Take a full dose of all supplements every other day.

B. Take a half dose of all supplements every day.

B.

Due to the water soluble nutrients.

And get a second job, to afford more supplements. What are you? Lazy?

🙂

David

He could also just be over-spending...
Supplements are affordable even on a tight budget if you know how to
shop.

What is he taking?
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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T' nospamthanks@nowhere said:

Quoted message said:

I take alot of vitamin and mineral supplements, but I'm on a budget
and need to stretch them out. What's the better choice, healthwise?

A. Take a full dose of all supplements every other day.

B. Take a half dose of all supplements every day.

Eat a normal diet and forego the supplements?

<snork> BWahahahahahahaaaaaa!!!

If you are to get enough "nutrition" in your diet simply from food,
you'd have to eat so much, you'll be a blimp in NO time!

Do some research. I have. ;-)

Supplementing is pretty much madatory nowadays!
Especially if one is weight lifting.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

Quoted message said:

Who told you to take them?>

The voices.

In article <[email hidden]>,

mjoann said:

Scorn B Woe said:

T said:

Eat a normal diet and forego the supplements?

This guy is one of those dorks who thinks because you get colored
urine, that the vitamins don't do any good.

Or maybe he knows that a nonnatural supplement is nowhere near as
beneficial as it would be naturally occurring in the correct proportions
in real food?

mjoann

While that may be true, in order to get the daily amount of even just
B-vitamins from your food, you'd have to eat an impossible amount of
food!

Milligram per milligram, supplements are CHEAPER and more efficient than
food!

C'mon folks! I know you know better than this!!!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

In article <[email hidden]>,

Quoted message said:

mjoann said:

Scorn B Woe said:

T wrote:

>Eat a normal diet and forego the supplements?

This guy is one of those dorks who thinks because you get colored
urine, that the vitamins don't do any good.

Or maybe he knows that a nonnatural supplement is nowhere near as
beneficial as it would be naturally occurring in the correct

proportions

Quoted message said:

in real food?

mjoann

I'm counting calories to lose weight. And it's working. Eating with a
500 calorie deficit per day, being 45 y/o, and exercising alot, (cardio
and weights) it's difficult or impossible for me to meet my nutritional
requirements through food alone. Hence the reason I'm taking
supplements.

For those who take the position that supplements are unnecessary,
that's your prerogative. Maybe I'll take that debate up with you in
another thread sometime in then future and learn something. But for now
I plan on continuing to take them. So I'd like to hear from the "pro
supplement" crowd and see if there's a simple answer to my question.
Which choice is the better one, A or B? Thanks.

I'd vote "B", but if you shop around for brands etc., you might find you
are overspending.

I use a lot of "Now" brand. It's a generic brand but I and many others
have found it to be excellent. I use their minerals and as many of the
other additional supplements I can find as available.

For the multi', "Solgar" was recommended to me by a doctor I know that
is heavily into nutrition and herbals.

When I compared it to others, it was higher in B-complex than just about
any other multi'. I supplement minerals separately.

Since B-vitamins are water soluble and are some of the more important
ones, that is one thing I look for when buying supplements.

Have you looked on line for supplement purchases? You can save 25% to
30% on name brands sometimes if you find the right company.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

<[email hidden]> wrote

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David Cohen said:

Of course. What the diet and running morons fail to understand is

that

Quoted message said:

optimal levels of micronutrients, for optimal health and longevity,

can not

Quoted message said:

be achieved with just "a healthy diet".

What the weightlifting morons fail to grasp is that if you don't want
the opinions of runners, you shouldn't crosspost to a running group.

I want the opinion of the runners. Makes me feel superior, by comparison.

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(RR removed from groups)

RR added back in. I'd hate for you to miss my pithy comments.

David

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

David Cohen said:

Quoted message said:

I take alot of vitamin and mineral supplements, but I'm on a budget

and

Quoted message said:

need to stretch them out. What's the better choice, healthwise?

A. Take a full dose of all supplements every other day.

B. Take a half dose of all supplements every day.

B.

Due to the water soluble nutrients.

And get a second job, to afford more supplements. What are you? Lazy?

🙂

He could also just be over-spending...
Supplements are affordable even on a tight budget if you know how to
shop.

This is true.

Trying to set a good example for <<joni>>?

David

"W3bTV D Z" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I take alot of vitamin and mineral supplements, but I'm on a budget and
need to stretch them out. What's the better choice, healthwise?

A. Take a full dose of all supplements every other day.

B. Take a half dose of all supplements every day.

I exercise alot but due to tight schedule can't afford to spend hours
in the gym every day. What's the better choice if I'd like to build
long lean muscles that are so much in vogue these days:

A. Do 10 min of bowflex every other day
B. Do 5 min of bowflex every day

You can start with either, but will need to go to less, less frequently, in
order to continue to make inroads into recovery ability. Soon, you'll only
need to do 5 seconds of Bowflex every other month.

David