Posted by bleauberry on February 17, 2009, at 17:43:18
In reply to Start Questioning Vitamins?, posted by Neal on February 16, 2009, at 23:13:18
Nothing beats well chosen foods every time one eats. I think civilized society has become so lazy in their pizzas, burgers, and sodas, they forgot how incredibly important it is to have every day and practically every meal, things such as greens (romaine, green leaf, parsley, peppers), oranges (peppers, carrots), reds (peppers, red leafs, tomatoes), yellows (peppers, squashes, fruits especially blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, cranberries, apples, oranges, grapes, and lean meats of chicken and beef, and for grains choose only whole unrefined grains. And nuts, either walnuts, brazil nuts, or almonds, or all 3. Seeds such as roasted pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds. Omega3 fatty acids from either ground-up flax on meals or flax oil. And chocolate, yes, chocolate. Dark chocolate that is, only dark chocolate.
At the very least, people should be adding a little pizza or burger or fries to the above stuff, rather than the other way around. If the above stuff was 80% of what someone ate, they would have more than enough of vitamins and minerals. Better yet, they are not chemically refined vitamins. Studies are showing that natural vitamin C from food works a lot better and a lot different than manufactured vitamin C in a pill. I don't think we have the wisdom at this time to figure out all the intricate things within foods. I don't think it is wise to isolate one single molecule and ignore all the others it originally came with.
I take zero vitamins or minerals. My doctor recently tested me for all that stuff, and a bunch of other stuff. Basically my diet is close to what is described above. Results, excellent levels of everything across the board except for two...B12 is on the low side, D is on the low side. So I gotta work on those.
I did take high dose vitamins for years. Honestly, I never got any benefit I could feel. I actually felt a little better when I stopped them. So did my wallet. Foods have so much more good stuff in them than pills.
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