I take C, E and a multi-vitamin. Very rarely do I get sick; 1-2 x in a 3 yr. period. Also, if I forget to take them, then I'm moving really slow and needing an afternoon nap.

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because every individual has different needs and reactions (food, medicines, etc), the more that it is important for one to know and understand his body needs, how his body functions/reacts, as well as to know and understand the different kinds and effects of food/nutrients, meds and the like before taking them. also, one should not depend only on what the doctors say. in short, be resourceful, get informed

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I don't take too many vitamins, but I drink soy milk and natural organic 100% juices, and fresh veggies. I know I'm lacking in vitamins, but everytime I start a regimin I start missing them and forgetting to take them everyday.I do try to eat healthly breads with vitamins and organic ingredients too.

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Actually it's a little scary what dangers lurk in our food these days. All kinds of nasty stuff from additives to growth hormones, pesticides and herbacides and even anti-biotics. So, yes maybe to vitamins, but then again, how have they been created???
Home grown veggies and fruits might be the only way one will know what is in them.

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I don't support Dr. Brent on this one. I think it is very important to follow a healthy diet with vitamins. There is so much information out there and you should certainly take the time to do some research. I take vitamins based on my health conditions and I notice the difference. Everybody is different and you may lose some money testing out the vitamins, but they are certainly better than lacking in nutrients or taking unnecessary prescriptions.

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[Oops...uh...I meant "we learn new things about nutrients all the time...]

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...Please note also that we learn about new nutrients all the time, and we can't necessarily predict every single thing we are going to need for survival and put it in a pill. Do the best you can to eat lots of colorful vegetables and fruits, especially the dark ones, and drink lots of clean water to keep away gallstones and kidney stones and help flush out water-soluble toxins. Eat what you consider to be a balanced diet. If you still don't feel quite right, consult a doctor and a licensed nutritionist.

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Some vitamin pill formulations don't break down in your digestive system and just end up in your septic tank, and the jury is still out on whether some vitamin supplements work for people who are not very deficient. Most excessive water-soluble vitamins just overtax your kidneys when they have to filter out the extra. But if you're going to take supplements, you should know that you can definitely take too much of a good thing. I haven't come across cases of bad things happening with large dose of C or B12, but large doses of some single B vitamins can cause nerve damage or heart destabilization. Overdoses of oil-soluble vitamins and some metals (minerals) can be especially dangerous, because they are stored in body fat or bones for a long time and cannot be flushed out with water. Vitamin A overdoses notably cause liver toxicity, and newcomers to Eskimo country who eat a slab of seal liver full of A, instead of a tiny nibble, die pretty fast. Vitamin E used to be overused because it was falsely promoted as an aphrodisiac, before much was known about it; but while tiny amounts of it from your food are helpful to some body systems and can help prevent cancer, a link has been shown between taking more than 200 IU of E a day and heart disease. ...

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When I take a nutrient, I follow the safety info and best advice from REAL health resources. I only continue taking it if I can feel a big improvement in my health.

My natural doctor said my great diet should be enough, so I should get off vitamins. I tried that. After two days without my vitamins, I was lethargic and could not function at all. My doctor said to get back on the vitamins. I started moving again.

My best friend was taking blood pressure meds for years. A year after starting minerals and vitamins, she no longer needs her BP meds according to her doctor.

My 86-year-old dad fell and was taken to the hospital. My dad was groggy and talking nonsense even though he did not hit his head. The hospital forbade anything they did not prescribe. They kept adding on blood pressure medicines, and said they would always be needed. I was told he would need constant care at home and that his condition was likely permanent. At the rehab center he was little better. A week later we got permission to add the vitamins back in. Within 2 days after starting the vitamins, he was sharp as a tack and trying to reorganize the entire place. His added blood pressure meds were discontinued. He admitted he was taking far fewer vitamins before his fall. He goes home next week with full permission to live on his own.

Make sure your doctor knows ALL nutrients you are taking. Some like fish oil must be stopped before surgery. Some interact with prescriptions meds.

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Thanks for the Info. I take a multi-vitamin and several supplements every day along with the meds that the Dr. has prescibed and I feel pretty good most days. My Dad used to go by the Vitamin Bible for years and I truely believe that if not for all the vitamins he has taken and supplements he would not be with us today.

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