Post by melonie on Dec 26, 2013 13:16:48 GMT -5
I recently read an article that stated that taking multi-vitamins, mineral supplements or high dosages of a vitamin does little to nothing to help our bodies, and in some cases it does more harm than good. It mentioned something about how our bodies couldn't break down vitamins and use them, and that since our food sources are vitamin enriched, our diets do not lack in nutrients. So adding more to our bodies through supplement is a waste of time and money.
I can agree on some of this, but not all of this. If you're anemic, your body is lacking iron. So your dr. prescribes a supplement. So saying that out bodies can't break it down and utilize it, is false.
I can see how adding more of a vitamin can be detrimental, especially at high doses.
But to say that taking a multi-vitamin is a waste of time and money is going a bit far.
Especially considering the state of our diets today. Yeah, they're packed full of added vitamins, but I don't think a person living off of fast food is getting everything they need. How many of us know if we're lacking something to begin with?
I also wonder who paid the most for that article data to be researched.
The reason I bring this up is because of our dogs. We give them fish oil, glucosamine, sea kelp, coconut oil, acidolphus etc.
And I think a lot of us have seen results in our dogs issues. Since we can control our canines diets a lot better, we know what is going into them. Their dog food is supposed to contain all the nutrients they need. Yet we still have problems. Many of which the vets write out expensive prescriptions, shots, and over priced prescription dog foods. That's where we often start and eventually move on to supplements before we see results.
Through a good diet, preventative maintenance,and supplements, Winston doesn't have to be on temaril-p year round. I didn't have to keep giving Wrinkles so many different meds that I had a chart for them.
So I think to say that human consumption of supplements is a waste of time, is detrimental to even our canine friends. It's beneficial to big pharma who produce the medications that are prescribed to treat issues that arise from a lack of something or prevention in our diets, and that of our dogs.
(make sense?)
I've been thinking about this for a couple of weeks, and I just can't come to terms with it. lol
I won't stop treating my dogs, or stop taking a lot of vit. C or D and calcium.
I can agree on some of this, but not all of this. If you're anemic, your body is lacking iron. So your dr. prescribes a supplement. So saying that out bodies can't break it down and utilize it, is false.
I can see how adding more of a vitamin can be detrimental, especially at high doses.
But to say that taking a multi-vitamin is a waste of time and money is going a bit far.
Especially considering the state of our diets today. Yeah, they're packed full of added vitamins, but I don't think a person living off of fast food is getting everything they need. How many of us know if we're lacking something to begin with?
I also wonder who paid the most for that article data to be researched.
The reason I bring this up is because of our dogs. We give them fish oil, glucosamine, sea kelp, coconut oil, acidolphus etc.
And I think a lot of us have seen results in our dogs issues. Since we can control our canines diets a lot better, we know what is going into them. Their dog food is supposed to contain all the nutrients they need. Yet we still have problems. Many of which the vets write out expensive prescriptions, shots, and over priced prescription dog foods. That's where we often start and eventually move on to supplements before we see results.
Through a good diet, preventative maintenance,and supplements, Winston doesn't have to be on temaril-p year round. I didn't have to keep giving Wrinkles so many different meds that I had a chart for them.
So I think to say that human consumption of supplements is a waste of time, is detrimental to even our canine friends. It's beneficial to big pharma who produce the medications that are prescribed to treat issues that arise from a lack of something or prevention in our diets, and that of our dogs.
(make sense?)
I've been thinking about this for a couple of weeks, and I just can't come to terms with it. lol
I won't stop treating my dogs, or stop taking a lot of vit. C or D and calcium.