Re: novice - supplement question

[Guest guest]

: welcome to the group!!

You'll find that supplements are an issue upon which there is not unanimous

agreement. Some of us supplement heavily, others not.

I started out taking many supplements but now do not. I now take only

selenium (because I'm allergic to Brazil nuts - the richest selenium source)

and an iodine pill a couple of times a week; I depend on my food sources for

other nutrients. I get sick rarely, so I feel confident that this is

working for me. But others will no doubt tell of heavy supplement usage.

on 2/3/2003 12:43 AM, mrsancoleman <mrsancoleman@...> at

mrsancoleman@... wrote:

> Do I need to take any supplements if I eat a

> nutritionally dense diet, exercise regularly, and have no known

> ailments?

> Kind regards,

[Guest guest]

,

after five or 6 years of fairly heavy supplementation, I now use a

multivitamin daily, some additional b12, b6, and folacin per Dr.'s

suggestion to control unruly homocysteine levels (now well controlled),

and, because I am avoiding all but the smallest amount of animal protein in

the form of high fat fish (avoiding saturated fat, which accompanies animal

protein) I take additional epa/dha most days, but not on the days when I

eat fish. I also use a once a week supplement that includes selenium in a

modest amount, and saw palmetto for age-related benign prostate

hypertrophy. Note that these are for specific objectives and not for

general " if some is good, more is better " purposes.

I am not consistently a paragon for perfect eating, but my health is much

better than that of my contemporaries, who are also in their seventies.

Ed S.

----- Original Message -----

From: " Francesca Skelton " <fskelton@...>

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Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 5:28 AM

Subject: Re: [ ] novice - supplement question

> : welcome to the group!!

>

> You'll find that supplements are an issue upon which there is not

unanimous

> agreement. Some of us supplement heavily, others not.

>

> I started out taking many supplements but now do not. I now take only

> selenium (because I'm allergic to Brazil nuts - the richest selenium

source)

[Guest guest]

Thank you for your replies. They were very helpful to me.

Kind regards,

-- In , " Ed Sullivan " <Sully@i...>

wrote:

> ,

>

> after five or 6 years of fairly heavy supplementation, I now use a

> multivitamin daily, some additional b12, b6, and folacin per Dr.'s

> suggestion to control unruly homocysteine levels (now well

controlled),

> and, because I am avoiding all but the smallest amount of animal

protein in

> the form of high fat fish (avoiding saturated fat, which

accompanies animal

> protein) I take additional epa/dha most days, but not on the days

when I

> eat fish. I also use a once a week supplement that includes

selenium in a

> modest amount, and saw palmetto for age-related benign prostate

> hypertrophy. Note that these are for specific objectives and not

for

> general " if some is good, more is better " purposes.

> I am not consistently a paragon for perfect eating, but my health

is much

> better than that of my contemporaries, who are also in their

seventies.

>

> Ed S.

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: " Francesca Skelton " <fskelton@e...>

> < >

> Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 5:28 AM

> Subject: Re: [ ] novice - supplement question

>

>

> > : welcome to the group!!

> >

> > You'll find that supplements are an issue upon which there is not

> unanimous

> > agreement. Some of us supplement heavily, others not.

> >

> > I started out taking many supplements but now do not. I now

take only

> > selenium (because I'm allergic to Brazil nuts - the richest

selenium

> source)

[Guest guest]

> the form of high fat fish (avoiding saturated fat, which

> accompanies animal protein)

Hi Ed,

Given this viewpoint, some quality time with the educational

resources of westonaprice.org would be in order.

As for the general query about supplementation practices,

I take E and C, nothing else, no multi-supplements, etc,

although I'm currently contemplating a low-dose Mg supplement

as part of my anti-osteoporosis regimen. I try to get everything

necessary from food, absolutely none of which is fortified. I also

enjoy some cod liver oil everyday, which is somewhere in-between a

supplement and food.

Mike