Vitamins: Do you think they help a lot? What do you take?

D in mega doses per my dr.

Multivitamin pills don't do anything- pure placebo effect. The concentration of vitamins in pills like that are too great for the body to absorb anything significant- you're just buying green-pee-pills.


IDK about things like fish oil pills and vinegar pills, I'd imagine those are more effective though.

i take centrum performance.. i actually can tell if i miss a day, but i think its because of the ginseng thats in or whatever to give me energy in the mornings

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Multivitamin pills don't do anything- pure placebo effect. The concentration of vitamins in pills like that are too great for the body to absorb anything significant- you're just buying green-pee-pills.

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Is this for sure true? Can you prove with a credible link or anything that this is true?

Be careful taking too many vitamins.

They can cause kidney stones to build up in your system.

One of the worst kind of pain I ever went through.

I take BB.com's Multicore. It's 4 pills + a fish oil pill all in an individual packet.

Vitamin A 3,500 IU 70%
100% as beta-carotene with mixed carotenoids
Vitamin C (As Ascorbic Acid) 500 mg 833%
Vitamin D (As Cholecalciferol) 2,000 IU 500%
Vitamin E (As Dl-Alpha-Tocopheryl Accetate) 50 IU 167%
Vitamin K [As Phytonadione (K1) And Menaquinone-7 (K2)] 80 mcg 100%
Thiamin (As Thiamin Mononitrate) 10 mg 667%
Riboflavin 10 mg 588%
Niacin (As Niacinamide And Niacin) 30 mg 150%
Vitamin B6 (As Pyridoxine Hcl) 10 mg 500%
Folate (As Folic Acid) 400 mcg 100%
Vitamin B12 (As Methylcobalamin) 500 mcg 8,333%
Biotin 300 mcg 100%
Pantothenic Acid (As D-Calcium Pantothenate) 25 mg 250%
Calcium (As Calcium Carbonate) 350 mg 35%
Iodine (From Kelp) 150 mcg 100%
Magnesium (As Magnesium Oxide) 150 mg 38%
Zinc (As Zinc Citrate) 15 mg 100%
Selenium (As Selenomethionine) 100 mcg 143%
Copper (As Copper Gluconate) 1 mg 50%
Manganese (As Manganese Gluconate) 2 mg 100%
Chromium 120 mcg 100%
(As Chromium Nicotinate Glycinate Chelate) (TRAACS®)
Molybdenum (Molybdenum Chelate) 75 mcg 100%
Sodium 10 mg <1%
Potassium (As Potassium Chloride) 99 mg 3%
Total Fish Oil 1,250 mg †
Omega - 3 fatty acids 800 mg
EPA - eicosapentaenoic acid 390 mg
DHA - docosahexaenoic acid 300 mg
Boron (as boron chelate) 500 mcg †
Pre- & Pro- Biotic Blend: 200 mg †
Fructo-Oligosaccharides And Bacillus Coagulans (300 Million CFU)
Vegetable Sterols, Including: 550 mg †
40-58% Beta-Sitosterol
20-30% Campasterol
14-22% Stigmasterol
Milk Thistle Seed Extract (80% Silymarin) 250 mg †
Lutein (Lutemax 2020®) 10 mg †
Zeaxanthin (Lutemax 2020®) 2 mg †
Oxxynea® Proprietary Blend Of 22 Fruits And Veggies (5,000 ORAC)

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I feel like I am typically in a better mood throughout the day when I take this. Placebo? Possibly. But if I feel better, I'll take it.

I saw some pretty convincing literature recently on how multi-vitamins are legitimately not a good thing for us as daily meds. Let me try to go find that link.

I do feel like the whole omega fatty acid things are solid.

I've seen a study that suggested that fish oil didn't do much either. Saw it on the American Heart Association's website a couple years ago.

Oh, and most of the fish oil supplements are crap. When I was taking it I did research and felt that Nordic Naturals liquid was the best over the counter.

I have a vitamin everyday, it's called a steak.

In med school, talking vitamins and such, someone asks the professor if he takes vitamins. Professors says yes. Guy asks, "well then, you must believe in them". Professor says not at all, it just makes your pee expensive. Guy asks why he takes them. Professor says, my wife buys them, so I do it to for peaceful tranquility.

Basically, for all but the A, D, E, and K vitamins, your body is going to pee out what it doesn't need. Many of the ingredients are way above what we need for daily intake. For the fat-soluble vitamins (A/D/E/K), your body will absorb all or most of them. They are stored in fat. It's not a big problem usually, but you can get too much of these. For instance, too much Vitamin A will cause eye sight problems, liver toxicity, dry skin, mouth sores, and increased brain pressure. Vitamin D will cause you to have too much calcium, which will lead to kidney stones, constipation, abdominal pain with nausea and vomiting, and psychoses.

Vitamin D/E/K overdoses are rare and require mega-doses, but it can happen.