Do you think taking vitamins & minerals supplements does anything?

I asked my doctor and he said not much, and certainly not what marketing would have you believe, but he also said no harm in using basic vitamins if you feel better having taken them.

A health diet and exercise is all you need.

I take B and D vitamins regularly. I also add marine collagen to my coffee each morning.

I don’t look (or act) my age and I’m almost never sick so

As long as not taking mega doses, probably no harm.

There are solubility limits, etc with vitamins.

I take multi vitamin.
Maybe helps?
Can't hurt.
Try and eat balanced diet.

A handful of vitamins every day works for me.
D3,
E,
B12,
Glucosamine and Chondroitin combo
Fish Oil

I think yes. Not the same as getting them from food, and not all sources are the same IMO.

When you see people 100+ years old get asked in interviews what their secret is,

they NEVER talk about their vitamin regimine.

They are not replacements, they are just supplements. I think people want them to be some miracle boost and they simply supply a little extra to combat deficiencies.

Vit D is a good example - for generations now we have been getting less sunshine due to working indoors, sun block, avoiding the sun at certain times. Most people are walking around with less vit d than maybe 30 years ago.

A little D every other day could do you some good.

Yes.

But I make sure I use a methylated multivitamin.

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Methylation is a crucial biochemical process that occurs in every cell of the body. It plays an important role in various cellular functions. In the context of vitamins, "methylated" refers to nutrients that have undergone a chemical modification to be better absorbed and utilized by the body. Methylated vitamins are particularly important for individuals with the MTHFR mutation, as their bodies struggle to efficiently convert certain vitamins into their active forms.

Taking a methylated multivitamin is important because it “cancels out” the impaired conversion process caused by the MTHFR mutation. This, in turn, allows the body to directly utilize nutrients for critical cellular functions. Methylated vitamins for MTHFR are particularly important for supporting methylation pathways that are disrupted in individuals with the mutation.

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It is estimated that around 40% of the white and hispanic population has the MTHFR mutation. Why is this important? If you have this mutation, you cannot effectively breakdown Folic Acid (fortified and enriched foods are enhanced with folic acid). Your truck can't use crude oil, it needs a refined product, either gasoline or diesel.

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Homocysteine is a chemical in the blood. It is formed when the amino acid methionine, which is a building block of the proteins in our food and body, is naturally broken down (ie, metabolized) to be excreted in the urine (Figure). During this breakdown process, homocysteine can be recycled by our body to be reused to build other proteins. For this recycling, we need vitamins B12, B6, and folate. If a person is deficient in vitamin B12, B6, or folate, homocysteine cannot be efficiently recycled and therefore accumulates in the blood. Also, for recycling to be the most efficient, the enzyme methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) is needed. Inherited mutations in the gene that make the MTHFR enzyme can lead to an enzyme that is not optimally active and, consequently, may lead to elevated homocysteine levels. Mild to moderate homocysteine elevations are common; extremely high homocysteine elevations are uncommon

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