Taking vitamins with a healthy/well balanced diet

[BarbieBF]

Continuing the discussion from Do vitamin supplements really work:

@Wave

They say that if you are eating healthy/well balanced diet - taking vitamins are not necessary. With that said, I take a multi vitamin in the morning, first thing. I eat well, but I take a multi vitamin any way, out of habit.
I dont know if its necessary, but I take it regardless. I do think that people afflicted with schizophrenia and bipolar etc.. can benefit from taking fish oil capsules - especially EPA. I take prescription strength fish oil - Lovaza for high triglycerides but I am sure it is benefiting me in other areas.
Taking vitamins/supplements instead of proper medications is always a dumb idea

I didn’t want to interfere with the original thread. As Wave says: Taking vitamins/supplements instead of proper medications is always a dumb idea.

I wanted to expand on this thought though. Taking vitamins and supplements, I think, should be considered as a form of physical well-being. I don’t think very many people actually get the nutrition they need by food alone. Check out the below diagram on what is needed daily to get the nutrition we need.

[Jayster]

I go to a Ph. D. who specializes in Over The Counter supplementation. He says, for one thing, the medicines I take are toxic, and I need super nutrition just to detox from them.

Jayster

[darksith]

instead of meds i do vitamins in high doses…for me it takes the edge of …for a while.
organic food.
no colours…etc…
but i have a very strict food intake, not for everyone.
take care