Your Guide to Vitamins, Minerals and Other Health Supplements
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Contents:
- Why you probably need Supplements
- Basic vitamin supplements
- Emergen-C Supplements
- Healing with Supplements
- Supplements in the News
- Vitamin D - Recent deficiencies in the sunshine vitamin
- Buy Vitamin D supplements
- Ginger Tea for colds
- Immunity Boosters
- Echinacea for Winter Colds & Viruses
- Green Tea
- My Green Tea Recipe
- Books on Vitamins and Nutritional Supplements
- Great Supplement Deals on eBay
- Other stuff that's good for you
- What others are saying. . .
- Reader Feedback
Why you probably need Supplements
I believe there are two main factors:
1--The average diet in industrialized nations has deteriorated to one in which the main foods consumed are meat, dairy, and white starches like white bread, potatoes and white rice. Most of these foods contain little to no vitamins or minerals unless they are "enriched", which means supplements are added to the food (often to replace what was lost in processing.)
2-- Most of our produce is grown in depleted soil which means they lack the nutritional components they did in the past. Plus, they are further contaminated with pesticides and various other "bad for humans" stuff. So, even if you do include conventionally grown produce, it's not as good for you as it was thirty or forty years ago.
So, those are the major reasons I take a multivitamin/mineral every day.
Depending on your lifestyle --things like where you live, what you eat on a daily basis, your personal health history and genetic background, as well as how much exercise you get will all affect what particular supplements you need. But, for probably 99.9% of the population, a daily multi is essential and a start.
Basic vitamin supplements
The daily minimums for good health
For energy and vitality, try Vitamin B complex.
Vitamin C is great for immunity and speeds healing.
Try the Greens+ in addition to your multi if you don't get enough fruits & veggies in your diet.
B-Complex 50 S.R. Tabs, 100 ct.
B-Complex is essential if you are lagging in energy. Women especially need extra b vitamins, but they are good for anyone fatigued.
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Powerhouse Nutrition Multi Power Multivitamin/Multimineral, 90 Tablets
A powerful multiple vitamin ensures you get the bare minimums.
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Greens Plus
Vital nutrients to enhance your health. If you fall behind in getting the 5 to 9 servings of fruits & veggies per day, get some of this!
Amazon Price: (as of 12/28/2009)
One a Day - Women's Complete Multivitamin Multimineral Supplement Plus More - 250 Tablets
This is the multi I take daily, formulated for women.
Amazon Price: $20.38 (as of 12/28/2009)
Emergen-C Supplements
Emergen-c 36's raspberry 1000mg Vitamin C
Love this flavor! Good as a daily vitamin C supplement.
Amazon Price: (as of 12/28/2009)
Alacer Emergen-C Jr For Kid
Strawberry flavor is a kid's favorite. Excellent substitute for chewables.
Amazon Price: (as of 12/28/2009)
Healing with Supplements
- Info on Vitamin C from the Linus Pauling Institute
- Many have long believed the RDA for Vitamin C is too low. Read all about Vitamin C here. I have been taking Vitamin C supplements for years. My grandmother found Vitamin C really cut down on her respiratory infections, too.
- Fish Oil May Also be Good For Your Brain
- Fish oil, a great source of Omega-3's is gaining in popularity among the medical establishment. Read about it here. Good for your heart.
- Fish Oil and Heart Disease
- Fish oil is being recommended for heart health. Read here and ask your doctor about it.
Supplements in the News
- Fish Oil Supplements Help With Heart Failure - Yahoo! News
- SUNDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Daily supplements of omega-3
polyunsaturated fatty acids -- the kind found in fish oil -- reduced
deaths and hospitalizations of people with heart failure, an Italian study
found.
Vitamin D - Recent deficiencies in the sunshine vitamin
Do you need supplements or more time outside?
Vitamin D is synthesized in the skin when you are exposed to good old sunshine. This is not an excuse to slather on the baby oil and sunbathe, however!
You need only 15 minutes a day of sun exposure to make enough Vitamin D. So, while sunscreen is important, try having your morning coffee outside before you put on your sunscreen. Your bones will thank you for it (and support you longer!)
Buy Vitamin D supplements
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Ginger Tea for colds
When you get caught by one of the nasty little bugs going around, this helps
So, ginger tea is my own favorite homemade remedy. I'm just not making chicken soup when I feel this awful, but it works, too! I should freeze some, I guess.
Anyway, here's how to make ginger tea. It tastes good, feels great to a raw, painful throat and eases congestion, too.
Peel & chop a 1-inch piece of fresh ginger. (You can find it in the produce section of almost any grocery store, even the big box ones.)
Put the chopped ginger in a cup. Pour boiling water over it & let steep for about 10 minutes. Strain the tea into a new cup, add lemon and about a teaspoon of honey. Sip and enjoy.
I actually make this in bigger batches. Use a 2-inch piece of ginger and 4 to 6 cups of water. Put into a 2-quart saucepan, bring to a boil, cover, remove from heat and let steep for 10 minutes. Then, strain into a pitcher and store in the fridge. You can easily reheat by the cup in the microwave.
Immunity Boosters
Gojo Purell with Aloe 8 Oz.
I have this stuff everywhere. If you are in close contact with people, use it often. Keep one in the car, one by each sink, one at work and one in your purse or backpack.
Amazon Price: $2.98 (as of 12/28/2009)
Airborne- Effervescent Health Formula, 72 Tabs (2 Pack)
I swear by Airborne. Try it before you get sick, but also cuts a cold pretty fast. The basic orange flavor and pink grapefruit are my favorites. The secret is to use just a little water--two ounces or less.
Amazon Price: $37.95 (as of 12/28/2009)
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Celestial Seasonings Wellness Tea Echinacea Complete Care Tea, Tea Bags, 1.4-Ounce 20-Count Boxes (Pack of 6) [Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging]
Amazon Price: $22.34 (as of 12/28/2009)
Echinacea for Winter Colds & Viruses
L'il Critters Gummy Immune C Plus Echinacea, Dietary Supplement for Kids, 60-Count Bottles (Pack of 4)
For your little ones..
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Green Tea
PM All Natural China Lychee (Litchee) Black Tea Loose Whole Leaf Teas - 8.0 Oz
Amazon Price: $10.99 (as of 12/28/2009)
Joyce Chen 18-Ounce Japanese Tetsubin Cast-Iron Dragonfly, Green
Amazon Price: $85.99 (as of 12/28/2009)
Ujinotsuyu Japanese Green Tea - 2x 25 Tea Bags Value Pack (Kyushu Yo Sencha) - 2x 1.78 Oz
Amazon Price: $12.99 (as of 12/28/2009)
Mint Medley Herbal Bigelow Tea (03-0295) Category: Tea Service
Amazon Price: $20.49 (as of 12/28/2009)
My Green Tea Recipe
8 green or decaf green tea bags
2 mint tea bags
Sweetener to taste (I use 1 cup splenda)
Heat a small pan of water until it's almost, but not quite boiling. Remove from heat and add tea bags. Steep for 10 minutes.
Fill a one-gallon pitcher 2/3 full of cold water and add sweetener. When tea is steeped, add to pitcher, stir and add more water as needed to fill pitcher. Store in fridge and drink up!
Books on Vitamins and Nutritional Supplements
Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements
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The New Anti-Aging Revolution: Stopping the Clock for a Younger, Sexier, Happier You
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Vitamins and Minerals (Ask Dr. Weil)
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Earl Mindell's New Vitamin Bible
Amazon Price: $7.99 (as of 12/28/2009)
Great Supplement Deals on eBay
Be sure you only buy "NEW", sealed supplements from eBay and from reputable sellers (I look for tons of positive feedback and read the feedback!). That being said, I buy several supplements here because they are so much cheaper than I can buy locally. If the seller offers free shipping, even better! Oh, and make sure nothing you buy is beyond its expiration date.
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Vita Life Matcha (Green Tea Powder)
You know about green tea--here's an easy one.
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PM All Natural China Lychee (Litchee) Black Tea Loose Whole Leaf Teas - 8.0 Oz
I love this iced with a little mint and splenda.
Amazon Price: $10.99 (as of 12/28/2009)
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Reader Feedback
Do you take supplements? Why or why not?
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- Dr_Joe Dr_Joe Jul 22, 2008 @ 8:17 pm
- Very informative.
Great lens. Rated it 5 stars.
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