Frequency of taking supplements

David Cohen wrote:

Of course. What the diet and running morons fail to understand is
that
optimal levels of micronutrients, for optimal health and longevity,
can not
be achieved with just "a healthy diet".

What the weightlifting morons fail to grasp is that if you don't want
the opinions of runners, you shouldn't crosspost to a running group.

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wrote
David Cohen wrote:

Of course. What the diet and running morons fail to understand is
that
optimal levels of micronutrients, for optimal health and longevity,
can not
be achieved with just "a healthy diet".

What the weightlifting morons fail to grasp is that if you don't want
the opinions of runners, you shouldn't crosspost to a running group.

I want the opinion of the runners. Makes me feel superior, by comparison.

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RR added back in. I'd hate for you to miss my pithy comments.

David

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" wrote
"David Cohen" wrote:
wrote:
I take alot of vitamin and mineral supplements, but I'm on a budget
and
need to stretch them out. What's the better choice, healthwise?

A. Take a full dose of all supplements every other day.

B. Take a half dose of all supplements every day.

B.

Due to the water soluble nutrients.

And get a second job, to afford more supplements. What are you? Lazy?



He could also just be over-spending...
Supplements are affordable even on a tight budget if you know how to
shop.

This is true.

Trying to set a good example for joni?

David

"W3bTV D Z" wrote
wrote:
I take alot of vitamin and mineral supplements, but I'm on a budget and
need to stretch them out. What's the better choice, healthwise?

A. Take a full dose of all supplements every other day.

B. Take a half dose of all supplements every day.

I exercise alot but due to tight schedule can't afford to spend hours
in the gym every day. What's the better choice if I'd like to build
long lean muscles that are so much in vogue these days:

A. Do 10 min of bowflex every other day
B. Do 5 min of bowflex every day

You can start with either, but will need to go to less, less frequently, in
order to continue to make inroads into recovery ability. Soon, you'll only
need to do 5 seconds of Bowflex every other month.

David

wrote:

mjoann wrote:
Scorn B Woe wrote:

T wrote:

Eat a normal diet and forego the supplements?


This guy is one of those dorks who thinks because you get colored
urine, that the vitamins don't do any good.

Or maybe he knows that a nonnatural supplement is nowhere near as
beneficial as it would be naturally occurring in the correct
proportions
in real food?

mjoann

I'm counting calories to lose weight. And it's working. Eating with a
500 calorie deficit per day, being 45 y/o, and exercising alot, (cardio
and weights) it's difficult or impossible for me to meet my nutritional
requirements through food alone. Hence the reason I'm taking
supplements.

Not true. Eating a wide variety of fruits and vegetables
(complex carbs) should satisfy most nutritional needs and
reduce caloric intake. Add a few nuts, whole grains, skim
milk or yogurt etc., but no refined processed or fast foods
(simple carbs and fat.) In other words a largely vegetarian
diet of whole foods which also supplies a fair amount of
daily water needs.

For those who take the position that supplements are unnecessary,
that's your prerogative. Maybe I'll take that debate up with you in
another thread sometime in then future and learn something. But for now
I plan on continuing to take them. So I'd like to hear from the "pro
supplement" crowd and see if there's a simple answer to my question.
Which choice is the better one, A or B? Thanks.

B. taking excess suppliments or loading up on suppliments
(mega doses) is a bad idea plus wasteful, since your body
only excretes what it doesn't need. Besides what's a
"full dose"? There are only recommendations, and most
suppliments contain far more than people need in a single
dose -- even if their diet sucks. Most vitamins especially
in tab form are poorly absorbed, unlike the nutrients from
real food. Only occasionally do I take a multi cap; only
other suppliments I routinely take are C, E (250 mg/units
or less), plus calcium and magnesium (powdered.)

David Cohen wrote:

Of course. What the diet and running morons fail to understand is that
optimal levels of micronutrients, for optimal health and longevity, can not
be achieved with just "a healthy diet". To do so would require tens of
thousands of calories a day, or impossibly enormous volumes of food.


gee, I wonder what the human race did before
the modern suppliment industry...?

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
Supplementing is pretty much madatory nowadays!
Especially if one is weight lifting.

Yeah, don't forget that daily does of steroids...

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:

In article ,
mjoann wrote:

Scorn B Woe wrote:

T wrote:

Eat a normal diet and forego the supplements?


This guy is one of those dorks who thinks because you get colored
urine, that the vitamins don't do any good.

Or maybe he knows that a nonnatural supplement is nowhere near as
beneficial as it would be naturally occurring in the correct proportions
in real food?

mjoann


While that may be true, in order to get the daily amount of even just
B-vitamins from your food, you'd have to eat an impossible amount of
food!

And what "daily amount" is that? Whatever the government says?

David Cohen wrote in message
nk.net...


Of course. What the diet and running morons fail to understand

FWIW the diet morons haven't weighed in on this issue.

Died early

"Tom Phillips" wrote in message
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David Cohen wrote:

Of course. What the diet and running morons fail to understand is that
optimal levels of micronutrients, for optimal health and longevity, can
not
be achieved with just "a healthy diet". To do so would require tens of
thousands of calories a day, or impossibly enormous volumes of food.


gee, I wonder what the human race did before
the modern suppliment industry...?