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DO YOU TAKE VITAMINS?

sarahpanda — Wed, 30 May 2018 10:51:28 GMT

I heard on the Nightly News (again) that taking vitamins/supplements were just a way to make your '''pee really expensive''. Do you think taking vitamins is a worthwhile thing??

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nyc1 — Wed, 30 May 2018 10:56:46 GMT

I've been taking Andrew Lessman vitamins since he was first on QVC ... almost 30 years ago. Reports come and go and everyone has an opinion. One day these vits are good, one day not, some are fans, some not. I will continue to take my Andrew Lessman vitamins! While people in my office get sick for the second and sometimes third time in a year, I just keep taking them. I've had 2 sick days (knock wood) in the 19 years I've been here. I'm sure that is part genes, attitude, and THANK YOU ANDREW!!!!!!

As you can see, I'm a huge fan ... not of all vitamins, since the industry sadly is not regulated.

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Pook — Wed, 30 May 2018 10:57:54 GMT

I definitely think vitamins and supplements are well worth it if you take a good quality and not just the cheapo ones that may or may not have the required amounts to produce results. We all may not need certain ones though. I'm sure what was presented on the nightly news was probably put out there in some way by the big pharmacutical companies who would quickly change their minds if they had sole control over them!!

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NicksmomESQ — Wed, 30 May 2018 11:00:24 GMT

Yes, I do & I absolutely feel they help.Not all vitamins are created equal. I take Andrew Lessman’s vitamins.They are pure & have no additives or dyes.

I also have a sensitive stomach.Andrew’s vitamins are easily digestible & never irritate or give me gas.

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happycat — Wed, 30 May 2018 11:09:23 GMT

Yes, I take vitamins and so does dh. We can both tell a difference if we don't take them. We take Juice Plus or Andrew Lessmans.

All vitamins are not created equal.

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cherry — Wed, 30 May 2018 11:26:08 GMT

My Dr wants me on them. I am deficient, and I will be on them for my entire life, I was told. A vitamin is a good thing

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queendiva — Wed, 30 May 2018 11:27:32 GMT

and vitamin D.

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shaggygirl — Wed, 30 May 2018 11:30:32 GMT

Another Andrew Lessman fan here. Been taking his Women's Complete for many years, on auto delivery, along w/a Nature Made brand Calcium/Vitamin D supplement.

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GSPgirl — Wed, 30 May 2018 11:30:52 GMT

@nyc1 wrote:
I've been taking Andrew Lessman vitamins since he was first on QVC ... almost 30 years ago. Reports come and go and everyone has an opinion. One day these vits are good, one day not, some are fans, some not. I will continue to take my Andrew Lessman vitamins! While people in my office get sick for the second and sometimes third time in a year, I just keep taking them. I've had 2 sick days (knock wood) in the 19 years I've been here. I'm sure that is part genes, attitude, and THANK YOU ANDREW!!!!!!
As you can see, I'm a huge fan ... not of all vitamins, since the industry sadly is not regulated.

Me too. His are the best. My doctor is now recommending a multi vitamin.

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blueroses47 — Wed, 30 May 2018 11:40:46 GMT

@NicksmomESQ wrote:
Yes, I do & I absolutely feel they help.Not all vitamins are created equal. I take Andrew Lessman’s vitamins.They are pure & have no additives or dyes.
I also have a sensitive stomach.Andrew’s vitamins are easily digestible & never irritate or give me gas.

I feel exactly the same as you do about Andrew Lessman's vitamins. His are the ones I take.

For a long time, I felt ambivalent about vitamins, and just took an ordinary one-a-day kind of thing. You often heard that if you ate a reasonable diet, you got your needed nutrients, and vitamins were a waste of money.

Recently though, as I age and have aging problems, I want to make sure I'm getting everything....I realize I can't possibly get everything I need from food, I just don't eat all that much, can't get the variety of fruits and vegetables into my diet.

Also, I find several of the supplements help with arthritis pain...this is not just my imagination.

I opt to take the Lessman vitamins, because from all I see and hear, his products are excellent. Yes, maybe I could get some more inexpensively somewhere, but my thinking is, if I'm going to be spending money at all on these vitamins, they may as well be the best, freshest without fillers and additives that tend to upset the stomach, etc.

Maybe I don't need everything I take, but I can afford it, so I just consider it a form of insurance at this point. You know, when you give your plants the nutrients they need, they grow so much better, and look so much healthier. Same with people.

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151949 — Wed, 30 May 2018 11:55:49 GMT

I take hair,skin & nails vitamins in an attempt to help my sad looking , always splitting, nails. I take natures made and they are inexpensive - get them at CVS - 200 in a bottle and they are usually on BOGO.I also take a Centrum women over 50 multivitamin daily. I think the Lessman vitamins are too expensive.

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sidsmom — Wed, 30 May 2018 12:14:10 GMT

Just B12 & D....but only 2-3x/week...or when I think about it.

Flooding your system every.single.day with these isolated

vitamins/minerals...you body doesn’t know what to do

and eventually it’ll cause more harm than good.

Worthwhile? I would get a blood test to be sure one needs

all the other vitamins in those expensive pills.

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FrostyBabe1 — Wed, 30 May 2018 12:19:20 GMT

No. My physician says I don't need them.

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Harpa — Wed, 30 May 2018 12:30:20 GMT

I don't need a physician & medications because I take vitamins. You are either going to spend your money w/ good supplements (and of course, a healthy diet) or spend your money on doctors.

All I know is that I feel a difference when I don't take vitamins. So, I don't care what anyone else says!

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Financialgrl — Wed, 30 May 2018 12:53:04 GMT

I am on Vitamin D.

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Dawnie — Wed, 30 May 2018 12:54:44 GMT

I take several vitamins from Andrew Lessman. I weaned off Omeprazole by taking his digest assure, aloe and friendly flora. My hair is getting thicker, not to mention all the other side effects. The circulation vitamin prevents my restless legs. Folks have asked me what I’m doing to look years younger.....Resveratrol. Huge fan of AL.

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LonestarBabs — Wed, 30 May 2018 12:56:28 GMT

I've been taking Cooper Complete for several years. My bloodwork has always been good and I rarely get sick. I take the multivitamin w/o iron and the Omega3, then 2 non-Cooper vitamin C daily. Cooper is a brand with no fillers, artificial stuff, etc.

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VaBelle35 — Wed, 30 May 2018 12:57:37 GMT

A blanket statement about "vitamins" or "supplements" isn't really something to hang your hat on.

As others have said, I've been taking AL's products for 3 or 4 years. In March, I was asked to stop all of them for 2 weeks before I taking a couple of tests.

The first thing I noticed was my joints talking to me. I take Maximum Joint Effort, Marine Collagen, Fish Oil, Turmeric and Ginger, all of which help with joints.

The second thing I noticed was my perimenopause symptoms came screaming back. I could not get back on Positive Passage and Women's Ultimate Wellness fast enough.

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Laura14 — Wed, 30 May 2018 14:12:16 GMT

I do take a multi along with iron and vitamin c and vitamin d for medical issues on my doctor's advice.

She has also suggested and I have also taken fish and flaxseed oils but I have honestly pulled back a bit from that since she told me to do it for cholesterol reasons and it had no benefit there at all. Getting rid of sugar was the answer to that issue. I do still take an oil three times a day only because I hate seafood and never eat fish so I figure I'll stick to it for other reasons like brain health.

Most studies have shown basic vitamins in moderate amounts won't hurt you but they don't necessarily prevent anything either.

I'd be super careful if you are adding vitamins in addition to a multivitamin that already have them in it since you can quickly get too much. Remember the whole Calcium and Vitamin A issues that arose for a lot of people who were doubling or more up. Only under a doctor's advice would I ever do that.

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phoenixbrd — Wed, 30 May 2018 14:19:21 GMT

@sarahpanda Food is my medicine. Ask your physician to nutritional test periodically to detect any deficiencies. Supplementing with vitamins is usually not necessary with a couple of exceptions. When I do take them, won't use cheap gelatin capsules. A lot of the population is deficient in B12 (not just vegans) so I do supplement and the brands I use for B12 are Kind, Jarrow Methyl, or Vegan Safe B12 depending on which I can get on sale (Sprouts frequently has 25% off sales). I use the Methyl form of B12. Also depending on the time of year and amount of sunshine, we take a D....Deva Vegan Vitamin D 2400 IU. I purchase them on Amazon. I do attempt to get 20 minutes of sun daily, but not always possible. If you feel the need for a good general vitamin Nutritional Labs makes an excellent multi and doesn't use the cheap gelatin capsules. Pure is another excellent brand.

I always look to food first (ie walnuts/flaxseed/or chia seed for omega 3s) to make sure my family is eating a lot of organic plants and getting all nutritional requirements met. I do think about the food eaten daily as to the nutritional content and what is happening with loved ones and might include certain herbs or supplementation as a result. Food is the best medicine, but given the changes in our soil, sometimes we have to resort to quality supplementation.