I don't use any supplements (other than a probiotic), but I appreciate your information, so that I can have intelligent conversations with those who do take supplements.
I take 12 different supplements every morning, read plenty about each, no noticeable side effects, but at 1/2 dose, since most recommend two pills, or twice a day. No idea which, if any, actually help me. Started with saw palmetto to help prostate. Others claim to help heart and/or immune function. As the bottles run out, I plan to not refill, so slow "cut down", and see if I feel any different. Biggest prostate help has come from keegeling 15 times x5 second hold once a day. No supplement needed for that.....
It's the most frustrating thing when a doctor recommends you take a supplement, but won't say which one is actually safe, says the pharmacy doesn't stock it, says to do your own research, doesn't tell you what safe looks like, and doesn't even assess what your levels were at the time of recommendation so you know how much to take.
It's so hard when we tell a parent their child needs an iron supplement, but the reason we recommend a brand is taste, not knowing the quality of any. I guess over time I see ferritin levels rise with that brand, reflecting improved iron levels, but I don't know for certain there aren't unnamed things in the bottle, only that the iron levels rise in response.
I love "clinically tested" and asking them for the data. My go to is this link. https://www.opss.org/
Cool resource! I was not aware of that.
I don't use any supplements (other than a probiotic), but I appreciate your information, so that I can have intelligent conversations with those who do take supplements.
I take 12 different supplements every morning, read plenty about each, no noticeable side effects, but at 1/2 dose, since most recommend two pills, or twice a day. No idea which, if any, actually help me. Started with saw palmetto to help prostate. Others claim to help heart and/or immune function. As the bottles run out, I plan to not refill, so slow "cut down", and see if I feel any different. Biggest prostate help has come from keegeling 15 times x5 second hold once a day. No supplement needed for that.....
Many thanks!
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Do you have advice on how to pick the best supplement for a certain need (i.e. iron, vitamin c)?
It's the most frustrating thing when a doctor recommends you take a supplement, but won't say which one is actually safe, says the pharmacy doesn't stock it, says to do your own research, doesn't tell you what safe looks like, and doesn't even assess what your levels were at the time of recommendation so you know how much to take.
It's so hard when we tell a parent their child needs an iron supplement, but the reason we recommend a brand is taste, not knowing the quality of any. I guess over time I see ferritin levels rise with that brand, reflecting improved iron levels, but I don't know for certain there aren't unnamed things in the bottle, only that the iron levels rise in response.