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I have read there is absolutely no clinical research whatsoever that advocates taking vitamins
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You may be right about this. I'd like to hear some of the "experts" on this site weigh in (so to speak) about that.
Vitamins have been added to processed foods like white bread and cereal and orange juice for decades simply because processing eliminates the natural goodness of real foodstuffs. I'm not sure where recommendations for all the rest came from, and those recommendations go in and out of fashion. To E or not to E?
Dr. Atkins wrote a whole book on "Vitanutrients" which he prescribed for his clients according to individualized needs. His theory was that a wrecked metabolism needed corrective remedies in addition to dietary change. I own the book, but I've always felt that having a Dr. Atkins at your side is better than self-diagnosis, so I've never tried to apply a regime from that book, or felt that I needed to.
That said, I take a boatload of supplements, including COQ10 (heart health), calcium + D (I'm an old broad), chromium picolinate and alpha lipoic acid (supposedly helpful for fat metabolism) and a multi-vitamin. I also take a glucosamine combo for joint health.
Do they work? Well, sometimes I feel like the person who was constantly clapping her hands as she walked down the street. When someone asked why, she said, "To keep away the tigers." Questioner responds: "There aren't any tigers around here." "See?" says the clapper. "It's working."
So far, I'm enjoying excellent health. Is it the supplements? The diet? The exercise? The clapping?