Posted by LOOPS on June 3, 2005, at 9:25:08
In reply to most vitamins are made by big pharma..ie. dow, etc (nm), posted by joebob on June 2, 2005, at 21:29:22
hi -
since having much success with EFAs, I have been trying to whittle down the amount of supplements I take, to see what happens. I am also a little concerned with taking lots of man-made vitamins for a long period of time.
So I've started taking brewer's yeast, wheat germ oil and spirulina in addition to my usual fish oil and cod liver oil. I'm still saving my big dose man-made vits for emergencies when I really feel depleted (aka hangovers and chronic lack of sleep etc), but will see how going this route affects me.
So far it's been 3 days and I feel fine - sleep is ok, no better no worse - energy levels are good - so we'll see.
Before I did the highish dose fish oil I couldn't have gotten by without a lot of different man-made vitamins though - at that point brewer's yeast didn't seem to cut it as I had terrible internal anxiety, moodswings and ongoing depression.
Magnesium and zinc might still be a problem for me though - but I will be eating as best as I can and will pay careful attention to how I feel as usual.
I read from an ancient nutrition book somewhere it is not adviseable to 'come off' high dose vitamins suddenly - not sure what I think of that - we shall see.
Loops
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