Natural Herbal Supplements and Vitamins

now i havent personally research every single multi-vitamin out there but i believe its safe to say that if you are taking an ordinary multivitamin from a drug store...youre not absorbing all the things it says you are. lol on the septic tank...they do break down after awhile but yes in the porta potties... i actually looked in one once to see if it was true... and it was lol... gross but there were actual vitamins in there.. some recognizable by brand lol. our bodies werent designed to take on mass quanities of a vitamin or mineral at once or in certain forms so we just have to be careful and wise to choose vitamins that we will acutally benefit from. vitamins also are i would say to some mental. you think that you feel better so then you do... very common with alot of different types of medicine... im not saying at all that you dont actually get more energy from yours im just saying that the possibility of it being an up state emotionally from taking care of your body is out there. and as for the prescriptions from drs.. and others.. i woudnt ever ever ever ever ever base a need for something or the accuracy of it actually being beneficial on the fact that a doctor prescribed it. once you do that... you lose all sense of your own body and your own thinkin towards health and whats actually true and whats based on other motives. but yes in general i love vitamins and herbs and supplements... i have just found through ALOT of trial and error and research which ones are worth spending money on.

Originally Posted by Janet

I like Dr. Oz too!! He has a new book out that I put on my Christmas list. I'm curious too why you don't care for Oprah. I personally admire her. She is a great inspiration to me.

AND tumblnstar, I don't know if you're correct on the multi-vitamins or not. I have no documentation only that I take one everyday and I can tell in my energy level if I haven't taken any for a few days. Now I never miss, so I know they are working for me. Why do Drs., mine for one, recommend them if they don't work? Just curious.
(also, I've seen my septic being emptied and I've never seen a vitamin in it??? LOLOL

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Originally Posted by tumblnstar

i woudnt ever ever ever ever ever base a need for something or the accuracy of it actually being beneficial on the fact that a doctor prescribed it.

Why not?! Why else would a doctor prescribe something unless it is beneficial or essential to your health?

Originally Posted by RLC12345678

Why not?! Why else would a doctor prescribe something unless it is beneficial or essential to your health?

i think people have taken the fact that a doctor prescribed something as like a mandatory rule. people hardly research and learn for themselves about health anymore and its sad to see alot of people get steered in an incorrect direction or into a situation that isnt best for them.
now dont get me wrong i dont think every doctor out there is prescribing incorrectly or with bad intentions lol i just want people to know that just because a doctor said to take it... doesnt make it right or the suited for you. we all know that there are bad people out there that do things for money ...like prescribe a certain med or vitamin for a kick back.. so i think that its important to choose a good doctor.. do your research! find out who this guy is... and once you are sure that you are comfortable with him and with his health beliefs then yes... i think that it would be perfectly fine to go right out without first going to the library and trying out a vitamin.... BUT as for medication i do NOT under any circumstance recommend that you take blindly... research it... ask about it... find out everything you can... that way you know exactly what to expect now and ten years down the road from this medication. we need to take more responsibility for our own health and make our own decisions.

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Originally Posted by tumblnstar

i think people have taken the fact that a doctor prescribed something as like a mandatory rule. people hardly research and learn for themselves about health anymore and its sad to see alot of people get steered in an incorrect direction or into a situation that isnt best for them.
now dont get me wrong i dont think every doctor out there is prescribing incorrectly or with bad intentions lol i just want people to know that just because a doctor said to take it... doesnt make it right or the suited for you. we all know that there are bad people out there that do things for money ...like prescribe a certain med or vitamin for a kick back.. so i think that its important to choose a good doctor.. do your research! find out who this guy is... and once you are sure that you are comfortable with him and with his health beliefs then yes... i think that it would be perfectly fine to go right out without first going to the library and trying out a vitamin.... BUT as for medication i do NOT under any circumstance recommend that you take blindly... research it... ask about it... find out everything you can... that way you know exactly what to expect now and ten years down the road from this medication. we need to take more responsibility for our own health and make our own decisions.

But doctor's don't in any way, shape, or form get kickbacks from prescribing medication or even certain medication.