Vitamins

anya Not on my bottle, maybe elsewhere.

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Some supplements could interact with medications. e.g. anticoagulants like warfarin. Pharmacists would be able to advise.

Boots have a three for the price of two on vitamins right now. I bought my chewy vitamin D so I'm stocked up almost to the return of the better weather

I don't think that anniefrance meant by 'actively anti vegetarian' that she went round attacking people who were but that she believed 'strongly' in an omnivorous diet.

I took it to mean she forces meat and fish down the throats of any vegetarian who dares to go in her house!

...a bit like Mrs Doyle and her cups of tea....

Rubbish! I'm sure she simply meant that she doesn't believe that vegetarianism is necessarily a beneficial diet choice for humans and isn't afraid to say so.

Rather like one of our most respected GN members who shall remain nameless, but you know who I mean...

Nelliemoser..I went to dr cos for the first time aged 61 I've felt joint pains, tho I had a slipped disc in October and recovered, back to work full time, I definitely have started getting aches and pains, so he was all for doing blood tests..I gotta keep fit and healthy with 5 small grandsons too!..

I recently read that Vitamin D is actually a hormone and almost all of us would benefit from a supplement in our climate, especially in winter.

That is exactly what I was told by my consultant but he said it mainly referred to women.We are not tested as a matter of course because the test is so expensive though why it should be more expensive than other blood tests I really don't know.

hmm? I don't understand what your consultant meant - except that women more susceptible to osteoporosis and therefore maybe more in need of vitamin D through their lives to keep bone density up. When people say its a hormone like substance they mean chemically similar to other hormones (it's not a female hormone).

I just want to follow on from Jess M's post about too much vit A and pregnancy. Thanks.
www.gransnet.com/forums/health/1223161-Vitamins-and-minerals-and-miscarriage

I meant Jess M's earlier post.

It can be toxic to anyone in high doses - hence the well known fact that polar bear liver is toxic - its the level of Vitamin A in it.

Started taking vitamins in my 40is as I got cold after cold after cold. This did make a difference I still got colds but nowhere near as frequently.

I am diabetic type11 and not sure what effect this has although it is kept in check. I am pretty healthy generally but if I catch a cold, I am floored. I am just getting over a cold where I coughed for a couple of days so severely that my ribs hurt and were constantly wheezing and sniffing and blowing etc.etc. This has now passed and its a stuffed up head and coughing occasionally.

I take multi vit, cod liver oil, vit E, probiotic, vit D, B12.

I do not have arthritis thankfully and put that down to the cod liver oil. I suffer a bit with IBS and the probiotic settled that down nicely. Metformin which I take for my diabetes depletes your Vit B12 so that's why I take that.

I have just ordered Beta glucan and astragalus which are supposed to improve your immune system.

I'm 66, very fit and usually enjoy very good health. However, since I started as a volunteer in Infant school, I have had 3 colds in 4 months!!! I take cod liver oil tablets and eat healthily, and do lots of hand washing. Any helpful ideas?

Try not to touch your eyes, mouth or nose to avoid transferring viruses.