Am I the only vitamin junkie?

My sole 'medication' is a daily CLO capsule which I saw recommended by a doctor on TV as a preventative for future joint problems. This was around 20 years ago and,so far, no joint problems (78). Unnecessary or wise move? Who knows? Reckon 1p per day was a fair gamble.

I don't take any pills, unless I have to. I rely on a healthy balanced diet. Mind you I have lately been considering Vitamin D but as I have recently been diagnosed with Osteoporisis, I will wait and see what the GP has in mind and decide if I actually need what he is offering.

We eat a balanced diet which includes a lot of home grown vegetables. I take cod liver oil tablets throughout the winter having given up on glucosamine as it didn't seem to be making any difference.

Before I discovered that I have a gluten intolerance, I suffered from, amongst other things, dreadful mouth ulcers and tiredness. I decided that I needed to supplement my diet with vitamins, which helped slightly. However once I worked out what was actually wrong things improved hugely - but I continue to take vitamins as it was obvious that because of the way the gluten affected my system, I wasnt processing nutrients properly. Reading it takes 2 years for your system to get better, so that is why I have continued with the supplements to help my system.

I saw a GP this week for anxiety attacks and she put me on very high dose Vit D as I came back from Spain to live in a London damp flat with no outside space. Since taking the first tablet last night I feel almost back to normal.

Apple cider vinegar like lemons are acidic but turn to alkaline once metabolised. There is plenty of information to look up online with far more information and better put than I ever could or would wish to on here. It's really about keeping a ph balance rather than change completely which I agree wouldn't be good.

Acidophilus - I used to have a horrible, horrible tongue, now it's lovely and pink ?

I take a vit D in the winter and glucosamine sulfate and omega 3,6,9 for osteoarthritis. Seems to work as my hands hurt if I don't take them

I've started taking vitamin D because a doctor on tv said that people living in the north didn't get enough sunshine. As I don't like the sun, even in summer, I guessed I might be short of vitamin D. I also get B12 injections every three months.

I'm a definite believer in vitamins and more......D, B12, probiotics, calcium, magnesium together with a slice of fresh ginger roots, a slice of fresh Tumeric root, chia seeds, walnuts and protein powder......all thrown into a breakfast smoothie made with fresh spinach, an apple, a banana and almond milk. I also eat a good balanced diet too. I feel pretty healthy for 75 and have lots of energy - so vitamins certainly are the answer for me but maybe not everyone.

Having read that the selenium content of potatoes more than 100 years ago was many times higher than that of our modern potatoes, I wondered what minerals the rest of my 'balanced' diet was not supplying
Use of artificial fertilisers is said to have reduced the provision of many minerals and trace elements by the soil. I grow what I can but fear that the nutritional value of many fruits and vegetables that we now buy has much diminished...... along with the flavour

Always take a mixture of turmeric, cinnamon and ginger - all powdered - on my full fat bio yogurt together with walnuts, almonds and a couple of Brazil nuts, sliced banana for breakfast - yum. Magnesium useful when travelling to hotter climates to prevent cramp. Usually, take those spices when travelling - known in the family as 'granny's mix'.

A balanced diet will have all necessary nutrients.

Excess vitamin E can cause cancer.

If you eat butter and full cream yogurt, cheeses & milk then vitamin D should not be lacking and osteoporosis avoided.

Menopause, it isn’t possible to change your body to alkaline apparently. Our blood is carefully balanced and any change can be serious but has nothing to do with what you eat.

I take Cod Liver Oil, Bromelain and Glucosamine. All to help keep joints supple. Interestingly, when DH also began taking these, his knee pains decreased notably. (Years ago, an orthopaedic surgeon told me that Glucosamine is one of the few supplements which has actually been proved to be helpful to bones/joints.) We eat a good diet with lots of locally grown organic veggies - I think that helps health too.

menopaws how does imbibing apple cider vinegar (an acid) make your body less acidic?
<supplementary question> how does the acidity/alkalinity of your body affect levels of inflammation?

Adcal D3 which is prescribed and Vitamin K all useful for the Osteoporosis.

f77ms I was told that all of us who live in the UK should take a vit d supplement that there is a massive deficiency in the population that can be the cause of many illnesses.My daughter was tested for it and given huge doses and told it would take a year or more to get her to acceptable levels.I take coq10 because I refused statins ,my OH had horrific side effects with them and now we both take co q10 instead and his cholesterol levels have come down ( he had aheart attack a few years ago) His GP is pleased with the result.The flaxseed is omega 3 ,6 and 9

One cod liver oil capsule a day which also gives 100% Vit D requirement which doctor says everyone should take. CLO is for my skin- taken it for a while now & no wrinkles yet so it must be working.

G.P.s I meant.

Don't think doctors know much about diet do they?

I broke my ankle years ago having osteopenia so I have been prescribed Ad Cal D3. I have also been prescribed Vit Eyes for my eye problem. I try to take a balanced diet, concentrating on my 5 a day and some days it can be as high as 9 a day.

Oh, Winterwave what a good question! I go round in circles. Sometimes I take half the alphabet. Have you ever come across muscle testing? That's a way to find out what you need and what suits you.

My dear OH and I take supplementary vitamins every day. We used to have one tablet each per day but a visitor who was a nurse said it wouldn't give us sufficient vitamin D to do any good so now we take two tabs per day.

Otherwise we rely on eating a healthy diet and getting plenty of exercise to keep well.

I totally agree with Bluebell I take vitamin D because I have to and that’s all. I have read many times if your diet and life style is right you shouldn’t need any supplements unless otherwise prescribed.