Supplements
- May 15, 2008
What Vitamins Should You Take?
While you should alway strive to get the majority of your nutrients from food sources, it wouldn’t hurt to take a daily multivitamin supplement as well. As a matter of fact, taking a multivitamin daily can help ensure you are getting all of the nutrients, vitamins and minerals you need for your body to thrive. According to this article from the Harvard School of Public Health, taking a vitamin supplement daily that contains folic acid can “help prevent neural tube defects in newborns…[and may] lower the risk of heart disease, colon cancer and breast cancer.” The article also maintains that taking a multivitamin with vitamin D or an extra vitamin D supplement “can lower the risk of colon and possibly many other cancers.” Of course, you don’t want to take TOO many vitamins that you don’t need. If you take a look at a vitamin bottle, you’ll notice a “recommended dose” for the supplement. Ensure you do not take more than the recommended dose of any vitamin or mineral supplement, as too much can actually do more harm than good. Overall, it can be beneficial to take a multivitamin supplement every day to ensure you are getting all of the nutrients you need - just be careful not to take too much.
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