Sunday Poser #187 – Supplements

Published on by Yinglan

Do you favor dietary supplements- yes or no?

What about you: are you taking supplements or vitamins for your health? Are you influenced by the ads you see on social media or TV?

On a daily basis, I take 3 medications – one before breakfast and two after. For some of you, you may say, “3? That’s it? That’s nothing.” For me, it’s a lot. For a normal healthy person my age, one shouldn’t have a need to take prescription medication. Supplements perhaps, but not the ones prescribed by a doctor.

Short answer is, no, I don’t favor dietary supplements. I don’t get influenced by ads either.

I take enough medications, in my opinion. The only over-the-counter supplements I take are Vitamin D, which was suggested by the doctor because my body has difficulty taking in Vitamin D and a gummy multi-vitamin. My doctors won’t prescribe me any prescription Vitamin D because I’m on the “high-risk medication taker” list due to a medication I take for my lupus.

I’ve been told if one takes in a balanced diet on a daily basis, there’s no need for any kind of multi-vitamin supplement. The gummy multi-vitamin does not contain as many vitamins and minerals as the tablet kind. I’m taking it just to get a boost.

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11 thoughts on “Sunday Poser #187 – Supplements”

    1. I was born with a body without the function to absorb calcium and vitamin D, so I need to take a medication that acts like a clutch and even then, my body has trouble taking in those two things.

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