Multivitamin-Mineral Supplements

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When I was younger, I became concerned about the nutrients that were missing in my diet. As my concern/mild paranoia grew I ended up talking to the first person wearing a red vest in the pharmacy aisle. This nice guy who's name I never knew recommend Alive Men's Energy by Nature’s Way mostly because it was a popular seller and partially because other people were waiting behind me. I bought within a few seconds of seeing "Made with 26 Fruits and Vegetables printed at the bottom of the bottle. Now I come back to this same supplement to see how beneficial it really was. On the bottle Alive (Nature's Way) doesn't make any direct claims about what their product can do for you, I like that. In similar fashion the bottle describes having 26 fruits and vegetable that are easily visible on the label. Included are Kale, Spinach, Blueberry, Wheat Grass, and Brussels Sprouts. On the other side this product really provides a large amount of minerals and vitamins to include Vit A, Vit D, both Vit B and B12 while still including Zinc and Manganese. I recall these being especially …show more content…

One of the easiest ways to determine if you need a multivitamin-mineral supplement is if you have fewer than 1600 kcalories. At first I wasn’t worried about overdosing on vitamins because I figured my body would just flush it out as well, but I was corrected again by Whitney and Rolfes. They illustrated that toxicity can go undetected in nutrients especially, iron, zinc, vitamin A, and niacin. 100% of our daily value is included for both vitamin A and zinc in the Alive supplement which makes it easier for someone to reach toxicity by eating a regular diet. In the Merk manual symptoms of vitamin A toxicity include drowsiness, irritability, abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. I can see how these symptoms can easily be misdiagnosed…. Another perk of using multivitamins is the boost it provides your

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