| You are running late for work, skipping breakfast is a | | | | age is always advised to supplement their diet with |
| given. But that soreness in the throat when you call out | | | | multivitamins to improve the body's resistance to |
| to your hubby or that pain in the back as you try to | | | | infection and reduce the risk of disease. |
| settle in your SUV may be indicators of stress and a | | | | -If you are post menopausal, additional supplements |
| possible onset of fever. So what is the instant | | | | are a must to avoid any health pitfalls that come with |
| solution? Oh, just pop some antibiotics and some | | | | hormonal changes, including osteoporosis. |
| immune system vitamins, and you are all set to brace | | | | That said, if you happen to be a highly active person, |
| the devil. | | | | say like an athlete, nutritional add-ons on a daily basis |
| Now it may save you the time it takes to peel and eat | | | | are a must as compared to an average person who |
| an orange or walk to the refrigerator to take a swig of | | | | has mild activity levels and has more of a sedentary |
| flavored milk. Either ways, this trend of instant immune | | | | lifestyle. |
| system vitamins has left researchers and doctors a | | | | * Think Before You Pop |
| little unhappy and worried. | | | | There are certain things that you do need to make |
| * Synthesized vs Natural | | | | point to consider before you go stack up your |
| Taking the supplements "just in case" is not an attitude | | | | medi-box with vitamin pills and health potions. |
| to be cultivated. Research indicates that most of the | | | | On the top of the list is, continue with a healthy diet. |
| vitamins in natural food are better contained than the | | | | The pills are called supplements because they work in |
| ones found in synthesized extracts in a pill. | | | | conjunction with a healthy diet food and not alone. So |
| Another research indicates that a nutrient present in a | | | | skipping meals and popping pills is not a good idea. |
| food has a better effect on the body than when taken | | | | When going in for a supplement brand, check if it has |
| in isolation as a supplement pill. Besides, if you are | | | | been FDA approved and if it follows all FDA guidelines. |
| meeting your daily nutritional requirement, what is the | | | | If you are pregnant or nursing or are on any |
| point of overdosing on it with supplement pills or | | | | medications, check with your physician prior to buying |
| powders? | | | | any brand. If advised by the doctor, ask for his or her |
| * Go Shorty | | | | recommendation on what is right for you. Find out |
| However, doctors do recommend immune system | | | | what is the daily recommended dose. Overdosing due |
| vitamins as a short term measure. And then there are | | | | to ignorance can lead to health complications instead |
| certain medical conditions that require you to take | | | | of improving your immunity. |
| vitamin pills to aid the healing process. These include: | | | | The bottom line is, opt for natural wholesome food and |
| -A woman of child bearing age is advised to take folic | | | | a healthy lifestyle over synthesized extracts, and you'll |
| acid to reduce possible birth defects in your new born | | | | keep up your resistance to infection for a long time to |
| and avoid complications during child birth. | | | | come. |
| -A senior citizen, say someone above 50 years of | | | | |