Medical Questions » Vitamins

Question 1:	How do I know what vitamins I need?
Question 2:	How do you identify a good-quality vitamin supplement?
Question 3:	I take my supplements during breakfast. Can tea interfere with their absorption?
Question 4:	I' ve heard that most vitamin supplements can' t be assimilated unless bound to other nutrients. Is this true?
Question 5:	Can you take too many supplements and are there certain combinations to avoid?
Question 6:	Are megadoses of vitamins harmful for you?
Question 7:	When you take all these high-dose supplements don' t you just excrete them?
Question 8:	When I take a multivitamin my urine turns yellow. Does this mean I' m taking too much?
Question 9:	What is your opinion on food-form supplements?
Question 10:	Since starting to take supplements I feel worse, not better, and have developed spots and headaches! Why?
Question 11:	What' s your advice for someone who has trouble swallowing supplements?
Question 12:	My multi is low in calcium but contains 200 per cent RDA of vitamin D. I want to supplement more calcium as I do not eat dairy, but all the calcium tablets I see have lots of vitamin D as well. Will I be overdosing on vitamin D if I take both?
Question 13:	What exactly are antioxidants?
Question 14:	What' s your view on vitamin B6?
Question 15:	What is the best source of vitamin C?
Question 16:	Isn' t it dangerous to take large amounts of vitamin C?
Question 17:	What' s your view on chromium?
Question 18:	What exactly are colloidal minerals?
Question 19:	What are your views on vitamin E?
Question 20:	What' s your view on niacin?
Question 21:	What' s your view on selenium?
Question 22:	What' s your view on zinc?
Question 23:	What' s your view on bioflavonoids?
Question 24:	Does cod liver oil really oil the joints?
Question 25:	What' s your view on Co-Q10?
Question 26:	What' s your view on digestive enzymes?
Question 27:	I' ve heard that fish oil supplements aren' t safe because they contain toxic PCBs. Is this true?
Question 28:	What' s your view on flax seed oil?
Question 29:	I' ve read that glucosamine prevents and repairs joint damage. What' s your view?
Question 30:	What' s your view on melatonin?
Question 31:	What' s your view on NADH?
Question 32:	What' s your view on phosphatidyl serine?
Question 33:	What' s your view on probiotics?
Question 34:	What' s your view on SAMe supplements?
Question 35:	What' s your view on spirulina?
Question 36:	What' s your view on 5-HTP?