Multivitamins

[Jdsk]

And I start from a position of seriously disliking overmedicalisation of everyday life!

For example by not wasting money on "multivitamins".

Jonathan

[toontra]

With supplementation you know that your intake of vitamin D is adequate. (According to current knowledge of course.) That's very difficult for many people to calculate from composition of diet.

I'm not aware of any evidence that taking oral vitamin D supplementation does or would discourage other actions that are good for you. And I start from a position of seriously disliking overmedicalisation of everyday life!

Agreed. How can people get enough vit D in UK winter months if they work indoors (i.e. the majority of us)? There simply isn't time. Also in cold weather you are covered up - little or no skin exposure.

I started vit D3 + K2 pills during the pandemic as there was some evidence that it would confer a certain amount of natural immunity. Who knows! But at 2p per day it was a no-brainer.

I also veer away from over-medicalisation and have flatly refused statins & other suggestions from my GP in the past. I'm presently on nothing other than the D3. So far I've had no negative reaction to it!

[axel_knutt]

When I was active I was outside for long enough to get a tan that lasted all year round and took years to fade after my activity dropped to a more typical level, and yet my vitamin D went from "a bit low", to "severely deficient" over that period. I doubt that most are going to get enough from sunlight.

Re getting a balanced diet, mine's balanced enough to get ample levels of everything except vit/D and seems to require quite unbalanced quantities of particular foodstuffs to get enough vit/D from food alone.

[CycleCrazy]

does anyone have much experience with supplements please?
i have recntly bought some and wanted to see if other people use them?

Hi Jon, Yes I use energy and recovery drinks all the time I do find they help me. I use such things as Efectiv Hydration to support hydration during intense cycling, I also use High 5 drinks and find them good too. One thing I did find is pre workouts are no good for me especially if they contain a pump formula as my legs swell up with the pump and it feels like the skin is going to split There are a lot of supplements on the market but my advice is trial and error on a non important event. Hope this helps a little