01.11.08
Students often ask about taking one or more of the supplements touted by their gym-rat friends or Muscle magazine (those magazines are chock-full of misinformation BTW). I'm into Chondroitin and Glucosamine (if you're not allergic to shellfish) to manage or prevent arthritic joints, but not much else other than a simple multi-vitamin. Nowadays, everything from cereal to juices have added vitamins ("nutraceuticals"), which I avoid judiciously. It doesn't take much of this stuff before you get TOO much of vitamins A,D, E or K, which are toxic if too much builds up in your system.

See the article below for more...

What dietary supplements can and can't do
(http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/diet.fitness/01/11/hfh.supplements/index.html)

Also read: Here's a new year's resolution (01/03/08)