Sunday, June 30, 2013
Sunday, June 30, 2013
I can only hope that my struggles with my weight and general health can help someone. For the past 13 years on the recommendation of my dentist in the Air Force I started flossing with Glide and using Listerine to rinse. I had a small cavity about 5 or 6 years ago after 23 years. But I also started taking supplements and the combination that has kept my total cholesterol less than 180(HDLs 70) from my fish oil combo, half way sane from the Vitamin B complex, Vitamin E with Selenium as a powerful antioxidant and I am able to bounce back from a cold virus with a single bound(Vitamin C). Then when I my internist found that my Vitamin D level was in 30s I added initially 5000 iu of Vitamin D daily until my levels reached over 50, and now I take 2000 iu daily. Look up in the sky! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s supplement girl! Nothing beats daily aerobic exercise and a sensible diet to control your weight(I still haven’t mastered that because I think I should be able to eat chocolate and BBQ chips and drink red wine without blowing up like a puffer fish. Blasted metabolism.) But maintaining normal levels of important vitamins is key to maintaing normal health. I subscribe to organic vitamins because extra additives and preservatives negate the positive effects of the vitamins. I used to buy my vitamins from Fresh Market or Earthfare but they cost so much. The combo I take can cost as much as $90 retail for a 2 month supply. If you allow me to supply your supplements, mine are almost $30 cheaper and in most cases my products are Vegan and no preservatives etc. There is so much I can do with an extra $30/month, what about you?