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I am a 64 year old woman in general good health. can you tell me what supplements i should be taking?
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Well balanced diet: If you eat a well balanced diet, you may only need a multi-vitamin, if any supplement. Many postmenopausal women need extra vit d so have that checked with your next blood test.
Answered 10/3/2013
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It depends...: This depends on your diet ; health goals. While it's ideal to get essential nutrients from our diet, virtually all americans do not get adequate vitamins ; minerals from diet; even the ama advises everyone to take a multivitamin- see http://bit.Ly/1b36cq0 for comparison of 101 brands-any in the top 40 are good. Most people need 5-8000 iu of d in fall ; winter for optimal d levels-cont. In comment:.
Answered 5/10/2016
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