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Why do my vitamin and mineral levels keep going down?

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Who is checking?: And who is telling you to get these checked? Measuring a bunch of vitamin and mineral levels isn't part of today's evidence-based medicine. There are some labs that report levels on a host of elements (vanadium?!), then offering pricey ways of treating; these are considered to be charlatans by most lab medicine physicians. Ask a few reputable physicans & forgive if i misunderstood.

Answered 12/10/2013

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