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What Kind Of Vitamins Are Safe To Take?
Yes please, my doctor is planning to put me on Subys drug program. Would you happen to know what kind of vitamins are safe to take? Asking this because I want to chech out Glenn Burkett s vitamin regime, might you know him? I live in Lee Co, Fl. Thanks much. Any info would be appreciated and thank you so much for being there for us! Sherl
Thu, 3 Mar 2016
Welcome to HCM,
I see you live in the State of Florida, a highly regulated state in the U.S for providing nutritional advice. Such advice is only allowed to be dispensed by a Registered and Licensed Dietitian in your state. You may find one close to you by searching for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. They have a list of licensed dietitians close to your zip code.
In general, and speaking for all Dietitians, a supplement program should always be individually tailored to the individual's own biochemical needs as determined by a complete nutritional assessment inclusive of a drug-nutrient interaction review, an analysis of current dietary intake to see which nutrients you are chronically low in and then to consider laboratory values and any chronic illnesses that may impact on your need for more or less of certain nutrients.
Nutritional medicine is very complicated and specialized. For example, if one supplements with coenzyme Q10 and this person is a vegetarian, a carnitine deficiency may very well develop.
My best wishes to you . . .Regards, Kathryn J. Shattler, MS,RDN
I see you live in the State of Florida, a highly regulated state in the U.S for providing nutritional advice. Such advice is only allowed to be dispensed by a Registered and Licensed Dietitian in your state. You may find one close to you by searching for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. They have a list of licensed dietitians close to your zip code.
In general, and speaking for all Dietitians, a supplement program should always be individually tailored to the individual's own biochemical needs as determined by a complete nutritional assessment inclusive of a drug-nutrient interaction review, an analysis of current dietary intake to see which nutrients you are chronically low in and then to consider laboratory values and any chronic illnesses that may impact on your need for more or less of certain nutrients.
Nutritional medicine is very complicated and specialized. For example, if one supplements with coenzyme Q10 and this person is a vegetarian, a carnitine deficiency may very well develop.
My best wishes to you . . .Regards, Kathryn J. Shattler, MS,RDN
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