Are Supplements Really Essential for A Healthy Body

Typical doctor..they all need to be re-trained on nutrition and supplements..many times it’s an ego that won’t admit there’s something out there that has been proven in studies to help..but they sometimes refuse to listen.

Medications have more side effects that supplements. That’s pure fact. But we won’t hear that from a doctors mouth.

What a useless, dumb video with zero sources and credibility. You guys are the quaks here, because you completely disregard other evidence. Here’s a good comment from a reddit thread regarding this vid, quote below:

What a bullshit video! They literally skip all the stuff that has been proven with studies where supplements do work.
“Fish oil short on evidence that it helps with heart.” Yeah, that’s true. Why did you skip the fact that it’s been proven that fish oil helps with inflammation?
Are most of the vitamin supplements useless? Yes, definitely. Should you take supplements out of boredom? No, of course not. But by avoiding to point out supplements that have been proven to work, this video completely lost credibility. Use ALL the data; don’t cherry pick; be fair to the evidence! This is just a different type of quakery.
Zinc http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/enhanced/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD001364.pub4
Fish oil http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16531187
Niacin http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20208032
Iron http://jn.nutrition.org/content/132/4/813S.full
Vitamin D:
http://ebm.bmj.com/content/13/2/47.long
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20219962
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0082109
http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/88/2/513S.long
Probiotics http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1151505
It’s not as black and white, and you shouldn’t eat them like candy, but just don’t go and tell me that no supplements work, and that they have no effect at all, because that’s just a plain lie.
Also, it’s not “better” or “easier” to spend money on food, because you have to eat a ton of food to equal the amount of nutrients you receive from a supplement. It’s expensive, and it’s not always healthy either.

i don’t get your beef with pizza… You can put whatever you want on it! including those veggies that where fried in the video! PLEASE KEEP PIZZA OUT OF IT!

add a little more popularity to this video, and cvs and Walgreens and all other other big pharmacies’ business is going to crush big time. haha cant wait to see what’s gonna replace them in the near future.

Ehh I will continue to spend my average of 15$ a month on vitamins just to make sure because this video leaves A WHOLE LOT OF PROVEN SUPPLEMENTS OUT so yeah I’m good.. Because when it comes down to it IT’S NOT VERY MUCH MONEY PER INDIVIDUAL AND I PROMISE YOU THIS IS JUST A GENERAL TOPIC THEY DO NOT GET INTO PROVEN SUPPLEMENTS THAT WORK VITAMIN K2 FOR ONE AND CO Q 10 AND SO ON SO TAKE WHAT THE MEDIA SAYS AND TAKE A SHIT ON IT FOR THE MOST PART..EDUCATE YOURSELF!!!! supplements don’t work but take all the pharmaceuticals you want.. FUCK THAT HORSE SHIT!!!!

Well, I know that vitamin D supplements saved my life and took me out of a depression. So, food wasn’t enough there.
I think that getting all you need from food is a romantic illusion. Or have we forgotten how milk, orange juice, cereal, etc are often fortified with many vitamins?

I’ve tracked vitamins and minerals on a “good diet” and often it doesn’t result in the recommended daily values of certain vitamins (and the daily values are usually a bare minimum)

Also I can put anything into a pill and call it a proprietary blend

I suspect that the emphasis on eating a “balanced” diet is somewhat misplaced. We would probably all be better served by eating LESS of whatever we do eat. In fact, a period of absolute caloric deprivation…even malnutrition…may be beneficial in terms of longevity and disease risk reduction. Of course, one would not want such a period to be excessively long or badly timed, such as during the body’s growth and development.

I just spent like 20 dollars on vitamins. I wish I had seen this sooner.

I only take vitamin D, but I also live in Sweden where we get no sunshine for 6 months

we are having to feat GMO’S…….POISON…. ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ORGANIC “REAL” FOODS…MEATS THAT ARE HORMONE FREE ETC ETC… EVEN OUR HEALTH FOOD STORE /WHAT IS LEFT OF IT NO LONGER SELLS FRESH ORGANIC “TRULY” VEGIES /PEANUT BUTTER THAT YOU HAVE TO STIR AT EACH USE ETC..IT IS ALL MOST GONE

One thing is for sure. There are a lot of opinions and conflicting facts on this topic!

It’s funny to me how the people who use their bodies to make a living like athletes (football, soccer,baseball player, MMA fighters, boxers, top nutritionist) all say that taking vitamins and minerals are a very important part of their regiment.

But the people who don’t really look after their health and are not in shape are the ones recommending not to supplement or to cut it all out together.

Here is a link to contradict everything on this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0u8UdZeOhc.

That is Dr. Rhonda Patrick and if you ever listened to her (on Podcast or her youtube channel) you will realize very quick that she knows her shit.

I spend around $60 a month on my supplementation, can’t remember the last time I got sick or even had a cold. I think those $60 a month are much cheaper than treating any of the deseases you can get from vitamins and minerals deficiency. I believe in taking care of your health, eating right (kale shakes everyday) and exercising, after all, you only get one meat vehicle per life.

I love this channel and subscribe to it but my advice to anyone reading this comment is to get informed. Take care of your body and be the hero of your own movie.

I love the girls voice, there is something about that sounds nerdy but cute

I’m still going to keep taking my vitamins. Honestly, it’s super expensive to make or buy healthy meals 3x or more a day so there will always be a part of your diet that a multivitamin could help fill in. It wont hurt anyone to take them as long as they stick to 1 a day. It may not cure me of cancer or make me live to 100, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t AIDING in helping me stay healthy along with eating well and working out. The FDA doesn’t recommend vitamins because of the same reasons the DEA won’t decriminalize cannabis or the cure for AIDs still hasn’t been “discovered”.

What about a vitamin D supplement? I had a blood test which included a vitamin D test and it showed I was deficient. I eat dairy but apparently it’s not enough. Doctor said a lot of people lack vitamin D and you should strive for 2000 IU daily.

I been taken vitamins for one week and I feel better then I did without them, they do work!

But dr sb it is not possible for a lay man that he could have enough fruits and vegetables and also its tough to dignose the deficiency perticular vitamin and not a general man has amount of knowledge to knowing about specifications of vitamins in fruits and vegetables. So in this case to visit a dr or nutrition also a form of money wasteing ��
Why you people do confuse general masses???????

Why make a news clip telling us this but not give any specifics?!?! If there’s something out there causing heart attacks, fucking tell us what they are instead of just talking vaguely about it. This is a complete waste of time.

This guy is a fucking moron. Sleeping with the enemy. Perverted ass traitor. Watch Dr. Oz. Im surprised they havent taken him out yet either all the good he does for people

I’ve taken fish oil supplements along with other supplements when I was working out hard, they do help with my joints.

i would not give a shit if it gave me clear skin without noticable side effets some can

Great video. Can you please answer my question I am vegetarian and take Fish Oil supplements. Since fish is not a part of my diet, will I not see any benefits from consuming fish oil?

I would add one case where a specific vitamin, namely Vitamin D, can be very helpful is for those who are nightowls and rarely go outside. Or go outside always with sunscreen on, blocking the UV rays from interacting with your skin (which is how the body produces Vitamin D through sunlight).

Or also, if you live up north especially during the winter, it’s hard to get enough Vit D from sunlight unless you’re outside a lot.

So I take Vitamin D supplements, I think it’s a good idea. Also, calcium supplements if you avoid dairy foods (although spinach is a good replacement instead).

You mentioned that 20,000 people go to the ER each year due to adverse effects of supplements, but you said at the start of your video that you were going to focus on multivitamins. Since supplements include herbs and non regulated substances you are confusing a potentially beneficial substance, vitamins, with whatever someone packaged in a bottle and sold on a shelf.

I would also recommend speaking with a dietitian for dietary advice and not a general practitioner doctor. While doctors do take classes in diet the bulk of their education and practice revolves around disease and injury. How about you do a video on the education required by doctors and what percent of their in class time is spent on what aspects of medical care.

I would also like to see a video on vitamins, not supplements, the benefits of each vitamin and documented cases of people who overdosed on specific vitamins.

That guy is eating Pizza with Coffee! Jeez, my insides would burn through to the outside.��

Yes it’s true you would better off eating the correct amounts of healthy foods.  You also must consider how much of certain vegetables/fruits you have to eat to get the same amount as a multi-vitamin.

You would have to eat 1lb. of broccoli to get 45% of your B6, 44% of your A, and you would have 660% of your C.  Unfortunately there’s no super plant that gives you a nice amount of everything so you’ll have to mix and match accordingly.  Last time I checked, fruits/vegetables are expensive pound for pound.

I’ll stick to my Flintstones vitamins to fill the gaps for now.

You cannot get Vitamin D without supplements unless you are exposed to the sun daily (and that isn’t good anyway).
Also, you cannot possibly get enough Magnesium because foods simply don’t have what the body requires.
The crop’s soil has been pretty much depleted of minerals after being over-used and pushed to the limits for decades,
so I wouldn’t count on the fact the food we have today has the same benefits as a hundred years ago.

Here are some sources of intelligence on the matter:
http://examine.com/supplements/
http://forum.bulletproofexec.com/index.php?/topic/1318-bulletproof-supplements-nootropics-guide/
http://forum.bulletproofexec.com/index.php?/topic/2078-bulletproof-magnesium-thread/

This a very good book:
http://www.amazon.com/Magnesium-Miracle-Revised-Updated-Edition/dp/034549458X

I also want to say that asking people who have being taking supplements how they feel after some time of taking them
isn’t scientific and cannot possibly determine if supplements help or not. I take supplements and am feeling the same,
but perhaps I would have gotten sick more times a year if I haven’t, or was a bit more tired. or perhaps wouldn’t get
the same good night sleep as I do. The changes are so subtle you cannot possibly notice them. Also, some benefits can only
be seen after years of taking supplements (40+) and I’ve never seen such study. Also, the best way to know if they help or
not is to have a complete understanding of the human body (it also various between people, ages and sex) and run a computer
mathematical analysis on each vitamin and mineral and how it actually works. but has yet to be done because science still
doesn’t know everything about the human body.

AGAIN MISLEADINGAND HARMFUL, there is now growing evidence for thier proper use.

Rubbish we are malnourished by poor nutrition ie more processed food, more pesticide-laden food, more pollution, poor gut health and so on orange urine is the body has used the Vit B, MOST if NOT all people are micronutrient deficient.

Ridiculous we have mentally evolved to appreciate the micronutrient level of foods is of paramount importance we no longer live in the garden of Eden, even fruit is shipped unripe thousands of miles this idiot needs to do more research, al;l top-level athletes are there because they have a good multi-nutrient stack which if they are really attuned to their bodies is both intuitive and medically-based ie they have good blood work shows where and what they need to supplement with to increase performance, Alzheimers, diabetes, heart disease are all linked to deficiencies in micronutrients this kind kid on the block speudo science of rubbish sickens me, do we walk barefoot of tarmac no now we wear shoes this is the polluted twenty-first century. Let science help us optimize our performance and our lives live longer and be less of a burden to society in older age and achieve more etc.

Linus Pauling called this science or state of the art supplementation Prhto molecular medicine and that is what it is preventative and tremendously help full, but to scoop down any multi indiscriminately and to use it to build on a poor diet, semi fasting abstinence regime, not to exercise of course this is stupid!

The body is a “powerhouse” but it can only become that powerhouse if it receives the right quantity of very complex nutrients at the right time in the right amount. No one relies on supplements they use them to augment their diet which is naturally deficient or to meet extra need during training, hard work, or periods of depletion.

This video lacks so much, it was almost pointless. Sorry. I’m not necessarily a proponent or opponent of supplements…..but this video is missing so much information that it is misleading to the general public. For example, that there is “no evidence” of the efficacy of certain supplements, and that we can label every substance sold on a supplement aisle as a supplement and call it all the same? It’s like saying that all recreational drugs are the same because they make you high. What about the fact that most produce (whether conventional or organic) sold in stores is nowhere near as nutritious as that which humans have consumed previously in history, due to agricultural practices that lead to problems like soil mineral depletion, which is not effectively remedied by fertilizers (unless they grew on soil using traditional methods of compost, manure, etc)? Or that the slow cooking practices and use of medicinal/cooking herbs in traditional cuisine that provide and unlock nutrition are not really that easy to incorporate in the modern, fast-paced lifestyle? Or that the studies available exist only if there is funding from supporters (i.e. corporate interest in profiting from the studies). I mean…..this video has a very narrow scope.

“and other good stuff”… yeah, that sounds like really professional… You CAN’T possibly eat all the minerals and vitamins from food because now fruits and vegetables don’t contain as much vitamins they contained 50 years ago…. because of artificial fertilizers, and contamination etc. Please don’t make videos about stuff you don’t know because you will look like a fool.

Unless you’re in the 0.001% of the population that comes anywhere close to eating a healthy balanced diet, you WILL benefit from taking a multivitamin. You will start to feel better, you will have more energy, you will never get a headache again, you will never get a hangover again, your mind will always be alert and active when you need it,

In the North, like in Finland, it’s recommended to have vitamin D supplements for like half a year, in autumn and winter, when there’s not much sunlight. I’ve read that the “recommended” amount is some number determined by what keeps the deficiency diseases away, so that’s why it’s safe to eat more Vit D than the “100%”. There was also some discussion about raising the recommendations.

I’ve also heard that B12 isn’t really around anymore except in meat products (others say it’s because they put it there as well.)

I don’t think there’s a downside for taking water-soluble vitamins, like B and C, a lot. Those aren’t going to get stored inside your body, unlike the fat-soluble ones. Taking Vit A, and some other fat-soluble vitamins can perhaps be too much more easily.. So I’m careful with at least A.

I don’t care if it’s a waste of money. I like using supplements. I take multivitamins and probiotic bacteria rather regularly… they sorta give me some piece of mind, it makes me feel better about myself, and it also helps me remember my other meds.

Thats the only reason i drink orange juice, is to make my pee more orange!! Orange pee is in style these days

I’m sure some may contain some vitamins, but the question is, where do these vitamins in the pill come from?

It’s true that we need to select nutritious food… and supplements are just that TO SUPPLEMENT what may be insufficient in our food, FOR OPTIMAL HEALTH.

Contrary to the video, intelligent supplementation is indeed likely improve one’s health and ability to ward off disease because it is nearly impossible to attain optimal nutrients from today’s grocery stores, even if shopping organic.

For example, this video states that taking 1000% more than the daily recommended dose of  vitamin C will NOT reduce your chances of getting a cold. True, but that would be 900 mgs which is still not very much C. We humans cannot make vitamin C in our body, but almost all animals do. Corrected for bodyweight, animals average around 8,000 mgs/day. Vitamin C experts say we should be getting about that much C for optimal health.

And those of us who have done so for years, have discovered we have far less colds than we used to have, and we have other benefits such as better skin (look younger than our age) and better health in general. By the way, vitamin C is “ascorbic acid,” which is very inexpensive. Just get the powder.

I still have a hard time letting go of this one I want to believe that multi-vitamins really can fill in those gaps in my micronutrient intake, but it seems that the best thing to do is get a blood test to see if you’re deficient in any vitamin or mineral and go with your doctor’s recommendation for diet changes and/or supplements.

I started to take a solgar multivitamin and a natures best omega 3 and feel worse not better.Don’t know if am wasting my money or not?

a lot of people buy organic food, grow himself, collect wild plants and consume more than 50 years ago. The
diversity covers the luck of nutrients.

Yep, in my area of Europe there is not common to have recommendations for supplements without blood tests and I have a lot of people around me that didn’t consume any pills in the last years, and of course, no supplements. Yep, I hate these
cheap people:), they didn’t feed big pharma but well feed theirselfs.

It is any independent laboratory where we can test the ingredients of a pharmaceutical product?

just a bit of constructive criticism, the woman’s voice is very nasal. This is something that can be corrected! Good video.

Funny how there was no mention of a study a few years ago that showed taking 200 mcg of the mineral selenium per day cut the risk of prostate cancer by about 54% and ALL cancers by about 38%. The late Dr. Carlton Frederick used to cite a study done in some Scandinavian country in which they followed 5,000 people for 15 years who only had one thing in common: they each took at least 200 IU of vitamin E per day. An insurance company was then asked to predict, using their most accurate actuarial data, how many should have died after the 15 years and the company said it should have been over 800. How many actually died? I think the figure Frederick cited was something like 17! So, I make sure I take my vitamin / mineral supplements every day. Not megadoses because that is a waste of money. Just enough to assure that my “antioxidant status” is optimal. Studies done with lab animals show that the ones with the highest intakes of antioxidants lived something like 33% longer. Translated into a human lifespan, that means someone who would ordinarily die at age 75 can expect, by taking his antioxidant vitamin and minerals every day, to make it to 100 and to do so in good health. Vitamins too expensive? Well, being sick for a decade before you finally die and in and out of hospitals can be a LOT more expensive.

Buy whole food based multivitamins than. And drinkables have way higher absorption rates

This is the deug industry fighting the vitamin industry. $12 billion industry vs how much again from Pharmaceuticals… oh yea thats right stfu… learn your quality vitamins

Vitamin D3 12,000 iu a day and my 42yr old achey bones and muscles feel so much better. im also a lifelong Powerlifter. and no more sweaty head which can be a symptom of rickets.

Awesome interview! Buy and eat true food not pills. Let your food be your medicine and your medicine be your food. Take sun, do exercises and get good sleep. No excuses! ����

Vitamins are not a waste of money. Alcoholic drinks and cigarettes are a waste of money.

Taking multivitamins to me isn’t about avoiding heart disease and possible cancers. Bottomline is If you don’t exercise, eat terrible foods, drink too much alcohol and smoke on a regular basis, you’ll most likely face unforgiving health issues later in life. I don’t believe taking multivitamins is a waste of money however because some people although they may regularly exercise and not partake in any of the bad example habits I just described, they may not be getting all the nutrients they need in their diet. Healthy foods are not cheap these days. People need to quit saying vitamins don’t work because they’re simply focusing on them being a miracle pill to avoid future life threatening illnesses. They need to realize that people still need vitamins and nutrients in their diets on a daily basis.

If they don’t work then why add so much to baby and pet food?

Just stay away from synthetic vitamins. Go for plant based and liquid or powder form. You’ll notice a difference. The American diet is a scam. Stay away from grain and dairy and sugar. Red meat is bad. Only eat wild caught fish and grass fed chicken. Non gmo and no soy!

I had a visit with my treating physician years back and I explained to her that when I take vitamins they make me feel ill she says oh really that’s strange WTF?

Don’t be too quick to dismiss. He’s right. Eat real food and don’t over-rely on supplementation to make up for your bad eating habits. Big pharma owns about 80% of over-the-counter medications. To say your against big pharma as you buy your next bottle of ginko (etc) is like speaking against big soda while buying Dasani and Deerpark water. See this: https://nutritionfacts.org/video/should-we-take-a-multivitamin/And this: https://nutritionfacts.org/video/dangers-of-dietary-supplement-deregulation/

Well if they don’t really work, I’m ok with that because I work at place full of vitamins so I don’t buy sh*t. It’s all good.

guyz, just do whatever u want to, but dont forget 2 eat (fruits,veges,eggs,milk etc)

brainless idiot…fruits and vegetables from where? the depleted soil?

Plant and greens based vitamins…..I find they make me feel great or as they say organic vitamins.

Unfortunately most of this info is about useless multi-vitamins for people who don’t need multi-vitamins. There are millions of people who are deficient in very specific elements that can benefit greatly from targeted supplementation, who would otherwise be turned off because of both misleading manufacturer claims and cynical de-bunkings. Better advice would be to see a doctor or Naturopath if you feel chronically unwell and have some blood work done. Many medical doctors are putting people on Vitamin D supplements, Naturopaths finding patients with MTHFR mutations doing extremely well on methyl-folate, and endocrinologists who treat thyroid disease with iodine and selenium. While these conditions and regimens are certainly not appropriate for everyone, that doesn’t mean options should not be available to anyone.