Comments on: Citrus Fruits, Dietary Fiber and Multivitamin News

By: JP

JP — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:24:50 +0000

Thanks. I hope you enjoy it.

Be well!

By: JP

JP — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:01:24 +0000

Thank you, Randy!

I agree 100%!

Be well!

By: Randy Karp

Randy Karp — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:29:56 +0000

The key is to eat high fiber nutrient dense foods, like the right nuts, avocado’s and more ; that break down gradually, and feed your blood sugar on a slow roll. The key is balance, and purposeful eating helps get you there. Randy Karp -Author- Misinformed about Food . Good forum JP!

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:42:01 +0000

A lot of western people are deficient in fiber to varying degrees, it is one of the key factors in becoming over weight, but it’s also a key factor in losing the weight too.

By: JP

JP — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:08:09 +0000

Thanks, Randy!

I agree with your assessment of the RDA. Simply avoiding a deficiency state isn’t the same as promoting vibrant health.

I appreciate your contribution.

Be well!

By: Randy Karp

Randy Karp — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:44:34 +0000

JP,

Well done. Just want to make an important distinction for your readers between an RDA ( Recommended Daily Allowance), that the government has established to help us avoid deficiency, and an ODA ( Optimal Daily Allowance), based on what research shows we rquire to optimize our health. I spent years developing a super-mulitple, based on science, not headline news, to do just that. The point is that while an RDA can help you avoid disaser, and ODA can help you do more. The belief that supplements are meaningless if we just eat properly, is misinformed. As Dr. David Miller points out , we’d have to eat about 2 pounds of ground beef a day to get enough (anti-aging) carnosine, found in a simple supplement.

By: JP

JP — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:45:04 +0000

Thanks, Chris. I’ll look forward to your report!

Be well!

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:13:03 +0000

Great find JP, that product seems like very good value for money. This was the supplement I have on order, which can be had for $35 for 90 days supply:

http://www.newchapter.com/products/every-mans-one-daily

And I’ll probably give Now a go (I’m also a believer in variation of brands for supplements!)

These supps are missing one or two things, like adequate magnesium and calcium, but there are also whole food supplements available for those too.

Will report back in a few weeks

Cheers,
Chris

By: JP

JP — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:06:16 +0000

Thanks, Chris.

I completely understand your P.O.V. I’ve often considered that position myself. It’s an interesting debate to be sure.

I’m not sure what supplement you’ve decided on but I’ve noticed that Now Foods has a new food-based multi that looks pretty interesting (and it’s more economical than most).

http://nowfoods.com/Products/076946.htm

If you wouldn’t mind, I’d love to have your feedback on any differences you attribute to your supplement switch. Your feedback would be much appreciated!

Be well!

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:48:42 +0000

Hey JP,

Excellent reply; not combative or defensive at all

I agree – diet is king. Like a lot of people I’m switching to raw foods to maximise vitamin/mineral intake. These seems to be a key factor to maximising nutrient intake.

But also off the back of reading Clement’s stuff, I’m switching my multi to a whole food source one. Reasons being (and these are just based on my intuition)…

We function best when we live how we’ve evolved to – in this case we evolved to consume vitamins and minerals from natural food sources, not synthetic sources. Synthetics are a rather unknown quantity, we’re not entirely 100% of the positives and negatives. Whereas natural foods, well, we’ve consumed them since for ever. Basically, I’m erring on the side of caution.

The only real downside of this approach is that it’s a tad more expensive. But for me worth the cost for that little extra peace of mind.

Cheers,
Chris