Originally Posted by
pman42
I think of multis as an insurance policy. even though you have insurance on your home doesn't mean you smoke in bed or cook on open flames inside. similarly, a multi doesn't give you permission to eat a shitty diet. It's always a good idea to eat lots of brightly-colored foods, especially greens and berries. I usually eat a "dinosaur salad" for dinner that is a huge bowl of kale, arugula, mixed baby greens, topped with olives and peppers. right now i'm eating local-grown garlic and eggs. but even that is not ideal. where I live, soil is so deficient in selenium that animals must be given a supplement if they eat only locally-grown hay. so if i were to eat a 100% local diet ("ideal" in some respects) I might end up deficient. of course I do eat fruit and veggies from various places around the world so that is not a reality, but even then, declining levels in soil (google 'topsoil erosion') as well as nutrient losses during transport mean that my food probably has fewer nutrients than my grandparents' did. so taking a well-designed multi becomes a good option.
Most multis are a piss-poor amalgamation of bad forms of nutrients, unbalanced dosages, poor bioavailability, and unnecessary fillers (for example I'll never understand why most BBing brands add colorings to tablets and capsules). The one I have found that is reasonable-ish is AOR Multi Basics. It's not high-potency enough for my liking but at least it doesn't have any glaring omissions. I take a handful of other supps separately. I'm convinced these supplements add quality to my life because I've felt the effects, and I'm banking on the fact that they add quantity as well. the cost per month is under $50, well less than some people spend on lotto tickets, which yield the vast majority of them nothing.
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