mtumwawaBwana -> RE: vitamins and supplements (7/23/2006 6:35:28 AM)
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i too, being a nurse, know the wisdom of taking on extra vital nutrients into the system, especially since we overtax said system on a daily basis. as said in previous postings, most vitamins produced have hard shells and are compacted so densely that most digestive systems wont break them down ......they end up out the "shoot" instead. keep in mind some digestive systems have a quantitative and qualitative inferior acid base with which to start out with. with this being said, i have always found that making a slurry out of the pills works wonders. this gives the digestive systems at the very least a fighting chance at breaking them down into their elemental compounds and henceforth, taken up into the bloodstream where it will do the most good for the body. only drawback to this meathod......the slurry will need a chaser........it tastes nasty the only pill that one needs to worry about not being assimilated into the bloodstream is the calcium pill..... most are oyster shell in base and cannot be broken down by human digestive systems into their elemental compounds.....look for calcium supplements that are labeled "easily digested". to me, it is only a waste of good money taking pills i know will not be put to good use... too, the human body will only uptake a quantitative amount of nutrients, the rest will be expelled . so taking more than one a day wont help. you would be better off cutting the pills in half and taking them 12 hours apart. more nutrients would end up in the bloodstream per pill. as to upset stomachs...there is no real way around it other than to say try to eat something that is low in fats and spices with the pills. drink plenty of water and or juice. some have even found that taking pills with the morning breakfast helps as it dilutes the pills and softens the ill feelings quite a bit. BTW: a slurry is simply the act of crushing the pills into a fine powder and mixing it with water or juice. the oil based pills can simply be poked with a needle and the essential oils be squeezed out. i will mix the powder into mashed bananas to give to my kids. in the past, i have added the powder into cooked and drained chopped meats that are to be well spiced. this method, i found, worked well with ones who will not or can not swallow pills or slurries. i do so hope this will be of good help to someone good health to all
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