Are You Taking a Daily Multivitamin?
I’ll go first: No. I have one, but I’m not taking it. Ever. I also have fish oil capsules for omega-3 fatty acids, which are supposed to help with my mood swings as well as making my hair all luxurious and whatnot, but I’m not taking that either. Nor am I taking my folic acid supplement, which is a must for all women of childbearing potential.
And why am I not taking these things? Because, ladies, I’m lazy. I am admitting it to you and I’m admitting it to myself. I am being lazy and stupid because I know they are good for me and because I know it’s critical that I supplement my diet with key nutrients, particularly since I’m somewhat of a disordered eater and often don’t get everything I need from my diet because frankly sometimes I just don’t eat.
So today I’m making a health promise to myself and to you, my readers, and I hope you will consider doing the same thing for your health:
Starting today, I will take my multivitamin every morning. I will also take my fish oil and folic acid supplements, and I will take my prescribed medications as directed every day. I will do this because my health is more valuable than the half a second of discomfort from swallowing a pill. I will do this because I love myself and I love my body and I want to be well and healthy and functioning at my full capacity all the time. I will do this because I am worth it.
If you’re not taking a daily multivitamin, please consider changing that right now. To help you get started, here’s a link to a special Vitamin World discount with free shipping on orders of $75 or more (not that vitamins have to be expensive, mind you, but for those who want to stock up, free shipping rocks.)
Do it for yourself. You deserve good health.
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3 opinions for Are You Taking a Daily Multivitamin?
Cory
Sep 26, 2007 at 7:06 pm
Sounds like you’ve got too many vitamins — no wonder you have a hard time remembering to take them. Can’t you get them all in one supplement? Or at least take a multi with enough folic acid? I had a hard time remembering to take my multi regularly, till I moved the bottle to the kitchen, where the glasses and filtered water are. Maybe making it just a little bit more convenient would help?
DJ
Sep 26, 2007 at 10:19 pm
Every other week I take a daily vitamin. This isn’t on purpose, it just seems like I can only remember to do it consistently for a week at a time.
Joanne
Sep 27, 2007 at 12:15 pm
As a friend once told me, you can’t buy back your health. Take those multivitamins and fish oil capsules. I can tell you from personal experience, they make a difference. I am consistently healthier and more emotionally balanced since I’ve been taking them (for about three years now). Tip re: fish oil (maybe you already know this): the key (relative to mood swings) is to get one that has at least a 500-mg. daily dose of DHA.
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