Multivitamins

Just read today's Mind Your Body in Straits Times, and realised there was so much furore on multivitamins.

After reading through, I will put in some review here in my blog for all to read.

Point 1) as stated in the article, the findings refer to synthetic supplements, that is, supplements that are created by means of human touch; man-made.
As such, when you are choosing a health supplements, it is recommended that you choose an certified organic one, i.e. everything natural right from the soil. If its soil has no story to tell, then it's not certified organic.

Point 2) as stated by Professor Barry Halliwell from NUS (a pioneer in research into free radicals and diseases), critics were missing the point in such studies. His main concern is not on "whether high doses of antioxidants are harmful or not. The question is, do they do any good?"
Studies suggest that large doses of single nutrients have the potential for harm.
Antioxidants are team players and reduce mortality in combination, which is why we take in a wide variety together, so that they can work together. Having too much of a single nutrient may also upset the body's metabolism.

Point 3) preferrable to take your supplements with meals, as most vitamins work better when there's food, as vitamins are workers who toil on the raw materials (carbo, fats, protein) to produce energy and manufacture our body foundation (e.g. skin, hair, nails, etc)

One thing that is not really mentioned is why organic supplements are most important. The importance lies in when the vitamins/minerals are extracted from the plants directly, along with them are the plant concentrates (phytonutrients, phytochemicals, phytofactors; there's many terms used for it) e.g. are lutein from spinach: good for eyes, lycopene from tomatoes: good for heart, prostate.
These cannot be synthesized, and can only be extracted from plants. This implies the quality of the plants is very important, which is why I mentioned that the soil must be very good in order to produce best plants. (What you cannot see affects what you see)

In summary, take a certified organic multivitamins/minerals. Consult me if you require any more info.