Health Store Bargains

DJ asked:


I basically live on fast food and take out. Yes, I know it’s bad, and yes, I know that taking vitamins is not a replacement for having a balanced diet. But obviously it is better to have a bad diet with vitamins than to have a bad diet without vitamins.

Right now I take fish oil, a B12 supplement (mainly because I drink a lot of beer), St John’s Wort, and a multivitamin.

Is there anything else you would recommend for a lazy, beer drinking fast food addict? (I’m kind of wondering if there is anything I could take that would speed up my metabolism a bit, but any ideas on supplements to improve my general health would be great.) By the way I’m 22.
Thanks for the mature answers.

I already do go onto the nutrition menus on the websites of most takeout places and search for the best options–it’s really surprising how much menu items vary in calories & fat content. I usually skip the fries and go with a diet coke and try to stay under 2000 calories / day.

That’s why I just wanted to add some more vitamins in case I’m at risk of some kind of serious deficiency.
edna, what kind of fast food would you recommend?

laura asked:


I have had no saliva x 2 weeks. I also have a large canker sore on my tongue due to this and a lump on the left side of my neck. I saw an ENT and he said that the lump was lymphadema from the canker sore but has no idea about the fact that I have no saliva.
My only change has been taking some herbal supplements due to cutting out wheat, soy, and dairy from my diet.
The supplements were: Adreset (for adrenal support) St. John’s Wort, Multi vitamin, Fish Oils, A pro-biotic and a drink supplement called Ultra Inflamx (supposed to provide nutritional support and decrease inflammation in the bowel).

I have stopped supplements x 1 week and there has been no resolution of my saliva.

I have had all kinds of lab work done lupus, sjogrens disease, etc and everything is normal.

The only other thing I can think of is that I have been consuming alot of rice products: rice syrup, rice protein, rice bran….???

I am puzzled and so are physicians. If anyone has experience with this, please help. I have been without sleep for awhile now due to constantly waking up to drink water for a dry mouth.

hmm did i put this in the right category?

ajdivine420247 asked:


Every weight loss supplement that I can find has green tea or st. john’s wort, or other things that you are not allowed to take while on coumadin. I’d really like to find something that I can take that will work without interacting with the coumadin.

PO asked:


For example, can someone bring in a year’s supply of vitamins and minerals? How about a year’s supply of prescription allergy medication? Or a year’s supply of an herbal supplement, like St. John’s Wort (which would be over 1,000 capsules)?

Also, could someone have these sorts of items shipped to them in China, or are there regulations against that?

Thanks!