Suggested Vitamins and Supplements

Suggested Vitamins and Supplements for Children

Children today face a diet that does not give them adequate vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids. There is some speculation that the increasing frequency of Attention Deficit and Behavioral Disorders is related to nutritional deficiency and can be improved with supplementation. I suggest a good childrens multivitamin, I prefer Metagencis brand Multigenics Chewable, 1 daily for children 2 to 5, 2 daily for children 6 to 9 and 3 daily for children 10 to 15. (There is a link to the metagencis website on the home page). In addition, I suggest all children be on essential fatty acid supplementation. This can be in the form of fish oil, or flax and borage if the child is allergic to fish. The purity, stabilization and mercury free content of the oil is essential. I suggest Metagenics High Concentration liquid epa dha, 1 to 4 teaspoons daily. For children who can swallow capsules, epa dha 720 from Metagencis, 2 to 6 capsules a day. These are baseline suggestions. For children with specific illness, this is a good baseline but additional amounts of certain nutrients may be needed.

Suggested Vitamins and Supplements for Young Adults

Young adults can undergo a significant amount of stress and often shortchange themselves nutritionally. Stress depletes the body of B vitamins, and folate. I suggest glycogenics B vitamins from metagenics as these are high dose and have a special folate in them. In addition, essential fatty acids are generally depleted in this age group. EPA DHA (fish oil) at a dose of 3 grams a day ( 2 metagenics epa dha 720mg twice a day). These are good basics, additional supplements may be needed in special conditiona. A link to the metagenics website is on the home page.

Suggested Vitamins and Supplements for Middle Age

In middle age, a good multivitamin and mineral supplement as well as supplemental fatty acids are a good baseline for healthy aging. Depending on family history and concommitant illness, additional supplements may be benificial. I suggest metagenics multigenics intensive care, 3 2x a day, and epa dha 720 by metagencis 2 capsules 2x a day. A link to the metagencis website can be found on the home page.

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