[Showgsd-l Freelists] Re: Vitamin E dangers
- From: EllenH33@xxxxxxx
- To: whereis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 14:39:48 EST
In a message dated 11/11/2004 2:14:30 PM Eastern Standard Time,
whereis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Natalie --
Unless I am having a problem that could be solved with some type of Vitamin
Supplement, I don't use anything. A "little of this" and a "little of
that" suddenly throw the whole nutritional balance out of whack. Some
people have a tendency to think along the lines that "more is better" -
ever checked out the different potencies on all those Vitamin E
supplements? I've got a puppy whose down on pasterns, so I put him on some
natural magnesium with chelated zinc - and a tablespoon of cod liver oil a day.
Supposedly magnesium plays an important role in the strengthening of
ligaments. But just 20mg of magnesium is something like 600% of an adults
recommended daily allowance! Some fat-soluble vitamins, when given in excess,
can
actually become toxic to the dog (and humans as well).
So, while we mean well, we could actually be doing more harm than good.
Just my opinion.
Valerie Harrington
The RDA (recommended daily allowance) is a cookie cutter approach and meant
for someone already in good health who likely will not remain in good health if
they follow this protocol. Others may need more of one vitamin/mineral or
another. "Overdosing" on supplements has never hurt me, evidently, since in
the
10 years I have done so, I have had no cold nor flu nor have I taken any
pharmaceutical drugs.
With some of the foods provided us today, genetically altered food included,
we NEED to take supplements to give us the nutrients we are not getting in our
food. Buy certified organic foods when you can.
BTW, there is a form of Vit. E called dl-tocopherol which is man made and not
the natural form. This form is worse than not taking it at all.
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