My take on Vitamins is basically this.....your body needs a range of them to function properlly.

When training a lot you need more of certain ones (don't ask me which) due to the stress that the training puts on your imune system, you are in a state of recovery all the time.

If you get loads of fresh fruit and veg (steamed is the only acceptable cooking method for these) then you will be o.k. without a muti vit, however traking one a day will make sure you arn't lacking in anything.

If your diet is shite then I would take oneor two a day, however remember No amount of supplements/training can make up for a poor diet.

As for what Teryy was saying Glucosamine sulphate is great for joints, as is Cod liver oil (which I believe has also been mentioned).

Paul

As I say if you MUST cook it then steamed is the only way.

since this is a health thread some of you may know.. ive got some 1/2mm deep ridges running horizontally down my thumb nails and big toes each ridge dip or raise is about 3mm long or less... any ideas what im lacking? i dont drink much milk?

nah i just heard off someone passing comment and by trying to google it that it could be kidney problem or mineral deficency!

i drink silly amounts of tropicana though?

am starting these tips after crimbo

Have you been ill recently?

When you've been ill - and I don't mean a small sniffle - your body does wierd things.  My ex had this happen to her - whenever she was ill (for weeks/months on end..), she would develop a ridge in her nails.  They would slowly grow out, but only after about a year or so.  Sometime's she'd have several ridges in her nails, indicating she'd been ill (with only a month or two inbetween sickness...).

Might be an old wives' tale, but the markings on her nails were faily accurate in timing..

Ali