What Vitamins Should You Take?

I personally believe in supplements. I think I feel better and have more energy when I take them regularly. Does that mean that you need them too?

In an interview that aired this morning on Good Morning America, Doctors Oz & Roizen said that of the over 21 million people that took the Nutrition Assessment at RealAge.com, less than 1% get the right amount of vitamins and minerals from their diet.

So what vitamins do you really need?

• The Doctors said that 60% of people don't get enough Vitamin D. Vitamin D is good for immune function and preventing cancer. You can get it naturally from sun exposure or by supplementing with Vitamin D3.


• The nine B vitamins are important for energy, brain, nerve, and heart functioning.


• A,C & E. These antioxidants are critically important to letting the body do what it needs to do without getting damaged. (rusted out, so to speak) Coffee, bananas and green tea are all good sources of antioxidants.


• Calcium


• Magnesium


• DHA Omega 3s

To get a complete list of all the necessary supplements you need and the amounts you should be taking of them go to http://abcnews.go.com/images/GMA/ht_gma_book_you1_071226.pdf and see an excerpt from the Doctor's new book, You: Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty (You).