any vitamins or stuff that help with focus and concentration?
My mind gets fuzzy a lot. I know some of that has to do with my low blood pressure issues and I try to eat more sodium like the doctor prescribed to keep my blood pressure up, so that more blood goes to the brain, and it helps when I remember to eat salty things- but i still feel I could use more improvement. Are there any vitamins or things that help?
What vitamins/foods keep the brain in optimal shape?
I drink red bull at times when I need a focus/concentration boost, and I notice that I can recall thing sfaster after one, but I dont always need the caffeine.
What foods, herbs, and vitamins can I take to keep the brain in optimal condition?
Is it bad to take a lot of vitamins every day?
How many is too many? ha everywhere you read for any kind of problem, you see, take this or take that...i just read where i should take omega 3 fish oil for beginning arthritis and another vitamin to help with memory loss (or eat an apple a day, ha) and when you go into the store you see TONS of vitamins..plus i am taking biotin right now for hair loss..How do you know which ones you should take every day? and should a person take one maybe 3 months and then switch to a different vitamin? like a heart vitamin for 3 months and then a brain vitamin?? ha i am confused!
Why are people so sure of themselves when it comes to nutrition? Why are some people snobs about it?
I hate how when someone asks about dieting, suddenly everyone's a guru. I mean, its really nice if people give advice or state something in a way that makes it clear that its an opinion, but it drives me bonkers when people act like they know that they're way is the only way. People have this attitude. "I KNOW that Atkins is unhealthy." "I KNOW that being vegan is the only way to lose weight." I KNOW that carbs are bad." But most often, "There's no way you'll be successful using...." Different methods work for different people. People get in these huge diet debates, but the fact is, they're pointless. As long as everyone has a different body and different brain, there are multiple answers and solutions. The only thing someone should say that they're confident in, is proven science. Not studies or surveys, not personal experience, but scientific facts. Such as, "If you consumer more calories than you burn, some will be stored as fat." And, "Carrots contain vitamin C."
Who agrees?
Added details: I'm not annoyed with anyone for giving out helpful advice, but I hate when people go "You are such an idiot!" or "That popular diet is moronic!"
Can my Vitamin D deficiency be the cause of my tics and uncontrollably movement?
I been going to he doctor sense July which is when my tics started but anyways i've been tested and they said everything was fine with my brain and blood but my vitamin d in tack is low. So i was wondering could that be the problem? Cause i do have uncontrollably movement, tremors and i do have verbal tics. Like yelling or saying something really loud.
No its not tourettes, they said i didnt have those sense it starts when your younger.
Pain in my leg joints & bones.?
I was having weakness in one knee (felt like it was going to give out when I walked and numbness on the upper side on my back (also left side). I had an MRI of my back and brain (fearing MS). My back was fine but my brain showed a spot on the right side but the neurolist said it was most likely a scare and didn't think it was anything to worry about. He did test my Vitamin D levels and it was low so I was put on supplements. The symptom went away so I stopped (I hate taking pills) and it came back within a few days. I've been going through cycles of taking it (and other vitamins) and not. Over the past 5 weeks, I noticed throbbing pain in my other leg. It started in my ankle and hip and I felt it when I was sitting. The pain has now involved my knee and shin and the numbness in my back has returned. I have a job where I mostly sit so it's getting painful to work now and for the past two days, laying on my side has been painful and actually has been interfering with sleep.
Has anyone else had this happen?
Do you think it's the vitamin D or something else?
If it's the vitamin D, why do the symptoms come back when I stop taking it? I now drink milk (which I didn't before when all this started) so I'm wondering if I'm able to store vitamin D or if something is causing me to lose it? I know a thyroid problem can cause problems with vitamin D but my thyroid test came back normal last fall.
I still young but I feel miserable.
could this be too much iron and cause problems for me?
this may be an off the wall question but i had to ask. i bought a Body Wash that has Iron in it. i didn't realize it till i got it home..is it possible that this can be too much iron on top of other things i receive iron from?
i read this and made me nervous.so i thought i would ask
Iron is not excreted. The iron you absorb stays and accumulates in storage except that you can lose one milligram a day through hair, finger nails, skin cells and other detritus. That is the amount needed every day to replace the loss. One milligram, that’s all and for women in reproductive years, one and a half milligram. The other way to lose iron, of course, is by blood loss.
The other thing to note is that hemoglobin is not iron! Yes, you are anemic if your hemoglobin is low but that does not necessarily mean your iron is low. Indeed, what might be happening is that the iron is collecting in storage instead of going into hemoglobin. You are actually iron-loaded and need iron removed despite the anemia. The anemia should be treated with B vitamins, especially B12, B6 and folic acid. Many patients with anemia are dying of iron overload, and some are hastened to their death by their physicians who give them more iron.
Even a small amount of excess iron can damage heart and brain and other storage sites in the body and lead to heart attack or stroke. There is exaggerated concern when hemoglobin falls temporarily, following surgery, for example. Blood transfusions are over-used. A study shows that surgery patients who do not receive transfusions survive better than those who do.1
What happemce if the blood pressure is too low or too high?
And how does the brain and kindneys control the blood pressure ? If the blood pressure is too low what will happen?
Also what does kindneys do if you have too much sugar or saluts or not enough ?