Amadeus Schmidt wrote: > >What about taking an over-the-counter multi-vitamin/mineral > >supplement (snip) > I think, it should work, theoreticaly, if your only goal is the weight > loss, and not a more paleolithic food composition, which would result > then. > > Though, it might be, that some accompanying substances of the natural B1 > sources will be missing then. > > B1 has to be taken really daily to work ( no pauses ), because it leaves > the body quickly. Any pauses in supplementation could actually generate a > lack, because the body would at first get used to a high supply, and needs > some time to get accustomed to lower supplies again. For this reason I > would also rather take b1 alone, instead of a multivitamin, for an > experiment. > > I personally wouldn't want to take pills for my lifetime. > > I would like to add that my personal experience with supplenentation is > not very positive. When i took it, i felt no effect, no change. But when i > stopped it (I think because of the effect described above) I sometimes > got a flu. Better choose the rhight food. > > regards > Amadeus > Thanks Amadeus, I agree--getting your nutrients through proper foods is much better than taking pills. I only do so because I'm not yet convinced I am getting enough in my diet as it stands now. Regards, Eti