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New member - 3 years with neuropathy, looking for support

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I had all my B levels, plus D, plus thyroid, plus sugar. Then the usual full blood scan (liver function etc). Unless you get a low result on any test, stop (repeat stop) taking any supplements. Gentle exercise. Lots of water. Healthy balanced diet. Cut back sugar and alcohol (cut out if you can). Six months. Test again.
Supplements are a big part of the problem because deficiency and toxicity have the same symptoms.
Supplements are a poorly monitored multi billion dollar industry that disguise advertisements as therapy.
Living in a first world country, with access to a healthy balanced diet, we do not need supplements.
You are going to read a lot more about this in the future. This is the new tobacco industry claiming their product doesn’t harm you. There is a lot of money at stake (selling chemical vitamins).
There is currently a class action against Blackmores.

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Your comments about vitamin supplements are interesting. My gastro doctor took me off Vitamin D because my blood test result said I had reached a toxic level. For now, I am okay with this as sunshine in NYC is abundant this time of year, Also, I do know that the American Institute for Cancer Research is against supplements--they claim all the nutrients and vitamins needed can be obtained by pursuing a healthy diet. On the other hand, there are folks that believe that food can no longer offer us a healthy guarantee as we have done bad things to our water and soil--depleting it of needed nutrients. On my most recent visit to my neurologist, he asked me what supplements I was taking. So there are different sides to this issue--not sure which one is correct, and, again, our bodies are all so different in terms of needs. I will also throw in sleep--without that we lose.