A Couple More Questions for Vegetarians, Vegans, and Omnitarians (i.e. Meat Eaters As Some Call Us), So What Are Your Thoughts?

The last time I got a check up they took blood and did their "standard" work up. I was amazed at how many things they test for. And the report was that I was only slightly borderline anemic - which has been the case for 40 years.

However, i did't ask them for the printout. and i just assumed they would test for all the vitamins and minerals. My understanding is that "blood work" has been very much streamlined and that lots of tests are run simultaneously and with "kits".

so if they aren't doing a full test now - they ought to be. Perhaps they are trying to save money - but that seems weird with all the things that they do routinely do checks for now.

Anyway, i think its up to as individuals to monitor what goes in to our bodies. But I know that how the body uses what goes in varies. You may eat 100% of the mRDA of calcium but not absorb it all. So the blood test work is an important tool for evaluation.

anyway, i have another check up coming up soon and i will ask about it.

Also I already take a multi with iron, D, Calcium, and Omega 3. I think just with supplements I hit high numbers of everything but Magnesium (or is it manganese. I get them confused). Maybe the best take away from your study is to continue taking some supplements. My feeling is that they are not very expensive. in the recommended doses they have no down side. and they aren't even that expensive.

Oh, and by the way, Thanks for the good question. you just raised the IQ level of this forum by 100 points. While you were gone , the trolls, parrots, haters, and guttersnipes have been dragging this forum down to the point its almost useless.

I've been sticking with it out of some sense of duty or something. Like Don Quixote, I'm on a mission to civilize.

Absolutely.

Gone are the days when people have to succumb to gimmicks & snake oil salesmen In order to make sure that their bodies aren't lacking any nutrients & that they're feeling their best.

Regular blood work & discussions with our G.P's results are a sensible,practical & accurate way to ensure that our bodies are & continue to be healthy.

I spend much of my day outdoors & I try to make sure that I eat a healthy,balanced diet but my G.P said that my blood test results found me to have very low vitamin D levels.

So now I supplement myself & get regular blood work done to ensure that my body Is taken care of for the duration.

So a question for everyone! 😊

I must say that I am rather surprised by a few of those statistics there so I'd like to start by thanking you for sharing.

While getting tested offers many benefits and can help prevent illnesses as people become aware of where they are lacking in terms of nutrients my view is that I think it's down to the individual to decide. Which is how it is at present, I don't think it should be made compulsory.

Now what I am most certainly an advocate of is raising awareness, this should be something that is part of government agenda. A good place to start is the school system, more should be done to teach kids about vitamins that they need and what they do. I don't feel that this is currently up to a sufficient standard, health should be a priority and should be mentioned throughout education and perhaps something that could be incorporated into the workplace (that's a whole different debate!). I feel this is a matter that is rather neglected in society, and could perhaps ease strain on health services.

At a certain age I feel a recommendation should be given to people to go and be tested for all nutrients, but as I stated I think this should only be a recommendation and not something that is enforced by law enforcement or any other means. In closing I think based on those statistics individuals and families should certainly have this as part of their own, personal, standards.