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 Mark Hyman, MD
Co-Medical Director, Canyon Ranch
Author, "Ultraprevention, The Six Week Plan that Will Make You Healthy for Life" and "The Detox Box, A Program for Greater Health and Vitality"
Editor-In-Chief, "Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine"
www.drhyman.com
This list of questions is a good starting point for discussion with your doctor; however, it is not a comprehensive list.
- Do the majority of Americans suffer from vitamin deficiencies?
- Do you think vitamins just make expensive urine?
- Do vitamins play a role in disease prevention?
- What vitamins should I be taking to prevent heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's, etc?
- Are there supplements I should take to prevent and/or treat osteoporosis?
- Are all calcium supplements the same? If not, what is the best type?
- Is it dangerous to take doses higher than the RDA (recommended daily allowance) or DRI (dietary reference intakes)?
- I have heard a multiple vitamin can reduce inflammation. Is that true?
- Are all vitamins the same? If not how do I choose the best quality?
- Do you check for folate deficiency with a homocysteine blood test?
- Which supplements are harmful to me or will interfere with other medications or treatments I am on?
- Which supplements have not been shown to be beneficial?
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