Q: I eat a pretty good diet with lots of fruits & veggies. Also, I have been taking vitamin D in the fall and winter when I can’t get out in the sun. So generally do you think supplements - like a "multi" - would really be needed?

A: Everybody can benefit from taking nutritional supplements regularly. I do. For one thing, we evolved over millions of years requiring a high calorie diet. Man was physically active requiring energy to keep warm, hunt, gather, fish and fight. Modern man is a lounge lizard by comparison. We simply do not... [more]