I have always taken a daily multivitamin. Even as a child, I remember a daily chewable was always part of my morning ritual. And while we all know that vitamins and minerals are essential for our overall health and wellbeing, I often wonder, do supplements actually work? And is my multivitamin working for me? We sat down with Dr. Gregory Hall, developer of Sequence Multivitamins and asked his expert opinion to learn more about the benefits of multivitamins and why he saw the need to develop Sequence Multivitamins.
How Do I Know Which Multivitamin Is Right For Me?
Dr. Hall
While this question is common, that answer has more to do with who the person is. How old are they? What is their gender? How is their overall health? Do they have any diet restrictions? What is their ethnic background? And do they have any hereditary health concerns? Until I have all of that information I cannot make a wise suggestion for them.
You Mentioned Ethnic Background, Do You Mean Whether or Not I am Hispanic Or White Or Black? Does That Make A Difference?
Dr. Hall
Precisely. My patients are predominantly African Americans. And most of them are deficient in Vitamin D. The patients that I do see from other ethnic backgrounds generally have normal Vitamin D levels.
So You Are Saying That A Person Who is African American Needs More Vitamin D?
Dr. Hall
Yes. However just adding higher doses of certain vitamins and minerals will not necessarily make the supplement right for the patient. Sometimes removing vitamins will be necessary too. For example, when I designed Sequence Multivitamins, I increased levels of Vitamin D, and C, as well as Zine and Magnesium and Potassium. These are all essential minerals and vitamins that most African Americans typically lack enough of in their diet. But I also omitted vitamins E and K, knowing that these are not necessarily helpful for African Americans.
So For Certain Ethnic Groups Some Vitamins Are Actually Bad For You?
Dr. Hall
Correct! I developed Sequence Multivitamins to have more vitamins D and C as well as zinc and potassium due to scientific data showing that these necessary vitamins and minerals are typically much lower in African Americans. But there are certain vitamins that aren’t necessary for certain ethnicities. Like everything in life, you can have too many vitamins. And there are similar studies that show that Vitamin K and E are not necessary or complementary for African Americans. Hope this info was helpful to you. And that I answered your question.
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