Good point & big problem, although I never looked at it that way. Supplements I'd taken over time would become less effective, too. Changing them around seem to help slow down illness, but each time getting worst. 2 infections, I couldn't get rid of for 2 years, until I'd learned some key things about nutrition and the body.
For instance, do oranges only provide vitamin C & nothing else, or carrots only Vita. A? Obviously, nature doesn't work that way. According to studies several trace minerals are essential for peak immune function & a wide variety of nutrients are required for proper bone development & metabolism & the list goes on. Foods we eat (grown properly) are preferred because they're nutritionally balanced. They contain any mixture of nutrients required for specific functions (exp.. vitas., macro, trace minerals, amino acids, enzymes, esse. fatty acids (omega's) & or bioflaonoids) where as sups. are usually isolated.
That may explain why sups. seem to lose their effect after awhile. Perhaps when the body uses up the other nutrients from your diet (to create balance), the sups go unused, until the other nutrients (not sups) are present again. Also, many sups. are synthesized chemically & difficult for the body to digest & use & liquids are more absorbed (up to 98%) than pills (up to 20%). Hope this helps. If you need references, let me know, for what. Mari
[This message has been edited by mari66 (edited 10-26-2002).]
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Does taking supplements lose its affect on our body after a while? 
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