Vitamins

Do Vitamins and cod liver oil help when child has global development delay and psychosis?

[JSGeare]

This sounds like a test question.

Here's the deal. Vitamins, minerals and other things not digested to produce energy, act to sort of "lubricate and enhance" the metabolism. The body produces much of what it needs on its own, and otherwise extracts what it needs from food or supplements. And some of these things are very important -you'll die or get sick as hell without 'em -no kidding.

But to look to supplements for some kind of cure is sort of in the same category as thinking a better grade of motor oil will restore a blown head gasket. Is oil essential to your car's health? You BET it is- can't get far without it.

So, yes, the vitamins and chemicals in cod liver oil are important. But the importance is not so much as medicine, as it is in nutrition -to let your body "be the best it can be" and that includes the optimum ingestion of medications.

Moral of the story -do not let the supplements be replacements for medication.

OK?

I'm glad you asked.