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Tiny Leaps, Big Changes

697 - The Importance of Vitamins

Tiny Leaps, Big Changes

Gregg Clunis

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.3920 Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2021

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we look at why vitamins are an important part of life. But be careful, they aren't always what they seem.

Written By: Sophie Sumpter | https://www.instagram.com/sorosum

Hosted By: Gregg Clunis | https://www.instagram.com/greggclunis/

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Centers for Disease Control. (2018). CDC’s Second Nutrition Report: A comprehensive biochemical assessment of the nutrition status of the US population. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/nutritionreport/pdf/4page_%202nd%20nutrition%20report_508_032912.pdf.

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Harvard Health Publishing. (2020). Vitamin B12 Deficiency Can Be Sneaky, Harmful. Harvard Health Publishing Harvard Medical School. Retrieved from https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/vitamin-b12-deficiency-can-be-sneaky-harmful-201301105780.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

In this episode we look at the importance of vitamins.

0:04.6

Get excited because this is tiny leaps.

0:08.9

Big change. changing. Welcome to another episode of Tiny Leaps. Big Changes where I share simple strategies

0:27.8

you can use to get more out of your life. My name is Greg Lunis and do you remember when we were kids and our parents

0:35.7

made us take those sugary dinosaur shaped gummies before school in the morning? Okay, maybe that

0:41.6

wasn't a universal experience, but we're all vaguely aware of the importance

0:46.4

of vitamins in our diets.

0:48.9

Shelves and grocery stores are often lined with various types of colorful vitamin bottles.

0:53.7

With so many options to choose from, it can be difficult deciding which one to pick out.

0:59.2

Do we go gummy?

1:00.4

Do we go store brand?

1:01.8

Or maybe we go with a fancy branded one that's imported from

1:04.8

some exotic place that we've never even heard of. As a matter of fact it can be

1:09.3

difficult to know whether or not we should be investing in vitamins at all. Many people choose not to

1:15.2

take vitamins because they think it's a waste of money. And among these people is, quite honestly,

1:20.5

the president of the Australian Medical Association who's been quoted as stating

1:25.3

that multivitamin provide no benefit to most people. So what's the real story with vitamins?

1:33.0

Let's take a closer look.

1:35.0

But before we jump into the episode, I want to take a moment to share something I'm really excited about.

1:41.0

One of the hardest parts of improving your life is actually

1:45.2

sticking with the goals that you set. Think about it. First, you have to figure out

1:50.0

where to start. Then you have to gain the confidence to actually take that first step and

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