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Sharmin:
Andy,

I am giving progressive multiple mineral and vitamin formula to both of my children (thal major child and nonthal child). 
Is this a good multivitamin for my thal son? 

http://www.progressivenutritional.com/multikids/research.htm (Please click on ingredients to view)

I am also giving him the seperate doses of vitamin e, vitamin c (250mg), cal/mag/vitamin D/zinc (Osteocare), carao, wheat grass (Just restarted), and omega 3-6-9

Thanks,

Sharmin

Andy Battaglia:
Hi Sharmin. That is a really good multivitamin and it has no artificial additives. My only suggestion is to adjust the supplemental vitamin C so little A doesn't take more than 250 mg daily. As a note, black pepper extract aids in absorption of the other ingredients.

Sharmin:
Thanks Andy  :hugfriend

I will adjust his vitamin C :)

That is interesting to know, about the black pepper abstract.  My grandparents often told us to take fresh ground black pepper when we were not feeling well. 

Sharmin

nice friend:
Hi Andy ,
please correct me ,
--- Quote ---My only suggestion is to adjust the supplemental vitamin C so little A doesn't take more than 250 mg daily
--- End quote ---



--- Quote ---Patients with iron over load usualy become  Vit-C deffifient , probably because of iron oxidises th vitamin. [bgcolor=#ffff00]As aa adjuvant to chelation therapy, vitamin-c in doses upto 200mg daily may be given in divided [/bgcolor] doses, starting after an intial month of regular treatment with desferal ( see special warning and precautions for use ). Vitamin-c increases the availbility of iron for chelation. [bgcolor=#ffff00]In general 50mg suffices for children  under 10 years of age and 100mg for older children.Larger doses of vitamin-c fail to produce any additional increase in excretion of the iron complex [/bgcolor] .
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Please Shed some light on it .... i quoted this piece of information to that Desferal's Leaflet that is issued by the compay ( Novartis ) for the product Desferal  ..

International  Package Leaflet
Information issued: September 2005

® = Registered Trademark

Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland

Andy Battaglia:
Umair,

You should highlight the first part of that quote for your answer.


--- Quote ---Patients with iron over load usually become  Vit-C deficient , probably because of iron oxidizes the vitamin.
--- End quote ---

Thals need vitamin C because they are seriously deficient. 250 mg is considered a safe dose, so this is recommended. As a bonus, C aids in freeing iron for chelation, but it is not the only reason to take vitamin C, which is the single most important vitamin in my opinion.

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