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Topics include: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ face, neck or eye lifts breast reductio or augmentation breast reconstr ction nose surgery tummy-tucks liposuction " Tips Shopping • Ask questions about recom- mendations or advice; what are the claims based on? • Stick with a reputable manu- facturer. If you don't recognize the brand name, ask more ques- tions. • Read the labels. Look at the list of ingredients, the amounts of ingredients, and check the directions on how to use the product. • Keep track of what you're tak- ing. • Keep your doctor informed. • Quickly report any adverse side effects to your doctor. • Stay on your other prescribed medications. "Look at what you ate last week, and try to analyze the calories and nutrients. It's too difficult. Most of us are calorie and fat conscious, but we don't know much about how many nutrients we're getting. This is particularly true with processed foods, which are depleted of vitamins and nutrients. "Another problem is that people have the misconception that they can take a multivitamin and use that as an excuse to eat poorly because they're getting their nutrients in a pill. It doesn't work that way." Kroll is committed to supple- ments, especially to taking a sizeable amount of calcium because her moth- er had osteoporosis. "I think of vitamin and herbal sup- plements as preventive medicine,"says Kroll. "I don't want to go through what my mother went through and I'm doing everything I can to prevent osteoporosis. I take a lot of calcium, but I have no idea if there's a point at which more is too much. "Every supplement has a toxic level at some point, even vitamin C,''she says. She advocates against blindly megadosing because of possible toxicity and because consumers can't be sure they're getting what's written on the label. To make matters even more con- fusing, the research results on nutri- tionals are often contradictory. Several studies now show that fruits, vegeta- bles and whole grains that contain antioxidants may lower an individ- ual's risk for heart disease, but it's still unclear whether antioxidant supple- ments, taken as vitamin pills, have a similar benefit. As a result, the American Heart Association pub- lished an advisory in the journal Circulation that evidence is not strong enough to recommend antioxidant vitamin pills for the general public. Even so, the growing evidence that some nutrient supplements can pro- mote health and prevent or mitigate chronic diseases leads more people to take supplements. In the same journal a few months earlier, a paper urged all Americans to increase their intake of vitamins B6 and B12. In March, preliminary results of a newer study added to the growing body of evidence that vitamin supple- ments may lower the risk of heart dis- ease for some people. Joyce Weckstein of Southfield is one of many who claims she thrives on vitamins C and E., a multivitamin, calcium, coenzyme Q-10 and lots of soy products. As coordinator for the Young at Heart program at Franklin Health and Racquet Club, Weckstein's job is to get other senior citizens to adopt a healthy lifestyle. "I started taking vitamins and supple- -ments eight years ago and its made a difference,"says Weckstein. "I know about fitness as a former physical edu- cation teacher. I continue to exercise six days a week and I do my best to eat well. But I feel very strongly that these supplements are also helping me maintain this lifestyle." Ruby Kushner of Farmington Hills strongly believes in supplements. "I eat very healthfully and am almost a vegetarian,"says Kushner, a clinical social worker. "I lead a full and ener- getic life. I know I don't get all the nutrients I need from food so I take supplements, about 12 a day. When I do miss taking them for some reason, I find I may not be not as focused and have less energy Her vitamin, mineral and herbal program was put together by her hus- band, Dr. Richard Kushner, a family physician in Redford. "Medications are the fourth leading cause for deaths, next to cancer and heart disease, says Dr. Kushner. "Although much of the research is anec- dotal and qualitative, if I can improve a patient's health by recommending vita- mins C and E, or selenium, or a multi- vitamin rather than a medication, I'm going to opt for the supplement. "Just 10 years ago, there was little mention about vitamins and supple- ments in the medical literature. Today, there are pages about it and