Dr. Mehmet Oz is a renowned cardio surgeon from a Turkish-American base. He is these days hitting the news time & again as he is now one among the experts panel on the Oprah Winfrey show. While he is imparting all his medical expertise here, he lays great stress on leading a healthy lifestyle. His focus is not just to have the right food at the right time, he also explains the viability of all that we eat and how it helps or destroys our body. Even in his books, he is firm on the fact if we understand the functioning patterns of our body, we shall be able to do more justice out diet and our ways of living. Here is his list of the vitamins that are a must for our body: Vitamin D: He says, almost 50% of the citizens of America are suffering owing to the deficiency of this element. Its richest sources he says are the natural sun light & cod liver oil. You may opt to take a 15 minutes sun bath every day or in the breakfast have cod liver oil with a few drops of lemon. Those who find this drink bad to taste, may also choose to buy the flavored cod liver oils. He recommends around 1000 IU of this vitamin daily. Calcium: It is a must for the health of our teeth. Besides, its deficiency can lead to constipation. Dr. Oz recommends to taking this along with magnesium for better results. The ideal ratio is 600 mg calcium with 200 mg of magnesium. These must be taken in twice in a day. DHA Omega-3: It is some thing to the fish oils. You can also find there pills in the market. These have al the required nutritional value with n o side effects. Dr. Os says these pills can be taken in a doze of around 600 mg per day. Among the food items rich in this fish oil, top on the chart are the cold water fish like salmon. Baby Aspirin: As a matter of general health and anti-aging you may also have 2 baby aspirins in a day. This especially goes for the people who are above 40 in age. These make almost half of the amount of a regular aspirin. Multivitamin: The multi-vitamin pills must be taken in 2 dozes - half a pill in the morning and half in the evening. It would spread the benefits of these vitamins evenly through out the day.
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