Advice for newbies- things I wish I had known starting out

Melli_81

Awesome!! I will save this to read again and again.

Me too!

Thanks everybody!

Nikusz

overall good advice, but regarding calcium, it seems that the calcium supplements somehow are not as good for everybody as once thought

there is an article on medscape (free with registration) http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/780132 that summarises a new study from JAMA (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23381719) showing that it is not as good for bone fracture prevention as once thought and might even increase the risk of cardiovascular problems (this study found the higher risk only in men but there was another one that found higher risk in women too - http://www.bmj.com/content/346/bmj.f228). so better consult your doctor before you start on calcium supplements because it might not be worth it.

mochamama66

Good advice, very helpful. Thank you!