We are virtually all of us minerally-deficient, and have known for decades our produce does not have adequate vitamins and minerals in it any longer, and of course it's more severe now. We do have to self-educate, though, to find out what we really need. Most of us have to prioritize what we need the most.
In a nutshell, how about this concept: farmers supplement their farm animals to prevent disease, so why would that law of nature not apply to humans?
Do as you please; learn what you want.
Threads that pretty much begin and end with "We Don't Need To Hear About It" have always baffled me here. Extra mineral supplements that include all those scary-sounding trace minerals are needed, unless you live in and / or get your food from a minerally-rich location. Our aches and pains from 'getting older' can largely be healed through proper supplementation. I notice anything I buy anymore doesnt tell me what it is good for much, the FDA has put the kabosh on that, but you can find out about what's good for you by going online. Contradictions abound, I know, it confuses me too.
What I take (inconsistently) is iodine, turmeric, liquid minerals, magnesium, and some herbal liquid extracts. I want to get more consistent in what I eat, I saw lots of good ideas I had forgotten about on that place online that just says 'nuts' but they sell alot more than nuts.
It does matter what we eat and drink. Somehow the medical profession seems to be trying to tell us that there is no correlation between our state of health and what we do (and don't) put into our bodies.
It is not just which vitamins you need or don't need, which can vary from person to person, it's the quality of the brand you buy -- do they care how it is harvested, where from, how it is processed, how long it keeps its potency, should it be refrigerated, and also which things work together synerginistically and what should not be taken together, on a full / empty stomach, etc. There is a lot to learn about how to be healthy. Like turmeric, which is anti-inflammatory and can help with joint pain and general pain, not like a one-time magic pill, but if you take it with piperine, the thing that comes from black pepper, its effect is multiplied. I have been getting slightly achy knees for the first time this year, aging, arthritis, not walking enough, I don't know. But I picked back up on the turmeric and it seems to be helping after only a couple weeks.
I would like to hear more people's experiences on supplementing here, not just throw the baby and the thread out with the bathwater.
Remember, while doctors MAY be experts on health and supplementation, they don't need to be and many of them aren't, don't know a thing about the subject, maybe even most of them.
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