Many women in this age group take supplementary iron and vitamins. A good all-round diet, including vegetables, fresh fruit, a reasonable amount of meat and dairy products, nuts, fish and poultry, will usually provide all the items necessary for good health. Just the same, an added multi-vitamin capsule or tablet may assist, in the event of an absorption deficiency being present in the bowel. So will a daily iron tablet or capsule (dosage is usually written on the label). A blood test indicates whether there is anaemia.Apart from this, getting hooked on masses of so-called ‘health foods’ and fringe medicine medications is often quite useless and enormously expensive, a waste of time, money and effort. Stick to well-known proven principles, and let the fringe medicine ideas quietly slip by.Think positively: A positive, happy outlook on life, claiming confidence, eating sensibly, exercising regularly and becoming involved in outside activities, will enable an enjoyable and action-packed life for many years ahead.Happy days. Happy nights, and a happy lifetime ahead.*118\45\4*
