ESL Podcast 349 – Taking Vitamins and Supplements

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Audio Index:
Slow dialogue: 1:32
Explanations: 3:56
Fast dialogue: 14:39

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The last time I went to the doctor for a checkup, she told me that I needed to start taking some dietary supplements that had the vitamins and minerals that my body needed to stay healthy. I told her that I ate a balanced diet, but she said that many people who generally ate well still didn't get the nutrients their bodies needed every day, and that's why she recommends taking a multivitamin. I remember taking chewable vitamins when I was a kid, but as an adult, I never thought I needed it. It wasn't because I had any signs of deficiency, she said, but that it was better to be safe than sorry.

I asked if it was possible to overdose on over-the-counter multivitamins, and she said that it was highly unlikely if I followed the recommended dosage. She said that most people's bodies are able to tolerate and absorb the multivitamins without any problems. As I get older, she said, it's all the more important to take care of myself.

She's right, of course. I shouldn't neglect my health. I just wonder if I can find some of those chewable vitamins in the shape of my favorite cartoon characters. I may be an adult, but I don't always have to act like one!


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- a check up (n): you go to doctor to have him/her look at your heath yearly
- deficiency of (n): a lack of sth
- better to be safe than sorry: you may not need to do but you should do to avoid any possible problem in future
- over-the-counter : drug can be brought without doctor's permission
- dosage : the amount of medicine you take
- to tolerate : to be able to be exposed / contacted of sth without any hurt
- to neglect : not to take care of sth, not to do sth that you should do


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Thanks,
Duy Lam