Can we live without supplements?

Your body needs them in small amounts to ensure optimal health, but they don't make up most of the food you need to survive. For that you need the right mix of carbohydrates, fats and proteins. When the editor of articles for “Men's Health”, David Morton, tried to live on vitamins and supplements for a week, one problem he encountered was overdosing on certain nutrients. For example, whole food concentrates contain some of the beneficial substances found in whole foods that most supplements cannot reproduce, according to Vic Shayne, author of “Man Can't Live on Vitamins Alone.”.