>OK, this is about as off-topic as it gets.
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>From early October to early December, I was sick with bronchitis, then pneumonia, and then a bout with the flu.
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>After recovering, I started taking an over-the-counter regular supplement. (A men's 50+ supplement, since I just hit 50,haha)
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>I'm doing the same things I did before - questionable sleep habits, sucking down coffee and five hour energy drinks, some emergency client all-nighters - yet haven't had a sniffle in four months.
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>I've been prone to bronchial problems for years - but have never had a four month stretch without getting sick, until now.
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>So - is there magic in those big pills?

What I read is that if you eat well, you probably don't need a multi-vitamin, but if your eating habits aren't great, it's a good idea. That said, I've been taking a multi-vitamin (as well as a few supplements which I have reason to believe I need or can benefit from) for years and got hit with colds three times this winter. (On multivitamins, I think I started taking them when pregnant-pretty much all pregnant women need to take them-and never stopped, though I've switched formulations over the years.)

I'll point out that in the same period, you moved into a new home. There may have been something you were allergic to in the old one that keep setting off your bronchial stuff.

Tamar