Suppliments was: cant we live without medications?

I take all 3 of the suppliments you asked about...I take chromium 400mcg (I have heard that chromium has been shown to not be so good for you???), alpha lopoic acid 300mg (I noticed a slight but noticable difference in my BS numbers after I began taking it) and I have always taken vitamin E. I took 1000 IU per day when I went through menopause and it really helped with the hot flashes and night sweats. I take 400 IU of vitamin E in the AM and 400 IU in the PM. Dr. Oz on Oprah the other day (may have been a summer repeat) said it was best to halve your multi-vitamin and take half in the AM and half in the PM to get a continuous benefit from it, so I do that now and do the same with the vitamin E.