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Madonna shocks aeroplane passengers with mid-air vitamin jab (Man-hands pic included)
Thisislondon ^ | Wednesday 15.08.07 | None credited

Posted on 08/15/2007 2:13:48 PM PDT by Sam's Army

Madonna shocks aeroplane passengers with mid-air vitamin jab 15.08.07

Madonna is reported to have started injecting herself with vitamins to boost her energy levels.

The singer, who turns 49 on Thursday, is said to have surprised passengers on a recent flight from New York to London by injecting herself with a vitamin shot in her arm.

Nutritionists said that such a drastic practice could have potentially harmful long-term effects on her health.

The singer is said to have refused food on the seven-hour flight and only drank bottled water.

A source told Closer magazine: "Seven hours was a long time to go without eating. Madonna was quiet, talking to the air staff only to ask for water.

"Just before landing, she brought out the phials of vitamins and injected herself."

It is understood that Madonna was injecting herself with B6 and B12 vitamins to boost her energy.

Such a drastic health measure is apparently all the rage among celebrities.

Geri Halliwell has in the past admitted to giving herself 'regular injections of a cocktail of vitamins', and Lindsay Lohan and Britney spears are also said to be fans of the health fad - in Britney's case to boost her energy before she goes on stage.

But Claire Williamson, a nutrition scientist at the British Nutrition Foundation called the practice in healthy individuals completely unnecessary and also said it could be dangerous.

She said: "There is a risk of direct toxicity from excessive intakes of some nutrients. Furthermore, high intakes of some nutrients can inhibit the absorption or metabolism of others.

"The long-term effects of such a regime are also unknown. It is known, however, that high doses of some nutrients may have adverse long-term effects e.g. large amounts of vitamin A over a long time may have adverse effects on bone health, making bones more likely to fracture.

"There is no reason why multivitamin and mineral injections should be any more beneficial than supplements and may indeed be dangerous."

An individual's inability to absorb vitamins is linked to their body fat. Where a person has a limited amount of fat in their diet, the fat-soluble vitamins cannot be absorbed properly by the body.

This is why some people who have a low fat intake can suffer from vitamin deficiency. Madonna is known to have a strict macrobiotic diet and adhere to a draconian fitness regime which gives her little fat and sinewy muscles.

Nutrition scientist Claire MacEvilly has said of injecting vitamins: "Vitamin injections are an extreme and dangerous fad which has come from the US - it is not very popular over here yet and hopefully will not take off.

"Overdosing on the non-soluble vitamins by injecting them is easy to do and is a real concern. It can cause cramps, nosebleeds, nausea, blurred vision, dry skin, liver disease, weight loss, kidney stones and permanent kidney damage, irritability and jaundice.

"In the most extreme cases it can lead to death.'

Madonna's publicists were not available to comment.

Madonna and her husband Guy Ritchie will celebrate her birthday today with a party for 30 of her close friends including Sting and Trudie Styler at Ashcombe House, her country pile in Wiltshire.

Guests will be entertained by a show from the Devil's Horsemen, a troupe of expert film industry horses and riders.


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To: Sam's Army; massgopguy

Wow. What would cause that?


41 posted on 08/15/2007 2:43:44 PM PDT by Constantine XIII
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To: Guenevere
Sorry, I didn’t realize that was allowed.

No problem. :-) I didn't stop to think that it might not be common knowledge.

42 posted on 08/15/2007 2:46:19 PM PDT by Gondring (I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
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To: ari-freedom

I’m ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMille!


43 posted on 08/15/2007 2:46:54 PM PDT by Snapping Turtle (Slow down and get a grip!)
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To: Sam's Army
A source told Closer magazine: "Seven hours was a long time to go without eating. Madonna was quiet, talking to the air staff only to ask for water.

WOW. Seven hours without eating. That's not humanly possible.

44 posted on 08/15/2007 2:47:07 PM PDT by kabar
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To: afnamvet; Guenevere
I self inject B-12 weekly due to a chronic disease. Never a problem with TSA or international screeners.

It's quite common, but I think that many people are unaware of it. Some people inject B-12 more frequently than weekly, actually, though I wonder about the efficacy of that.

I have some questions I'll send via FReepmail, afnamvet.

45 posted on 08/15/2007 2:48:14 PM PDT by Gondring (I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
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To: Sam's Army
Man hands.


46 posted on 08/15/2007 2:48:22 PM PDT by mgstarr
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To: kabar

you mean you always wake up in the middle of the night for a snack?


47 posted on 08/15/2007 2:49:52 PM PDT by ari-freedom (I am for traditional moral values, a strong national defense, and free markets.)
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To: Guenevere

Syringes are allowed with a doctor’s note.

The scary thing is that Al-Queda’s number 2 is a doctor.


48 posted on 08/15/2007 2:50:17 PM PDT by toast
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To: Sam's Army

Needles on a Plane, soon to be a minor motion picture.


49 posted on 08/15/2007 2:54:12 PM PDT by isom35
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To: Sam's Army

She is one of the scummiest females around, second only to Paris Hilton, but not by far. Any partners should wear a barrier over their entire body.

George Orwell was apparently distressed by “mannish” women. I think he was onto something.


50 posted on 08/15/2007 2:55:04 PM PDT by rlmorel (Liberals: If the Truth would help them, they would use it.)
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To: Sam's Army

Who in THEEEEEE HELL CARES if madonna eats or not? I sure don’t. Sorry monitor...couldn’t resist the hell word. She makes me sick and why anyone would give a rat about her is beyond me. She’s off the charts and a has been as well.


51 posted on 08/15/2007 2:58:30 PM PDT by cubreporter ( Rush has done more for our country from where he sits than anyone will ever know.)
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To: ari-freedom

Snack? A seven course dinner is more like it. This is America, Land of the Obese.


52 posted on 08/15/2007 2:59:46 PM PDT by kabar
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To: Sam's Army
and Lindsay Lohan and Britney spears are also said to be fans of the health fad

Now there are some experts on healthy behavior. Who else endorses this? Courtney Love? Whitney Houston?

53 posted on 08/15/2007 3:00:03 PM PDT by Sloth (You being wrong & me being closed-minded are not the same thing, nor are they mutually exclusive.)
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To: ari-freedom

I had to get B12 shots when I was clinically anaemic— she might have a legitamate prescription. Unfortunately, women get vascular hands like that when they lift weights. It’s not attractive, but prominent veins are actually a sign of excellent cardiovascular health. I hate Madonna’s music and couldn’t care less what she does, but cut her some slack here! LOL


54 posted on 08/15/2007 3:00:09 PM PDT by honeybadger
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To: Sam's Army

55 posted on 08/15/2007 3:02:53 PM PDT by reagan_fanatic (Ron Paul put the cuckoo in my Cocoa Puffs)
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To: Gondring

I just saw my doc yesterday. He is testing me for B12 deficiency. According to him, shots are the only thing that will work for B12 def. He said I could drink gallons of sublingual B12, and it wouldn’t do me any good because there is some sort of enzyme that either must be made to absorb it or that inhibits absorption, I forget which one.

I am not a Madonna fan either, BTW.


56 posted on 08/15/2007 3:03:26 PM PDT by Califreak (Go Hunter!)
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To: Califreak

I doubt that she has pernicious anemia or any of the other conditions that prevent B-12 absorption. B-12 is, according to a friend who had to have the shots, a real rush, and this is why the Hollywood world is doing it.

I guess it’s better than cocaine and probably less expensive and harmful. But this is just a star doing stupid star things. If she ate a full meal every now and then and didn’t spend her life working out, she might actually be having fun. But she’s turned into an exercise addict and this is very dangerous for anyone, no matter how many millions and millions of dollars she has...


57 posted on 08/15/2007 3:09:47 PM PDT by livius
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To: honeybadger

No, she’s not eating right. she’s on a macrobiotic diet which is very low on animal fat. That’s what you need for good healthy skin.


58 posted on 08/15/2007 3:13:58 PM PDT by ari-freedom (I am for traditional moral values, a strong national defense, and free markets.)
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To: Sam's Army
"She's a man, baby!"
59 posted on 08/15/2007 3:16:36 PM PDT by Argus
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To: honeybadger

Ummm.....look at the wrinkles in her thumb....THOSE are WEIRD.....no matter WHAT shape she is in.


60 posted on 08/15/2007 3:16:50 PM PDT by goodnesswins (Being Challenged Builds Character! Being Coddled Destroys Character!)
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