Financing for leasehold properties is difficult to get, and often unavailable for units with a short time left on the lease. If financing is part of your plan, look for properties with at least 30 years left on the lease.
Taking a good quality B-complex supplement (supplying at least 25 mg of the major B vitamins) along with additional zinc (15 â 30 mg) and magnesium (300 â 500 mg) each day may go some way to providing a nutritional safety net for those seeking to let go of their drinking habit.
The AAP also recommends 400 IU/day of vitamin D for children and teens who drink less than a quart of vitamin D-fortified milk per day. The Vitamin D Council recommends that healthy adults take 2,000 IU of vitamin D daily -- more if they get little or no sun exposure. There's evidence that people with a lot of body fat need more vitamin D than lean people. But it's clear that the IOM's conservative recommendations will stir debate in the scientific and medical communities.