This year's top draft pick, Trevor Lawrence, got a five-year contract and signing bonus of $42.2 million. Clearly, there's a huge payoff with that multiyear deal.

But, frankly, we ...

This year's top draft pick, Trevor Lawrence, got a five-year contract and signing bonus of $42.2 million. Clearly, there's a huge payoff with that multiyear deal.

But, frankly, we don't think it's nearly as life-changing as taking a good multivitamin can be. That's a multideal with no risk of a concussion -- and a solid promise of better health.

Why you need a multi: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that only around 12% of American adults get the 1.5 to 2 cups of fruit and 2 to 3 cups of vegetables that are recommended daily. That creates a huge nutritional deficit, setting you up for everything from cancer and depression to osteoporosis, high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease and gut biome dysfunction.

The 2020 Dietary Guidelines identified "nutrients of public health concern" as vitamin D, calcium, potassium, dietary fiber and iron. Plus, vitamins A, C and E and mineral magnesium were highlighted for being underconsumed.

What makes a good multi: Keep all doses near the daily values, unless your doctor says to take more. (Check the label.) Superdoses can backfire -- for example, too much alpha tocopherol vitamin E can increase risk of prostate cancer and lung cancer in smokers. You want a minimum of mixed tocopherols/vitamin E. Go for a wide variety of nutrients -- calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, iodine, zinc, copper, manganese, choline and trace minerals, and vitamins A/beta carotene, C, D3, E and K and all eight B vitamins. Take half a pill morning and night to keep nutrient levels steady.

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Mehmet Oz, M.D. is host of "The Dr. Oz Show," and Mike Roizen, M.D. is Chief Wellness Officer Emeritus at Cleveland Clinic. To live your healthiest, tune into "The Dr. Oz Show" or visit www.sharecare.com.

(c)2021 Michael Roizen, M.D. and Mehmet Oz, M.D.

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From 1951 to 1968, Mickey Mantle sustained 14 serious injuries on the ballfield and still managed to win three MVPs, a Triple Crown and seven World Series. Fortunately, the Yankees could coordinate...

From 1951 to 1968, Mickey Mantle sustained 14 serious injuries on the ballfield and still managed to win three MVPs, a Triple Crown and seven World Series. Fortunately, the Yankees could coordinate the care Mantle got with all the various doctors who treated his head-to-toe traumas.

For the average person today, getting all your doctors to talk to one another -- and to know what's going on with your health -- is pretty, well, uncoordinated. That's why it's up to you.

A study in the Annals of Internal medicine reveals that 30% of seniors see five doctors a year, and many see even more. If that's you, it may provide targeted expertise for what ails you, but the downside is that you need to make sure each specialist knows what all your other doctors, including your primary care provider, are up to in terms of medications, lifestyle recommendations and diagnosis or identification of disease or potentially troubling conditions. And your primary care doctor needs to get all the data from each specialist, so it can be in one place for review. So at each appointment:

-- Ask for your records of that day to be emailed to you. Create a digital file and print them out.

-- Take all your medical records of medicines, treatments, diagnoses, etc. with you to every doctor appointment.

-- Ask questions. "Is anything you're doing or prescribing contraindicated with the meds I take or other treatment I am getting?"

The effort is worth the improvement that you'll receive in overall care.

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Mehmet Oz, M.D. is host of "The Dr. Oz Show," and Mike Roizen, M.D. is Chief Wellness Officer Emeritus at Cleveland Clinic. To live your healthiest, tune into "The Dr. Oz Show" or visit www.sharecare.com.

(c)2021 Michael Roizen, M.D. and Mehmet Oz, M.D.

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While she's training, tennis phenom Serena Williams refuses to eat red meat -- opting to use ground turkey in her taco treats. "I can't live without ground turkey," she's d...

While she's training, tennis phenom Serena Williams refuses to eat red meat -- opting to use ground turkey in her taco treats. "I can't live without ground turkey," she's declared. Seems Serena knows to avoid excess inflammatory, artery-clogging saturated fats. But is she -- and are you -- aware of saturated fat that shows up in unexpected places?

-- A large blueberry muffin (you think the berries make it virtuous) contains as much sat fat as a serving of meat lasagna!

-- That three-quarter cup of yogurt you enjoy? Five grams of saturated fat. The same amount of plain, nonfat Greek yogurt? Zero grams.

-- A cup of instant noodles can pack more saturated fat than a medium-size order of French fries. Ramen noodles have 7 grams of saturated fat per serving; McDonalds small French fries? Only 1.5 grams of saturated fat.

-- Hidden tropical oils like coconut and palm are in energy bars, baked goods, breads, margarine, pizza dough and, yes, Impossible Burgers (8 grams of saturated fat in 4 ounces!). Palm oil has 7 grams of saturated fat in a tablespoon. Coconut oil has 12 grams and is about 90% saturated fat, which is a higher percentage than butter (64%), beef fat (40%) or lard (also 40%).

Now, you can't and don't want to avoid all saturated fat: You get 6 grams in a 7-ounce serving of heart-healthy, omega-3-rich salmon. And there are 2.2 grams in 4 ounces of ground turkey. For nonvegetarians, that's the healthy way to get the 13 grams or less a day that's recommended by the American Heart Association.

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Mehmet Oz, M.D. is host of "The Dr. Oz Show," and Mike Roizen, M.D. is Chief Wellness Officer Emeritus at Cleveland Clinic. To live your healthiest, tune into "The Dr. Oz Show" or visit www.sharecare.com.

(c)2021 Michael Roizen, M.D. and Mehmet Oz, M.D.

Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc.