What supplements/vitamins do you take?
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My husband (who eats higher carb than me and eats less red meat) takes a chelated Magnesium glyconate, D3, B-complex, and Probiotics. I also want to get him on K2. I want to wean him off all the rest because I feel they're socially-acceptable snake oil.
I don't take any supplement-form vitamins. I will use broth to add sodium if I get cranky. I will take magnesium if I start to get cramps overnight but I haven't had those since last summer. I avoid veggies in general. I'm not to FIT_Goat's level of meat only, but I do turn to animal products for my nutritive needs.0 -
Is "broad spectrum magnesium" a good type of supplement to take?0
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I've never heard of questions broad spectrum magnesium @macchiato. Maybe someone else can help with that!
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I have not heard of that either. I have heard of chelated magnesium glyconate being recommended. I currently use powdered Mag Citrate that I mix with water. I works well to keep leg cramps at bay. I may try the other when I finish this supply.0
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I take:
Calcium
Vitamin D
Potassium
Omega 3
Multi-vitamin0 -
macchiatto wrote: »Is "broad spectrum magnesium" a good type of supplement to take?
I wonder if that's just a term that brand uses to describe a blend of different forms of magnesium. Can you read the detailed info on the back and see what form/s the mag is?0 -
My intestines seem to not agree well with the magnesium oxide - or I took too much at first. I've backed down to one a day at night. I'll see how that goes for a week. Maybe I don't need it after all? I know it's a tough version to digest, so it may just be that I should switch. I just hate to waste anything...0
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Sunny_Bunny_ wrote: »macchiatto wrote: »Is "broad spectrum magnesium" a good type of supplement to take?
I wonder if that's just a term that brand uses to describe a blend of different forms of magnesium. Can you read the detailed info on the back and see what form/s the mag is?
I got them for free to try.
This is the description:
UNIQUE BLEND OF 4 MAGNESIUM FORMS - Magnesium is one of the most important nutrients, but most magnesium supplements only have one form, meaning you just get a few of the benefits it can provide. The Pure Vitamin Club Broad Spectrum Magnesium Caps are made up of four forms of magnesium to provide the maximum health benefits while minimizing potential side effects: Magnesium Carbonate to aid in digestion, Magnesium Glycinate for long-term use, Magnesium Taurate for cardiovascular health, and Magnesium Citrate for colon health. In one simple supplement cap, you get all the benefits of magnesium!
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macchiatto wrote: »Sunny_Bunny_ wrote: »macchiatto wrote: »Is "broad spectrum magnesium" a good type of supplement to take?
I wonder if that's just a term that brand uses to describe a blend of different forms of magnesium. Can you read the detailed info on the back and see what form/s the mag is?
I got them for free to try. This is the description:
UNIQUE BLEND OF 4 MAGNESIUM FORMS - Magnesium is one of the most important nutrients, but most magnesium supplements only have one form, meaning you just get a few of the benefits it can provide. The Pure Vitamin Club Broad Spectrum Magnesium Caps are made up of four forms of magnesium to provide the maximum health benefits while minimizing potential side effects: Magnesium Carbonate to aid in digestion, Magnesium Glycinate for long-term use, Magnesium Taurate for cardiovascular health, and Magnesium Citrate for colon health. In one simple supplement cap, you get all the benefits of magnesium!
I don't know if having different forms matters or not. But since all of the forms you listed end with "ate" it sounds like a good supplement. Those are better absorbed. I'm familiar with taurate or carbonate... Never seen them on a lable I've looked at before.
What's the dosage per tablet?0 -
Magnesium citrate 400mg
Biotin 1000mg
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@Sunny_Bunny_ 200mg/day of magnesium total (it doesn't break it down by type). Would you take 2/day?0
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macchiatto wrote: »@Sunny_Bunny_ 200mg/day of magnesium total (it doesn't break it down by type). Would you take 2/day?
At least! I personally take 900mg right now. I worked up to it. Started at 500mg of mag oxide, which isn't a very good one.
Ha! I just went to double check that I was telling you the right dosage and the magnesium I have is carbonate! I'm a genius! lol it's a powdered drink mix with other stuff in it too and it's fizzy. Carbonate what be what makes it fizzy.
When I switched to this drink mix type, I started at 600mg a day. That's what I commonly hear recommended as a good place to start by different pod casters that have talked about it. But the idea I've come to understand from those sources is also that up until it creates a response in digestion, meaning it makes you poop, then your body is using all of it. Any excess is shuttles out through digestion. So again, until you reach that point, you have not supplied all of the magnesium your body could be putting to use.
Same is true of Vitamin C0 -
^^^ yep, i take 900mg every night before bed. Keeps me regular and stops my restless legs0
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I found this link helpful when I was trying to figure out what magnesium to use. Someone had linked it before, here it is again. You'll see magnesium oxide listed as "garbage forms"
lol, no offense to any that take it. I still have a bottle of it, since like everyone when I was told to take magnesium I immediately went to rite aid and bought mag oxide. But if you are having issues with it, it might be worth switching to another form. I personally take the glycinate before bed, it also helps with anxiety and helps me sleep better.
http://forum.bulletproofexec.com/index.php?/topic/2078-bulletproof-magnesium-thread/0 -
I take a supplement which has 400mg of magnesium oxide and 350mg of potassium in it, to help with my BP. I hear that Magnesium Oxide isn't absorbed as much as other types of Magnesium (who knew there were so many), and that in 400mg of Magnesium oxide, only about 280mg will be absorbed, so I'm thinking of adding 100mg of Magnesium Citrate. No side effects to report
My supplements ingredients are;-
Potassium chloride, magnesium oxide, bulking agents (cellulose, cross-linked sodium carboxymethyl cellulose), anti-caking agents (mono- and diglycerides of food fatty acids, magnesium salts of food fatty acids, silicon dioxide, talcum), hydrogenated palm oil, coating (hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, polyethylenglycol), ferrous fumarate, Vitamin B6 (as pyridoxine hydrochloride), zinc oxide, Vitamin B12 (as cyanocobalamin), colour titanium dioxide.
Nutritional Data
Typical Values One tablet contains (% RDA*)
Vitamin B6 6mg (429 %)
Vitamin B12 6µg (240 %)
Potassium 350mg (18 %)
Magnesium 400mg (107 %)
Iron 4mg (29 %)
Zinc 5mg (50 %)
Energy 7.6kJ/1.8 kcal
Proteins -
Carbohydrates 0.20g
Fats 0.2g
*Recommended Daily Allowance
I also take Seven Seas High Strength Pure Cod Liver Oil, and a vitamin E capsule0
