Vitamins....

monih10
monih10 Posts: 577 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I am curious as to what vitamins and or supplements you ladies take? I'm 44 years old and only take a couple of vitamins daily, but am also interested in which supplements you all take?

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  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    It all depends on what you are deficient in. I get tested regularly. It seems pointless to take a whole bunch of supplements if you don't need them.

    With my condition I have known deficiencies, and pretty well everyone in North America is deficient in Vitamin D.

    I take a pregnancy multivitamin because of it's extra Folic Acid, extra iron, extra calcium, extra Vitamin D, and a sub-lingual B12.

    If I am going out on an extended run or if I feel a cold coming on, I take extra Vitamin C.

    Don't take extra iron if you aren't deficient.
  • amgerbin
    amgerbin Posts: 49 Member
    Have you thought about working with a naturopathic doctor? I found one in my area and with her help, I feel amazing. Being 42, I wanted to get on track with hormones, supplements, vitamins, etc. She has been critical in getting my body in order.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/vitamins-and-cancer-risk/

    http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-and-supplements/news/20131216/experts-dont-waste-your-money-on-multivitamins
  • mean_and_lean
    mean_and_lean Posts: 164 Member
    I get my blood work done twice a year. I supplement with a daily multi, omega 3, coq10, DHEA, vitamin D, calcium, and a lot of other things. I personally don't think one can get all of their RDA -- which is on the low side to begin with -- from foods. And I know for myself, living in an area where it's too cold to be outside 5-6 months out of the year my vitamin D levels tend to be really low so I supplement with around 11,000 IU's during this time.
  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
    Add Protein Shake if needed.

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