What Vitamins Do You Take?

OnTheWayToPerfection

I take:
(2) Fish, flax, and borage oil
(2) Biotin
(1) B12
(1) B complex

Suggestions?

SJVZEE

D3 because I'm deficient
and I'm just starting a B12 supplement and a multi-vitamin this week. Also going to start adding flax seed to my daily green smoothies

aquarabbit

I make a lot of my own since my body digests powders better but I hate the way most of them taste when I mix them in water. So I just buy the powders and put them into gelatin capsules. The ones I take are:

Rainbow Light Prenatal Vitamin (I'm not pregs, it just help to combat the hair loss I sometimes get from my BC)
Garden of Life Probiotic Powder in Capsules
Vitamineral Greens Powder in Capsules
Turmeric in Capsules
Vitamin D plus Calcium (from my doctor)
Neocell Liquid Hyaluronic Acid

I usually cut down on the amounts since I don't want too much of a good thing. So I'll do half the recommended amount and split them in half (even my multi) and take half with breakfast and half with lunch. It's working out great so far. I really notice a difference in my energy levels and skin if I don't take them. Even for a day.

SJVZEE

I make a lot of my own since my body digests powders better but I hate the way most of them taste when I mix them in water. So I just buy the powders and put them into gelatin capsules. The ones I take are:

Rainbow Light Prenatal Vitamin (I'm not pregs, it just help to combat the hair loss I sometimes get from my BC)
Garden of Life Probiotic Powder in Capsules
Vitamineral Greens Powder in Capsules
Turmeric in Capsules
Vitamin D plus Calcium (from my doctor)
Neocell Liquid Hyaluronic Acid

I usually cut down on the amounts since I don't want too much of a good thing. So I'll do half the recommended amount and split them in half (even my multi) and take half with breakfast and half with lunch. It's working out great so far. I really notice a difference in my energy levels and skin if I don't take them. Even for a day.

What's the turmeric for? I saw those this morning at the store and had never heard of it before

_noob_

Nada

BeachIron

I take an occasional iron tablet but only when I really need it. I get plenty of nutrition from my food.

taunto

I currently don't take ANY supplements (including protein powder or anything) but I am interested in this topic and wondering if I should add a multi-vitamin tablet daily to my diet.

SJVZEE

I currently don't take ANY supplements (including protein powder or anything) but I am interested in this topic and wondering if I should add a multi-vitamin tablet daily to my diet.

I'm adding one for the first time in my life. I'm going to a whole foods, plant based diet and for the first time ever I started tracking my nutrient intakes -wow, that was eye opening! Here I am, eating gobs of dark greens and other veggies and fruit, plus things like cheese and eggs and things like rice and oats and I'm way below even the minimum for things like calcium, iron and zinc. I cringe to think what my numbers were when I was eating the typical SAD and almost no veggies My goal is to one day get all my nutrients from my food (except B12 and D3, those are two things I'll always take supplements for), but right now the multi-vitamin helps

Also, it doesn't look like we can track nutrients here on mfp? I had to log my food at another site, to find out my numbers. Wish we could do it here! Or is there a way to add different ones and I'm just not seeing it?

etoiles_argentees

None. My blood tests show I need nothing.

Lizzy622

D - doctor told me I was deficient. Typical for someone with hypoactive thyroid.

techgeeksquared

I take:
(2) Fish, flax, and borage oil
(2) Biotin
(1) B12
(1) B complex

Suggestions?

I love the fish oil just make sure it is as pure as you can get and doesn't contain a bunch of additives or mercury.

As far as suggestions. I prefer to get all the nutrients I can directly from ground flax seeds. The oil is missing a lot of nutrients that you get from the seed itself.
A couple of notes on flax seed if you choose to go that route.
1. They are perishable so keep them in the fridge.
2. Try to only grind them up when you consume them so they retain their nutrients. You can use any grinder/good blender, do it by hand or if you have nothing else just be sure to chew them as well as you can. (If they are whole they will pass right through and you won't get much if anything out of them.)
3. You can add them to anything. I like to add them to juices, smoothies, pancakes, waffles anything really.

The B12 alone is prob. not necessary, unless of course a doctor told you otherwise, as the complex should have B12 in it. Not to mention if you are not Vegan/Vegetarian you prob. get enough anyway through normal food consumption. (just as a side note) Though hard to do, you can in fact overdose on B12.

rahlpn

Prenatals. They're actually very good for any/all women of childbearing age. I take them especially because I was either pregnant, breast feeding or both from Nov 2008-January of this year so my body has a lot of lost nutrient repair to do. I take Biotin and flaxseed also.

joe2626

Multivitamins with iron (Vitamin A, D, C, E, B1, B2, Niacin, B6, Folic Acid, B12, Pantothenic Acid and Iron) & I also take Omega 3 fish oil (1000mg). I'm also starting to put oats with vitamins in my post-workout shakes and they contain most of the multivitamins in the tablets with additional biotin and vitamin D3.

ETA: That I started taking the multivitamin tablets with iron when the Doc said I was mildly anaemic back in 2009. I now take them for the vitamins as my blood-iron levels are back in the 'normal' range.

Jennloella

multi, CLA, L-carnitine, omega multi (fish, borage, flax)

ItsCasey

Multivitamin, fish oil, D3, and magnesium

jonnythan

I take a multi and fish oil. I'll probably be stopping the fish oil once my current supply runs out.

I take D3 in the fall and winter when I don't spend much time outside. In the spring and summer I get plenty of sun so the D3 is unnecessary.

Babeskeez

A daily, fish oil and st. johns wort. I take the last two to help with my moods.

JustJennie1

Too many to list but the main ones would be:

Daily multi with niacin
D3
Fish oil
coQ10
low dose aspirin
calcium
super bio curcumin

And a whole bunch more that's too long to list that is for different functions within the body

etoiles_argentees

I take a multi and fish oil. I'll probably be stopping the fish oil once my current supply runs out.

I take D3 in the fall and winter when I don't spend much time outside. In the spring and summer I get plenty of sun so the D3 is unnecessary.

Jonny, have you ever considered the case against multis?
http://gettingstronger.org/2011/03/the-case-against-antioxidants/

Bnewman410

I take gummy Women's Multi Vitamin , and gummy Vitamin D ...they are yummy!!

melindasuefritz

none

JustJennie1

I take a multi and fish oil. I'll probably be stopping the fish oil once my current supply runs out.

I take D3 in the fall and winter when I don't spend much time outside. In the spring and summer I get plenty of sun so the D3 is unnecessary.

Jonny, have you ever considered the case against multis?
http://gettingstronger.org/2011/03/the-case-against-antioxidants/

Right.

Because coQ10 has not been proven to help people who are in the early stages of Parkinsons.
And low dose aspirin does nothing to help prevent cancer.
Not to mention the fact that vitamin D is useless against a plethora of diseases out there.

For every "study" there is that says supplements are bad you will find probably just as many that state the opposite. Many of those studies are flawed (the vitamin E study to be exact) and to "prove their point" they will give lab rats doses of vitamins that would be toxic to anyone to prove that they are dangerous and toxic.

melindasuefritz

what are the fish oil pills supposed to do? I got a free bottle of them.......
well omega 3 krill oil
it says compare to fish oil?????..

jonnythan

I take a multi and fish oil. I'll probably be stopping the fish oil once my current supply runs out.

I take D3 in the fall and winter when I don't spend much time outside. In the spring and summer I get plenty of sun so the D3 is unnecessary.

Jonny, have you ever considered the case against multis?
http://gettingstronger.org/2011/03/the-case-against-antioxidants/

He makes a good case about avoiding antioxidant supplementation, which I agree with. People take stupid-high levels of A, C, and E. Some multis even have ridiculous levels of them, and that's one of the main reasons I stick to a cheap multi that has 70-100% of the RDA for these vitamins. I don't see any reason to suspect that these levels would be harmful in any way. Furthermore, the multi has a lot more than just antioxidants. Vitamin K, the B vitamins, calcium, magnesium, chromium, and lycopene are potentially beneficial and present in reasonable quantities.

IMarieB

Womens Multi
Iron
B-12
Shakeology (sometimes)
Fish oil liquid
Just started Biotin

jonnythan

what are the fish oil pills supposed to do? I got a free bottle of them.........

There's some evidence that fish oil can be good for your lipid profile or blood pressure. However, if you're not at risk for heart disease and you don't have high blood pressure there's little evidence that it will help prevent anything. There's even some evidence that it could be bad for you.

So unless you have a good reason to take it, I say don't bother. You definitely do want to make sure you're getting enough calcium and vitamin D, though. If you're not getting it through food get some calcium citrate tablets or chews.

Leslie1124

endless youth multi vitamin. Thats it right now but occasionally i take Resverotrol, wheat grass tablets, and b vitamins

etoiles_argentees

I take a multi and fish oil. I'll probably be stopping the fish oil once my current supply runs out.

I take D3 in the fall and winter when I don't spend much time outside. In the spring and summer I get plenty of sun so the D3 is unnecessary.

Jonny, have you ever considered the case against multis?
http://gettingstronger.org/2011/03/the-case-against-antioxidants/

He makes a good case about avoiding antioxidant supplementation, which I agree with. People take stupid-high levels of A, C, and E. Some multis even have ridiculous levels of them, and that's one of the main reasons I stick to a cheap multi that has 70-100% of the RDA for these vitamins. I don't see any reason to suspect that these levels would be harmful in any way. Furthermore, the multi has a lot more than just antioxidants. Vitamin K, the B vitamins, calcium, magnesium, chromium, and lycopene are potentially beneficial and present in reasonable quantities.

What are you thoughts on PUFA? http://raypeat.com/articles/articles/unsaturatedfats.shtml

jonnythan

I take a multi and fish oil. I'll probably be stopping the fish oil once my current supply runs out.

I take D3 in the fall and winter when I don't spend much time outside. In the spring and summer I get plenty of sun so the D3 is unnecessary.

Jonny, have you ever considered the case against multis?
http://gettingstronger.org/2011/03/the-case-against-antioxidants/

He makes a good case about avoiding antioxidant supplementation, which I agree with. People take stupid-high levels of A, C, and E. Some multis even have ridiculous levels of them, and that's one of the main reasons I stick to a cheap multi that has 70-100% of the RDA for these vitamins. I don't see any reason to suspect that these levels would be harmful in any way. Furthermore, the multi has a lot more than just antioxidants. Vitamin K, the B vitamins, calcium, magnesium, chromium, and lycopene are potentially beneficial and present in reasonable quantities.

What are you thoughts on PUFA? http://raypeat.com/articles/articles/unsaturatedfats.shtml

God I read so much conflicting stuff about saturated vs pufa vs mufa that I think we don't know crap about how all that works. As far as I can tell, there is far too little information to come to any kind of actionable conclusion. I just make sure I get fats from a variety of sources and go on with my day.

LolBroScience

Just a multi

alyssabrown94

Multivitamin
Magnesium
B complex
Fish oil
Chromium
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I also take cinnamon, licorice, and milk thistle.