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Best vitamins to take?

broganvc
broganvc Posts: 21 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I've been on a vitamin kick lately and wanted to know which ones are best for me and my weight loss journey? I'm currently taking a One-a-day women's multivitamin but am not sure if I should be taking others?

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  • Goal_Seeker_1988
    Goal_Seeker_1988 Posts: 1,619 Member
    bump :)
  • SetecAstronomy
    SetecAstronomy Posts: 470 Member
    All pills I take have to be crushed or chewable, so when it comes to vitamins I take the following:

    Morning: Chewable multivitamin (Centrum)
    Evening: Chewable Vitamin C and a Chewable Calcium + D Supplement (Viactiv)
  • mheightchew
    mheightchew Posts: 334
    You should definitly check with your doc first. Vitamins and any meds you take can have serious side effects when mixed together and you can OD if not careful!! I take several supplements including a daily, Fish Oil, Vitamin D, Iron and Potassium as well as an Acai Berry mixture. I feel much better! I am iron and Vitamin D deficient, so these made a HUGE difference in my energy levels.
  • sandyfeet10
    sandyfeet10 Posts: 280 Member
    I'm seeing a nutritionist and she recommended organic vitamins (more expensive, but better absorbed by your body). This is what she recommended I take for my weight loss journey:

    AM-Multi-vitmain, b-complex, probiotic, flax seed

    PM-Fish oil, vitamin D

    The brands I take vary by what's on sale, but usually I use New Chapter or Shaklee.
  • abbysmommy7
    abbysmommy7 Posts: 211 Member
    bump
  • dorairwin
    dorairwin Posts: 210
    I take those also ,plus one a day metablosim
  • MayhemModels
    MayhemModels Posts: 367 Member
    I get most of my vitamins from what i eat but i do take 1,000 IU Vitamin D-3 per day, if you work inside alot and dont get enough sun, it can slow your metabolism down
  • ChitownFoodie
    ChitownFoodie Posts: 1,562 Member
    Bump
  • mtkautz
    mtkautz Posts: 218 Member
    Prenatal Vitamins. Cheap, effective. I used to take individual vitamins of B6, B12, potassium, magnesium, calcium, vitamin C, COQ10, D, Omega-3, Omega-6 and Evening Primrose Oil. I felt better when I took individual vitamins because they were better absorbed by the body, rather than "packed" into a multivitamin. BUT taking that many pills got annoying. Really Really annoying.
    I find the Target brand Prenatal Vitamins are almost :wink: as equally effective. Plus they have more folic acid than regular multi-vitamins, a great benefit for younger women!
  • Gemini_1980
    Gemini_1980 Posts: 349 Member
    I take the Centrum A to Zinc (this is the only vitamin that I have found does not cause constipation for me because of the iron that is in vitamins) and Fish Oil Lemon flavor(love the Carlson brand):bigsmile:
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