which one? vitamin vs vitamin
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gecho
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I currently am taking One A Day Women's Active Metabolism and i do love it (though if you take it, take it with food.) I had to go to the doctor actually I saw the PA, who might i add is an IDIOT! Problem is i am severely anemic and 'specially around TOM so the PA said to take a prenatel instead 'cause of all the extra goodies including a ton of iron.
Any ideas on a good brand?
Any ideas on a good brand?
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I take the meijer brand prenatal vitamins (I am not pregnant, but do tend to have low iron). I have not had issues with that and it is pretty cheap. You can also take 2 flintstones complete vitamins a day for just about the same percentages as prenatal vitamins.0
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Prenatal's are very good for you. Because they add all the extra vitamins to mom and baby. I only take a vitamin when I am pregnant... I suck like that. I need to get a multi.
Anyways; when I get a Prenatal I make sure its one that is 1 pill a day. I also like to get a BIG bottle that doesn't cost a ton. GNC has a bunch I've used, but I don't recall the name. Some of the pills require you to take 2 a day which is a BOOOO IMO. If you need iron it will say if it has it on the bottle.0 -
My wife and I take a vitamin supplement from doTerra. We get it at a great discount and love the effects from it. Not sure on a prenatal but I know ours has lots of iron in it.0
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Don't take iron with calcium.... you're better off taking your iron supplement with vitamin c at least 2 hour from any calcium for best absorption. If you are very anemic, you're not going to correct it with a little amount of iron included in a multis.
Pro-Ferrin is pretty easy on the stomach if iron bothers you. I personally take a chewable iron that includes vitamin c and tastes yummy but its not cheap.
Increasing your iron can cause constipation too so just be aware if you notice that happening.0 -
I take vitamins I get from either HSN or directly from Procap laboratories. They're in a capsule form and I take several of this companies products and like them. They have products geared toward certain issues you may have - worth checking out.
procaplabs.com or hsn.com0 -
Don't take iron with calcium.... you're better off taking your iron supplement with vitamin c at least 2 hour from any calcium for best absorption.
Increasing your iron can cause constipation too so just be aware if you notice that happening.
Ditto.
I have to take calcium because I'm on Depo and I take it after lunch, I take my multi in the morning with breakfast, and a slow release iron at night with either a glass of OJ or some berries to help it absorb.0 -
I think GNC has a great selection for men and women, and now dogs too. Their multivitamins are one of the few time released vitamins out there.0
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Don't buy GNC. They don't have anything that you can't get cheaper somewhere else.0
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