Do you take any supplements/vitamins?

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  • emnk5308
    emnk5308 Posts: 736
    I add Cayenne pepper to almost everything.. all it is, is vitamin a, you can get it in a multivitamin..and I would rather have a cup of green tea instead of taking a pill..

    I take a regular multivitamin with iron. They are pretty important if you aren't eating as many calories.
  • chris1816
    chris1816 Posts: 715 Member
    My doctor originally prescribed me vitamin D tablets that you take once a week -- 50,000 IU. Whew, potent enough? :) I was on the side of the vampires though, I guess. It did the trick.

    But like omg! Toxicity something something!
  • historygirldd
    historygirldd Posts: 209 Member
    multi vitamin and Calcium and D each day and if I feel like I am getting sick or a lot of my students are sick, some vitamin C and maybe a zinc.
  • funkyspunky872
    funkyspunky872 Posts: 866 Member
    My doctor originally prescribed me vitamin D tablets that you take once a week -- 50,000 IU. Whew, potent enough? :) I was on the side of the vampires though, I guess. It did the trick.

    But like omg! Toxicity something something!

    Hahaha. And if I remember correctly, I was only allowed to take them for 6 weeks. :) So whether it's 2,000 IU a day or 5,000 IU, better than nothing if you're a house hermit like me. I typically follow the dosing on pill bottles, and those labels never risk telling you to take anything near the toxicity or overdose level.
  • angiecakes82
    angiecakes82 Posts: 28 Member
    just a womens multi-vitamin, folic acid, and C if i feel like i am getting sick.

    just a warning to those ladies who take green tea tablets/ drink green tea....green tea is proven to block your body's abiltity to absorb folic acid, which can cause NTD's (neural tube defects) so if there is ANY shot in hell of you getting pregnant, you should NOT be taking/ drinking green tea.

    ok that is my PSA for the day.
  • BigRich822
    BigRich822 Posts: 681
    I take Multivitamin, Prima Force CLA 1,000miligrams, NO EXPLODE, Syntha 6, Fat Burner(Wont say what kind), Amino X
  • chris1816
    chris1816 Posts: 715 Member
    I take Multivitamin, Prima Force CLA 1,000miligrams, NO EXPLODE, Syntha 6, Fat Burner(Wont say what kind), Amino X

    Toss up between an EC Stack (works), Yohimbine (not if there is any insulin in your system weeeeeee), or DNP (don't die, my little snowflake).
  • nikkiprickett
    nikkiprickett Posts: 412 Member
    Eat clean and exercise....I take vitamins because I noticed after being on here a couple months that i was lacking in that department. I also have some whey protein because I never get enough of that either.
    Trying temporary fads are a waste of money and time and can be pretty harmful for your body.

    That being said I've tried a lot of things, they mostly work and then when you stop taking them the weight comes back, I've really found that eating clean and exercising and supplementing things you're lacking is what works best. (for me anyway) and the weight stays off. If you're taking a pill that supplements everything and you're only lacking a few areas, there is a such thing as too much of a good thing.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    Multivitamin, fish oil and whey protein. I'm not much of a believer in snake oils.

    [EDIT] Oh, and props to Chris1816 for cutting through the broscience and giving straight scoop.
  • Krakenzmama
    Krakenzmama Posts: 33
    For my nervous system I take fish oil as recommended by my dr
    I also started taking potassium since its good for nerves and heart function (family history) .
    Same with CoQ10: my family has high cholesterol and heart disease plus my dad may or may not have Parkinson's (he won't say if he has it or not, just that he takes meds that they prescribe for the people who have it) my mom has Macular degeneration ...

    I am not expecting wonder drugs but it couldn't hurt given my family history

    I also take a women's multi-vitamin to balance out any deficiencies I neglected over the years. :embarassed: I feel much better now that I am taking better care of myself but I also take vitamins for now until my diet truly reflects what I need. I realize that if the diet is truly balanced then we wouldn't need this stuff but since I won't go cold turkey and risk a backslide into crap, I am going to bridge the gaps I have with supplements.
  • CWatermelon
    CWatermelon Posts: 146 Member
    CLEAN eating as much as possible with lots of variety and colors, lots of EXERCISE, TONS of water (Smart Water with Electrolytes after exercising). I also take
    Women's Multi
    Omega -3
    Calcium/D
    Whey Protein
  • kierstin1976
    kierstin1976 Posts: 123 Member
    Multi-Vitamin, what's in my Optimum Nutrition protein shakes and L-Arginine
  • DemOniC_PT
    DemOniC_PT Posts: 34 Member
    I take:
    Opti-men by Optimum Nutrition (Multivitamin), there is a women version too.
    Whey Protein
    Creatine
    Omega3
    That's it.
  • peggymenard
    peggymenard Posts: 246 Member
    A.M. after my walk: Total Soy protein shake w/ 2 C spinach; 1/2 C of some berry or 1/2 apple

    Complete multi vitamin
    Mega Red Omega 3 Krill Oil
    Glucosamine/Chondroitin
    CO Q-10 plus Rd Yeast Rice
    Bayer Aspirin
    Ground flax seed

    I have a blood test every 6mos and a whole wheat intolerance so I am almost gluten free. For 75, I have great energy and endurance and watch everything that goes into my mouth.
  • LadyBeryl
    LadyBeryl Posts: 344 Member
    My doctor originally prescribed me vitamin D tablets that you take once a week -- 50,000 IU. Whew, potent enough? :) I was on the side of the vampires though, I guess. It did the trick.
    That is exactly what I'm taking each week.
  • Silverkittycat
    Silverkittycat Posts: 1,997 Member
    If you want I can list sources, can't promise MLA format though =/

    No need. I can grab them too. :)

    Tell me your thoughts on this? http://raypeat.com/articles/articles/fishoil.shtml

    It's one of those weigh the good with the bad things and try to accurate gauge how vested in a special interest both sides are.

    For example (and yes this is a bit of cherry picking but I was making food so I grabbed onto something readily overplayed in that article).

    Omega 3 fatty acids can cause mitochondrial dysfunction. The article goes into great lengths explaining how this is a high risk factor of high omega 3 fatty acid consumption, that it can disrupt function of the mitochondria specifically in brain cells. The author is very diligent in listing the sources where that argument comes from; however does not delve into excessive detail on the nature of the studies. So an organism that has symbiotically coexisted in most living cells in almost every living thing on earth and served as a key aid in production of ATP can be disrupted at the neurological cellular level by eating too much....fish?

    The author was at least honest enough to clarify that this was all in rat based studies, and in most cases the cells tested were cultured and thus isolated. Rat studies contrary to popular conjecture rarely carry over very well to humans as the metabolic function and response is still far too different in how they will respond to the same stimuli as a human being. Now an overly high amount of fish oil is considered 2-3 grams a day, which is actually around what you get taking a full days dose of your average fish oil pill supplement (mine are 4 grams).

    However, you can eat two servings of tuna, salmon etc and receive the full amount of recommended omega-3 fatty acids for an entire week, which I also eat quite a bit of, along with other vegetable based sources. If a high amount of omega 3 fatty acids can easily disrupt what amounts to the functionality of the entire brain; you would see much of the populations of Japan and The Republic of Korea dropping dead from systemic brain failure. The article itself is a bit too politically charged, despite coming from someone highly accredited in the field of study.

    Well, Masterjohn might be a bit too charged for you too, but did you read his report? I gave it to you a week ago!

    Plus, there is an ever growing amount of scientific substantiation to support that fish oil affects receptors in the prefrontal cortex, affecting those regions of the brain gives various results depending on the individual. Be careful! ;)
  • nancyaaa
    nancyaaa Posts: 64 Member
    I take:
    Berocca http://www.berocca.com/en/whats-the-secret-of-berocca/index.php
    Co-enzyme Q10
    Fish Oil or Cod liver oil or Krill oil - whatever is on special lol
  • armadillolabrat
    armadillolabrat Posts: 104 Member
    Source of LIfe Gold Multi-vitamin
  • matthew621
    matthew621 Posts: 11
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    mxsurfish Posts: 1
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  • SJVZEE
    SJVZEE Posts: 451 Member
    This is such an excellent link. I recently stopped taking Vitamin C because I was going over all the time. Now I see I probably don't need Vitamin E either. If MFP would show us how much we get of each vitamin, we would probably realized that we don't need vitamins. I try to get my calcium from food, but most of the time I can't get it high enough. . . At my age, a need 20% more than a younger woman. But I don't like wasting money on supplements especially if it could be hurtful. It's quite the trend to take things we don't need.

    Ruth
    Nope. I get what I need from food.

    http://gettingstronger.org/2011/03/the-case-against-antioxidants/

    Get tested and see if you're lacking in anything, no need to throw $ at something you don't need, plus it's better for your health. ;)

    Since I'm transitioning from a SAD/primal leaning diet to a whole foods, plant based diet I set up an account at another site to track my food, that breaks down the actual nutrients I'm getting (why on earth doesn't mfp do this?!). I was shocked at how low some of my nutrients were, even though I'm now eating the healthiest I ever have. I'm currently way below the minimums on iron, zinc, calcium, protein and B12. And those are just the ones I'm tracking-I'm afraid to look into the other ones lol. I knew the B12 would be an issue with cutting out meat so I already ordered a supplement and started taking it yesterday (will take it twice a week). I also already took D3 sporadically, per doctor's orders, and I just picked up a woman's multi-vitamin this morning and that should cover the iron, zinc and calcium. I'll also be adding flax seed to my daily green smoothies. For what I'm eating now though, I was really surprised at how low my nutrient numbers are. Makes me think a lot of people are too low and just don't know it.

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