Vitamins

TweedleDebo
TweedleDebo Posts: 423 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I feel like I should probably be taking some vitamins with my getting healthy kick and I need some suggestions:

I am 32 and horribly out of shape.
I get tired easily & find myself lacking energy.
I have horrible bone density.
I also wouldn't mind having something that would help curb my appetite so that I don't overindulge, but I know that is mostly willpower & not vitamin magic.

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  • ValerieMartini2Olives
    ValerieMartini2Olives Posts: 3,024 Member
    Take a one-a-day complete formula for women.
  • sho3girl
    sho3girl Posts: 10,799 Member
    i rattle

    1 multivitamn
    vitamin b
    chronium (stop cravings?)
    omega 3 (mood)
  • TweedleDebo
    TweedleDebo Posts: 423 Member
    Thanks, ladies!
  • Lone_Wolf70
    Lone_Wolf70 Posts: 2,820 Member
    most vitamins (except C) dont really do anything for you. Recent studies have shown none to negligable benefits;
  • xarge
    xarge Posts: 484 Member
    I don't like multivitamins so I don't take one but vit. B complex helps me a lot to fight fatigue.
    most vitamins (except C) dont really do anything for you. Recent studies have shown none to negligable benefits;

    Can you cite those recent studies? Holistic approaches to enzymology?
  • vtachycardia
    vtachycardia Posts: 374
    most vitamins (except C) dont really do anything for you. Recent studies have shown none to negligable benefits;

    You mean vitamin supplements when you are on well structured nutrition plan are unnecessary, not vitamins don't really do anything for you. I guess that is what you mean because I can think of lots of diseases caused by vitamin deficiency.

    And an over abundance of vitamins are sent straight down the toilet in your wee.
  • xarge
    xarge Posts: 484 Member
    And an over abundance of vitamins are sent straight down the toilet in your wee.

    Except for some micros and fat soluble vitamins (A-D-E-K), another reason why multivitamins are not that great. Without a medical or environmental condition it's hard to be deficient on those.
  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
    up the nutritional value of your foods.

    do weight-bearing exercise.

    get outside and create your own Vitamin D.
  • vtachycardia
    vtachycardia Posts: 374
    And an over abundance of vitamins are sent straight down the toilet in your wee.

    Except for some micros and fat soluble vitamins (A-D-E-K), another reason why multivitamins are not that great. Without a medical or environmental condition it's hard to be deficient on those.


    I will be needing to supplement D after this miserable summer in the northern wastelands.
  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,749 Member
    I would suggest you get blood work done to find out exactly what you are deficient in. I get my blood work done yearly and adjust my vitamins as needed.

    Vitamin D is probably one of the most important vitamins you can take. I get probably around 5,000 IU's a day of this. Calcium supplements are important too since you say you have bone density issues. Make sure the calcium supplements have vitamin D in them as well otherwise your body will not absorb the nutrients. CoQ10 is important, omega 3's, low dose aspirin (if you're not allergic to aspirin), daily multi.

    Regardless of what people say you should take you really should get blood work done first.
  • bathsheba_c
    bathsheba_c Posts: 1,873 Member
    Have you discussed this with a doctor? Blood work would solve this questions for you easily. You should especially ask the doctor to check your Vitamin B12 (for fatigue) and Vitamin D (for calcium absorption) levels.
  • UWZander
    UWZander Posts: 70
    Go to your doctors/nutritionist and have your blood tested. Then follow your doctors instructions. Some people don't need vitamins. Most people do. Getting your body running at 100% is a massive help to loosing weight.

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