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Do you take any supplements/vitamins?

Tuesday4422
Tuesday4422 Posts: 56 Member
edited January 20 in Social Groups
I take the following every day:

Multi-vitamin
Calcium/Magnesium (felt I needed this since I don't eat any dairy)
Biotin
5-HTP

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  • jennaworksout
    jennaworksout Posts: 1,739 Member
    I'm thinking I should take a calcium/magnesium one for sure, only thing I am taking is a probiotic right now. I heard Biotin can give you acne? I am a major sufferer of acne( until I went paleo, it went away!!! :happy: )
  • Tuesday4422
    Tuesday4422 Posts: 56 Member
    I never heard that! If I start getting acne, I'm totally stopping it! I just want to grow my hair out. lol
  • jennaworksout
    jennaworksout Posts: 1,739 Member
    I never heard that! If I start getting acne, I'm totally stopping it! I just want to grow my hair out. lol

    Yes I heard its great for hair and your skin, but then I saw reviews where people broke out bad...scares me!!! lol...but sounds like it won't do that to you!
  • nynvilva
    nynvilva Posts: 54
    I currently take:

    Woman's Once-A-Day Multi-Vitamin
    Biotin (also have not experience acne, and I have been taking this for years)
    B-12

    You make a good point regarding calcium as I do not eat dairy either. Maybe I should start... I also need to start upping my veggies that have calcium like broccoli.

    What is 5-HTP?
  • Tuesday4422
    Tuesday4422 Posts: 56 Member
    I started taking calcium because my teeth were getting sensitive. It made sense because I haven't had diary in over a year.

    5-HTP aids in setotonin production in the brain. Helps maitain a positive attitude and in weight loss.
  • nynvilva
    nynvilva Posts: 54
    Intersting - I have never heard of 5-HTP! I will have to check it out at the stores to see if it's readily available. Thanks for the tip!
  • Mrs_Duh
    Mrs_Duh Posts: 263
    I take Glucosamine with Chondroitin and MSM. I'll have to look into the 5-HTP!
  • MikeFlyMike
    MikeFlyMike Posts: 639 Member
    multivitamin
    glucosamine
    Lots of Vit D3 &K
    omega 3's
    and CoQ10.
    Almost all (omegas and CoQ10 = costco) come from nutrametrix. very expensive powder but I feel an actual difference
  • Akimajuktuq
    Akimajuktuq Posts: 3,037 Member
    I only take liquid vitamin D3 and K2. I live in the Arctic. Other than that, I've experimented a lot with vitamins over the years and I think that they are mostly ineffective and secreted out of our bodies. Of course it's ideal to get our nutrients from food.
  • shar140
    shar140 Posts: 1,158 Member
    Magnesium (otherwise I get upperback/neck soreness/tightness)
    Cod Liver Oil
    Vit E

    I also take D3 if it's cloudy/rainy for a long stretch (like a week at a time!).

    Coconut water when I need electrolytes (rather than a potassium supplement)
  • sarahmaedzz
    sarahmaedzz Posts: 39 Member
    I just take a few now. I need to add in a multi vitamin I'm sure.

    Fish Oil
    B12
    BCAA
  • strychnine7
    strychnine7 Posts: 210 Member
    My supplement list is embarrassingly large. I only do it mostly to just self experiment and see if I can see any differences. So far, the only supplement I will continue to use indefinitely, based on results, is Calcium/Magnesium. I'll probably continue taking vitamin C and D3/K2 also because it's cheap enough and you can't have too much C and I'm indoors too much to getting enough D.

    The list of supplements on my shelf at the moment:

    "Super Cortisol Support"
    Kelp (iodine)
    Fish Oil
    Tri-Chromium
    Vitamin D3/K2
    Vitamin C
    Vitamin E
    Potassium Citrate
    Calcium/Magnesium
    A multivitamin

    I know. Ridiculous. I have a supplement fetish, I think. I am stopping with all supplementation, next week except the C, D/K, and Calcium/Magnesium, though.
  • LavenderBouquet
    LavenderBouquet Posts: 736 Member
    I take the following every day:
    - 1000UI Vitamin D Drop
    - 1000mg Omega 3 Fish Oil Softgel
    - Calcium Magnesium with Zinc 333/167mg, 2 tablets
    - Vitafusion Fiber Gummy Multivitamin, 2 gummies

    If I happen to have a rare day in which I barely ate any meat, I'll also have 2 of my Nutrilite Biotin supplements.
  • JohnNull
    JohnNull Posts: 133 Member
    No.
  • justaspoonfulofsugar
    justaspoonfulofsugar Posts: 587 Member
    vitamin d
    k-2
    vit e with evening primrose oil
    chlorhella
    spriulina
    alpha lipoic acid
    digestive enzymes(not all the time)
  • zellagrrl
    zellagrrl Posts: 439
    Per the naturopath:
    Vitamin D
    Vitamin B12
    Fish oil
    Flaxseed oil
    Calcium magnesium
    Multivitamin
    Selenium
  • deoxy4
    deoxy4 Posts: 197 Member
    Yes.



    Vitamin K2 (MK-7) 100mcg
    Alpha Lipoic Acid 100mg
    Vitamin D3 2000I.E
    Omega-3 2 g (800 mg EPA/400 mg DHA)
    Magnesium as needed
  • Fairysoul
    Fairysoul Posts: 1,361 Member
    I take 1 cod liver oil everyday. Doing well!
  • rosasharon
    rosasharon Posts: 38 Member
    i don't take a lot of supplements - believe its better to get from food!

    but i do take a multivitamin (with folic acid), fish oil (it's good for my excema), and just started a calcium regime (viativ chews).
  • idauria
    idauria Posts: 1,037 Member
    Magnesium
    Vitamin D3
    Probiotics
    Multi Vitamin
    Omega 3
  • Meghan_odonnell01
    Meghan_odonnell01 Posts: 9
    Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Egg Protein Powder
    Omega 3 Fish Oil
    Vitamin D/Calcium combined
    Probiotic Pearls
  • cw822
    cw822 Posts: 107
    I was taking Flintstones Complete (chewables), don't laugh, they are one of the most complete multi-vitamins on the market! Recently switched to another multi so now I have to take Iron supplement and drink more Almond Milk to get my calcium for the day. Also take a B-Complex sublingual.
  • happyheathen927
    happyheathen927 Posts: 167 Member
    D3
    B12
    FCLO/BO blend
    glucosamine & MSM (for severe arthritis in my knees)
    cat's claw (for Baker's cyst)
    magnesium & potassium (I get leg cramps if I skip them)
  • Melany502
    Melany502 Posts: 77 Member
    I take calcium and magnesium
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