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What Vitamins Do You Take?

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  • etoiles_argentees
    etoiles_argentees Posts: 2,827 Member
    I take a multi and fish oil. I'll probably be stopping the fish oil once my current supply runs out.

    I take D3 in the fall and winter when I don't spend much time outside. In the spring and summer I get plenty of sun so the D3 is unnecessary.

    Jonny, have you ever considered the case against multis?
    http://gettingstronger.org/2011/03/the-case-against-antioxidants/

    He makes a good case about avoiding antioxidant supplementation, which I agree with. People take stupid-high levels of A, C, and E. Some multis even have ridiculous levels of them, and that's one of the main reasons I stick to a cheap multi that has 70-100% of the RDA for these vitamins. I don't see any reason to suspect that these levels would be harmful in any way. Furthermore, the multi has a lot more than just antioxidants. Vitamin K, the B vitamins, calcium, magnesium, chromium, and lycopene are potentially beneficial and present in reasonable quantities.

    What are you thoughts on PUFA? http://raypeat.com/articles/articles/unsaturatedfats.shtml

    God I read so much conflicting stuff about saturated vs pufa vs mufa that I think we don't know crap about how all that works. As far as I can tell, there is far too little information to come to any kind of actionable conclusion. I just make sure I get fats from a variety of sources and go on with my day.

    me too. Old one by Masterjon but interesting. http://www.westonaprice.org/know-your-fats/precious-yet-perilous
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    I take a multi and fish oil. I'll probably be stopping the fish oil once my current supply runs out.

    I take D3 in the fall and winter when I don't spend much time outside. In the spring and summer I get plenty of sun so the D3 is unnecessary.

    Jonny, have you ever considered the case against multis?
    http://gettingstronger.org/2011/03/the-case-against-antioxidants/

    He makes a good case about avoiding antioxidant supplementation, which I agree with. People take stupid-high levels of A, C, and E. Some multis even have ridiculous levels of them, and that's one of the main reasons I stick to a cheap multi that has 70-100% of the RDA for these vitamins. I don't see any reason to suspect that these levels would be harmful in any way. Furthermore, the multi has a lot more than just antioxidants. Vitamin K, the B vitamins, calcium, magnesium, chromium, and lycopene are potentially beneficial and present in reasonable quantities.

    What are you thoughts on PUFA? http://raypeat.com/articles/articles/unsaturatedfats.shtml

    God I read so much conflicting stuff about saturated vs pufa vs mufa that I think we don't know crap about how all that works. As far as I can tell, there is far too little information to come to any kind of actionable conclusion. I just make sure I get fats from a variety of sources and go on with my day.

    me too. Old one by Masterjon but interesting. http://www.westonaprice.org/know-your-fats/precious-yet-perilous

    Where do you find all this stuff??
  • MSmith74
    MSmith74 Posts: 24 Member
    I don't take any anymore. Shakeology EVERYDAY! It has more than I need and cured acid reflux. :):happy:
    Nutrients, and superfoods and it's like 5 trips to the salad bar. Sooo yummy too!
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    Shakeology... it's like 5 trips to the salad bar.

    Yeah, if on each trip you only take enough stuff to fill a thimble.

    Who cares if you're eating 25 kinds of superfoods if you're eating a hundredth of a serving of each of them?
  • MizTerry
    MizTerry Posts: 3,763 Member
    I take a basic mulitvitamin
    Two fish oil capsules
    Three vitamin D because D is not a vitamin but a hormone and three works for me
  • 230137isntmyweight
    230137isntmyweight Posts: 256 Member
    A multi
    Fish Oil (I do have high bp and a family history of heart disease)
    Calcium/magnesium because after having two kids I figure I need to help my bones out.
  • My0WNinspiration
    My0WNinspiration Posts: 1,146 Member
    Multi-vitamin
    Vit D3
    Milk thistle
    Probiotic
    Chromium
  • etoiles_argentees
    etoiles_argentees Posts: 2,827 Member
    I take a multi and fish oil. I'll probably be stopping the fish oil once my current supply runs out.

    I take D3 in the fall and winter when I don't spend much time outside. In the spring and summer I get plenty of sun so the D3 is unnecessary.

    Jonny, have you ever considered the case against multis?
    http://gettingstronger.org/2011/03/the-case-against-antioxidants/

    He makes a good case about avoiding antioxidant supplementation, which I agree with. People take stupid-high levels of A, C, and E. Some multis even have ridiculous levels of them, and that's one of the main reasons I stick to a cheap multi that has 70-100% of the RDA for these vitamins. I don't see any reason to suspect that these levels would be harmful in any way. Furthermore, the multi has a lot more than just antioxidants. Vitamin K, the B vitamins, calcium, magnesium, chromium, and lycopene are potentially beneficial and present in reasonable quantities.

    What are you thoughts on PUFA? http://raypeat.com/articles/articles/unsaturatedfats.shtml

    God I read so much conflicting stuff about saturated vs pufa vs mufa that I think we don't know crap about how all that works. As far as I can tell, there is far too little information to come to any kind of actionable conclusion. I just make sure I get fats from a variety of sources and go on with my day.

    me too. Old one by Masterjon but interesting. http://www.westonaprice.org/know-your-fats/precious-yet-perilous

    Where do you find all this stuff??

    A few years back I was interested in nutrition. I've moved on to genetics, epigenetics
    Nutrigenomics, and so on. :)
  • dym123
    dym123 Posts: 1,670 Member
    Omega 3
    Biotin (my hair and nails really love this one)
    Eggshell Membrane (trying it out for arthritis in my knees)
    Vitamin D (doc recommended cuz i'm old and its good for bone health, but I just read it can help in weight loss)
  • slkehl
    slkehl Posts: 3,801 Member
    None. I eat relatively healthy, so I don't need any.
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  • OnTheWayToPerfection
    OnTheWayToPerfection Posts: 115 Member
    I have noticed a great improvement with biotin. My nails grow super fast and my hair doesn't break as much and I certainly do not lose as much hair anymore.
  • rachseby
    rachseby Posts: 285 Member
    I was thinking about starting a B12 vitamin...have people found that they give them more energy?
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