Vitamins recommendation please

https://labdoor.com/rankings/multivitamins

Centrum for Women.

errr just have a normal varied balanced diet with 5 fruit and veg plus some lean protein, then you wont need any.

I am on a plan with a registered dietician at the local hospital. She recommends Flinstones Complete - it has everything you need.

sixxpoint wrote: »

^That site recommends GNC (one of the most money hungry, slap in the face to the consumer companies ever) and NOW (repeatedly criticized for poor quality ingredients and false vitamin amounts). One a day??? Are you kidding me? Other than that, they seem to be heavy on the hipster, organic trend and they don't include some of the best multi's out there.

I wouldn't trust that source... even if they recommend 2 out of 4 of my recommendations highly. The Carlson Super Multi has all the wrong amounts and they don't list the sources for those micronutrients, even though Carlson makes one of the best fish oils out there.

You sound pretty biased. This site is based on non-biased lab results. I'm sure any of the top rated vitamins would be better than what you recommend. I'd recommend Alive or Rainbow Light although I'm currently taking Optimum Nutrition Opti-Men.

Also it has been shown that practically no one gets all 100% of their daily micros without some supplementation. It's just not realistic that you are going to get all of your zinc, magnesium, vitamin e, etc. from foods.

sandee07 wrote: »

Thanks all, I just thought that at my age taking some sort of vitamins was a must, looks like I was wrong! I don't think I get it all thru my food so I may still look into something. I've been tired lately and everyone keeps telling me it must be my iron is low... I plan to get blood work done soon too.

Good plan.

Vitamins are useless unless you have an actual deficiency.

Vast amounts of money are sent down the drain from the vitamin industry, selling people things they don't need and preying on people's wish for an easy fix and their lazy attitude to nutrition.

TheDevastator wrote: »

sixxpoint wrote: »

^That site recommends GNC (one of the most money hungry, slap in the face to the consumer companies ever) and NOW (repeatedly criticized for poor quality ingredients and false vitamin amounts). One a day??? Are you kidding me? Other than that, they seem to be heavy on the hipster, organic trend and they don't include some of the best multi's out there.

I wouldn't trust that source... even if they recommend 2 out of 4 of my recommendations highly. The Carlson Super Multi has all the wrong amounts and they don't list the sources for those micronutrients, even though Carlson makes one of the best fish oils out there.

You sound pretty biased. This site is based on non-biased lab results. I'm sure any of the top rated vitamins would be better than what you recommend. I'd recommend Alive or Rainbow Light although I'm currently taking Optimum Nutrition Opti-Men.

Also it has been shown that practically no one gets all 100% of their daily micros without some supplementation. It's just not realistic that you are going to get all of your zinc, magnesium, vitamin e, etc. from foods.

I don't think so. I would advise doing some more reading on the topic instead of relying on a single source, with a hidden agenda and investor driven marketing via a magazine.

LabDoor's metrics are also quite whacky. Carlson is rated a solid A, yet they use magnesium oxide and cyanocobalamin, an inactive form of B6, underdosed on Vitamin D3, and overdosed on Vit A, E, Selenium, and Folate... which can be quite dangerous over time.

Optimen is overdosed on Vit A, E, B1, Folate, Selenium, and Manganese. They use poor forms of B12, Vit K, Magnesium, and Zinc. They are underdosed on Vitamin D3,

Here is a good read: http://www.aor.ca/assets/Research/pdf/fall_2005_article1.pdf

Instead of relying on LabDoor, here is an example of a good 3rd party tester: Consumer Lab - https://www.consumerlab.com/

I take flinstones too. They're my favorite. Kind of is a waste I bet. But they taste good at least. The most important suppliments is omega 3s as they are so hard to get in diet. But I never take them.

If you're worried about iron you could simply take an iron supplement. Not all vitamins even contain iron. I started taking a multivitamin at the advice of my doctor but I need one that is easy to digest because of a gastrointestinal disorder (the reason for the vitamin). So I looked to gummies rather than a solid, coated pill I'd probably never digest. Turns out that even the "women's" gummy vitamins don't have iron in them so I take a separate low-dose iron supplement.

hockey7fan wrote: »

I am on a plan with a registered dietician at the local hospital. She recommends Flinstones Complete - it has everything you need.

The problem with these "complete" vitamins is that they just contain enough to prevent deficiency diseases per the RDA - the amount of vitamin C in Flinstones Complete will prevent scurvy, but 60 mg is not enough for optimal health. I take vitamin c to bowel tolerance, which for me when I'm healthy is 3,560 mg, or 1 t of my powdered vitamin C. (I'll absorb more before hitting bowel tolerance when I take it when I feel like I'm coming down with a cold.)

senecarr wrote: »

kshama2001 wrote: »

hockey7fan wrote: »

I am on a plan with a registered dietician at the local hospital. She recommends Flinstones Complete - it has everything you need.

The problem with these "complete" vitamins is that they just contain enough to prevent deficiency diseases per the RDA - the amount of vitamin C in Flinstones Complete will prevent scurvy, but 60 mg is not enough for optimal health. I take vitamin c to bowel tolerance, which for me when I'm healthy is 3,560 mg, or 1 t of my powdered vitamin C. (I'll absorb more before hitting bowel tolerance when I take it when I feel like I'm coming down with a cold.)

Except vitamin C won't do anything about your cold.

True. Taking vitamin C when you feel a cold coming on is like closing the barn door after the horse has already escaped.

kshama2001 wrote: »

Consider having your Vitamin D tested as well - many people are deficient in this.

This is a good idea. Mine tested on the low side of normal and I live in the skin cancer capital of the U.S. Even here where the sun intensity is high, it shines 300+ days of the year and I'm out running in it several days each week, I still don't make enough of my own Vitamin D. My sister, also a runner, is actually deficient and now takes a large dose supplement on a regular basis.

I take Nature Made Multivitamin for Women

A doctor recommended I take a multi, so I just got the Equate women's multi from Walmart. My labs showed I am only low on vitamin D, so I have to take an extra supplement for that. Other than the multi and the D, I also regularly take a probiotic and cal-mag-zinc. I usually order from vitacost or Swanson's online, but you can get them at Walmart or the grocery store, too.

Hi please just be aware that if you are frequently getting too much of certain things it can be dangerous. Notably vitamin a. And maybe iron as well?

sixxpoint wrote: »

@shetripsalot That multi is awfully expensive for a 30-day supply at 8 tablets per day.

I'm always wary of multi's that offer very high values of certain ingredients, specifically Vit A, E, Folate, and Selenium. It is fairly easy to get at least 50% dv of these nutrients from actual food. So the overdosed multivitamin is really just expensive pee that could actually be harmful over the long term.

Read that link I posted earlier --> http://www.aor.ca/assets/Research/pdf/fall_2005_article1.pdf

The vitamins are quite pricey. I have been taking them for over 2 years now & have never felt better. I am not sure whether it's the clean eating, the vitamins, my healthy lifestyle or the combo that's making me feel awesome, regardless, I am going to continue taking them. Sure is cheaper than dr. visits.